Bible: The Role Of Liberation In The United States

Freedom is an adjective describing how someone or something is no longer under another person’s command. However others may believe that it could be defined as having equal opportunity or abilities as others. During the Reconstruction period, “freedom” was now given to former slaves. This reconstruction period immediately followed the Civil War. The purpose behind this period was to help the South become a part of the United States again, after many of the Union soldiers had controlled large areas of the South. There were two plans however, Lincoln’s and then the Radical’s. Lincoln wanted a fast and lenient process that would hold the South under the Executive Branch as much as possible. Because he believed that the South never actually had

I wasn’t aware of the importance of doing good for others, until recently that I witnessed it with my own eyes. It all started when was at Chicago, a random man helped out a homeless man and bought him some food. I noticed as I was in line that the cashier then gave the helping man a free choice to pick something he wanted due to the action he did. After that day I began to make an attempt at helping out more and being a better person in general.

Everyone has their own version of what the definition of freedom is here in the United States but the basic definition it is the power or right to act, speak, or think as one wants without hindrance or restraint. Under the circumstances of following the laws. As time has gone on it has helped freedom come along way with all the different eras and the ups and the downs that occurred that has shaped us to that “American Dream” of freedom we have today. There are many events that helped shape Americans freedom today and these are just some of the events that really helped push the rights we have today, woman starting to get jobs, slaves getting freed, Native Americans sharing land, segregation, equal rights to all and passing the law for gay marriage.

If I no what i’m doing I’ll help out.I help out with anything, like for example if I have money & a homeless person ask for money I will help them out & give them like two or three dollars if I have it.I will help anyone out if they ask. I am not selfish. I was raise to be kind to others, no matter they are not. I just can’t sit there & no if somebody in need of help I want help them, I help.

The Bible is filled with admonishments about helping those in need. Including James 2:15-16 (NIV), “Suppose a brother or a sister is without clothes and daily food. If one of you says to

I practiced the Sabbath for my extra credit assignment. I practiced the Sabbath November 20, 2016. On this day I went to church with my family, went out to eat with my parents and brothers. I then spent some family time with them. As I drove back to campus I worshipped and prayed to God for two hours. When I got back to campus I decided to relax and watch Netflix to get ready for the following day full of classes and homework. I feel refreshed and relaxed. I had dealt with anxiety and stress. I learned that God has made the Sabbath day for a reason. I have noticed when I do not take a break and just relax and spend time with God. Also, the Sabbath is important because when I would work a full seven days no break on homework and other readings

he Sabbath can be a interrupted many different ways, in fact there is no right or wrong way to interrupt it. When looking back at the information I discovered through research and my interview I have learned a lot about this part of the Jewish culture. The answer to the question on why does everyone interrupt the Sabbath differently and can be answered very simply. That is, because the way society changes. When looking back at it, work thousands of years ago is not necessarily the same as work today. A more reformed way is it you get joy out of doing work, is it even work at all? A more conservative way at looking at things is anything that can be classified as work is not acceptable. The truth is it is all about your perspective. Your perspective

Now in terms of what liberation theology is, the basic concept of this theology is that God loves all humanity, but is especially on the side of the impoverished and oppressed. However, liberation theology is not merely there to just give compassion towards the poor. Rather the goal of this theology is to achieve an end, this end being actual justice for their cause. It is not only

Liberation is defined as the right and power to believe, act and express oneself as one chooses and having the freedom of choice.

"Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days you shall labor, and do all your work; but the seventh day is a Sabbath to YAHWEH your God; in it you shall not do any work, you, or your son, or your daughter, your manservant, or your maidservant, or your cattle, or the sojourner who is within your gates" (Exodus Chapter 20 verse 8). To me this is what kind of tradition my family keeps. Every Sunday is our day of rest. At times some of us will have to work, but at night we celebrate family. Every Sunday we eat dinner over one of my grandmother’s homes. We rotate because it wouldn’t be fair to only spend Sunday with one side of the family. It’s great to eat and laugh with your family. Sunday is something that I look forward to because I am doing nothing but enjoying my family and rejoicing in the

so they went in to the house of God and ate the bread offered to God.

I didn’t truly understand it at the time, but as I grow older and mature I am beginning to understand more and more. Also, in that same conversation, my father told me about some of the people he works with and works for, and how they give back but often only in the spotlight. They will donate money when the attention is on them, or they will do charity events when the media is involved. Looking back at it, this is a very selfish idea. When do we hit that point in our life where we are so selfish that we can not help others; is it a conscious decision or are we just not aware of our actions? I have seen this same of idea of selfishness in my own experiences. I went to a very wealthy private school, with many students coming very wealthy families. Often these families would donate money to the school, but in return they expected a plaque or they expected something to be named after them, some kind of recognition. Some people will say this is not selfish because they are giving back; however, others will say this is a selfish action because they are only giving looking for a return.

Liberation theology is one of the most significant current theologies in modern times. Liberation theology today puts specific emphasis on liberating and fighting the many different forms of human oppression and suffering. The liberation theology is very expensive since there is a huge amount of interrelatedness in the many different structures that are use to oppress man. Liberation from such structures made to control and oppress people can vary incredibly it may be political oppression, economic oppression, social oppression, racial oppression, ethnic oppression, or sexual oppression. This theology is important and has had many ramifications beyond usual academic theology or even institutional churches because of its multidisciplinarity.

Liberation theology is the fulfilment and deliverance of theology from the instance of positioning it in real situations in life into the centre of the battle. Liberation theology desires to bring excessive religious zeal which fails to identify the quality of declaring God who created all man equal but is disinterested about their existence. McCall says “Liberation theology represents attempts to move theology from the abstract to practical life situations, to call attention to the social implications of the gospel that have generally been ignored by western nations”.

Traditional and liberation theologies differ in a variety of ways. Over the centuries, society and populations have changed and traditional theological ways have not always kept up and cannot be as applicable to our day to day lives. Liberation theology on the other hand is pertinent to issues we are faced with and can be applied to our daily ways of life. This is evident in a variety of ways when comparing the two side to side.