Relationships are an overarching theme in the lives of everyone here on earth and beyond. They not only predict how our lives will in part proceed each day, they predict our happiness. The key to our happiness is our relationships with God and others. When relationships are based on love, as they should be, the individuals in that relationship will feel fulfilled, whereas negative social relationships such as broken or divorced couples will be huge sources of stress. Any relationship either between two or more people, or between an individual and God, has to based on love in order for that relationship to thrive.
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Our relationship with God comes first in importance, as evidenced by the first and greatest commandment, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, mind, soul, and strength,” followed by the second; “You shall love your neighbour as yourself.” In our relationship with God, we have an obligation; to be transformed into the likeness of Christ. But the joy that we receive from this relationship is greater than anything on earth, the knowledge of our salvation, and the desires of our heart. (Ps 37:4) We also rest secure in the knowledge that the Lord has plans for us, of a future and a hope. (Jer. 29:11) Our relationship with God is attested by the fact that we have love for each other. (Jn 13:35) The Bible is replete with verses, chapters, and even books on who to spend our time with and how to spend that time. We are the only creatures God
“You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind.’ This is the greatest and first commandment. And a second is like it: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.”
Relationships are basically, what makes the world go round. All provide a sense of personal fulfillment, whether it'd be positive or negative. A good example are companies. Companies make strong relationships with their customers, in turn, customers spend more money buying their wares. Another example is the relationship between parents and children. Two texts that focus on these relationships are; “Only Daughter” by Sandra Cisneros and “Mother Tongue” by Amy Tan. The texts heavily revolve around the familial connection between a parent and a daughter. Actually, it s so emphasized on that connection, you might say to yourself,”Why is this so important?” It's important because connections go hand in hand with personal fulfillment. Explanations
Our relationships with other people give a strong sense of what our relationship with God is like. How we interact with people on a daily basis and the relationships that we build goes a long way in showing just how we feel about them. In Romans 1:10 we see that Paul wanted desperately to come to Rome to teach, to interact, to fellowship, and build relationships with the Christians that were there. Just as God wants a personal relationship with His creation we all feel a deep need for relationships with each other. It was not meant for man to go through life on his own without being able to interact with each other. We see the genuine love that Paul displayed toward the people and churches throughout his epistles and it should make us want to have an even stronger relationship with our Creator.
Christianity claims that 2,000 years ago God the son came to the earth to reveal the father to us and then die to save us from our sins. This claim needs to be further elaborated. God the son; Jesus Christ came to earth to remove sin from the lives of people so that he could come into the lives of those who were ready to accept him into their heart and transform them. The relationship with God is based entirely upon the relationship with Jesus.
While Krishna in the Bhagavad-Gita is clear about the cosmic connections of humanity, Yahweh in The Book of Job isn’t quite as straightforward. However, in Yahweh’s theophany, there are many implications that the most divine aspect to humanity is the connection with the rest of the universe and the life in it. While suffering is a part of life, it pales in comparison with the grand scale of life and the divine connection to it all. In both the Bhagavad-Gita and The Book of Job, this is the message delivered in the theophany speeches. The connection of all life in the Bhagavad-Gita is very clearly shown by Krishna, while the connection as
There are many different kinds of relationships, and all of them require a commitment and an understanding between people. There are ties of friendship, relationships with family, those that we have with co-workers, and there are relationships in which two people are romantically involved. Regardless of the type of relationship, the desires are the same, to have perfect harmony between all connected. However, since we are human, a perfect relationship usually does not exist. When relationships are broken, or venture upon rocky seas, there comes a time when a person must decide if the union is important enough to work on mending the relationship.
Relationships are the way in which two or more concepts, objects, or people are connected, or the state of being connected.Christian has great relationships with some people, but the greatest is with his heavenly Father. He knows that his Father will never leave him or forsake him and will never stop loving him so he puts all his trust into a God who cares.Things that help christian get through life and keep his relationship going with God is 2 Corinthians 5:17-18, This means that anyone who belongs to Christ has become a new person. The old life is
Life goals for most aside from many other goals often include a career, a relationship that ultimately leads to an everlasting- marriage and also children in many cases. Two people meet fall in love and start building a life together. The beginning stages of a relationship is considered the honey moon stage because these stages are the first moments of building a relationship together where the impressions will usually last forever. There are great benefits to being in a relationship. Although a person can maintain an absolutely prosperous and glorious life without a relationship many long to find a soul mate. Most Individuals seek to find one who is compatible with oneself where the ultimate goal is to build
We are to live our life fully for the glory of Jesus Christ. The Bible clearly testifies
God develops many special relationships with His people throughout the Old Testament. Another word to describe the relationship between God and his people is covenant. The word covenant goes into the details of the relationship. Within the five books of the Pentateuch (Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy), Historical books, Poetical books, and the Prophet books, one may pick up on the relationships being developed between God and humanity. God has an unconditional love for His people; He is always faithful to them. On the other hand, humanity has more of a conditional relationship with God. Humanity continuously falls short, making the love seem “conditional,” but are given a choice to either follow God into a relationship and receive love and benefits of the covenant or not. “No child of the covenant who presents to Him a faithless and insincere heart shall be included in its blessings.” Going off the idea of love being unconditional and conditional, this paper focuses on how the Old Testament is about God, humanity and their relationship.
On 06/15/15, God gave me the opportunity to witness to a 57 year old African America about the Lord. The conversation was very unique because Peggy Myers began to convey to me the problems she was having in her immediate family. She stated that she was no longer in love with her husband because she later found out in their marriage that he had father several children in his first marriage that he never told her about. She also stated that he was married when they first met 27 years ago, but he never told her. I asked Peggy did she love him, she replied, “no.” She said that the feelings that she had for him no longer exist because he was living a double life and that he never told her. I asked her was he still married to the other women she replied, “He was not honest with her.”
God not only revealed Himself, but He demonstrated Himself as a covenantal God by redeeming His people and making them His Nation on Earth. God states that He the LORD “brought” them out of the land of Egypt. In the land of Egypt, the people lived under the rule of Pharaoh. They were the slaves to Pharaoh, subject to his will. In Egypt, Pharaoh was Lord of the land, and was god through office. However, God in His power delivered His people from the hand of Pharaoh. That they may exit the land of Egypt to follow and worship God freely.
God’s existence sometimes does not exist to certain people. When it comes to the teaching and knowledge about God many people are not aware because they have never been taught about how God appeared on the earth. I choose this topic because I was one of those people who has never really been raised around certain religion nor about the teaching how God came to be. However, I have been taught that God does exist and that his son Jesus are the reason for why we get to live the lives we live. Do I question that sometimes? Of course and I am sure I am not the only person. I wanted to get someone else’s view on how they believe that God came to be before the world was even thought about. I figured that this podcast by Krista Tippett on The Evolution of God by Robert Wright would give me more insight on this topic and also help me see a different view on this subject compared to the one that I have been taught growing up by my family members.
It seems to be without question that love is at the core of what every human desires. We seek it from the start of life, before we even know the word or emotion, in the bond of parent and child. We look for it in friendships and family relationships as we grow throughout childhood. When mature, we long for the companionship that a lifelong vow of love and marriage will satisfy. The Bible mentions love hundreds of times and places it high above almost anything else, naming it as the center of our salvation in Christ and our hope of life eternal with Him. It’s almost too simple of a concept that love matters, but as Sue Gerhardt shares throughout her book Why Love Matters: How Affection Shapes a Baby’s Brain, somehow we lose sight of just how important love really is, and the fallout from this neglect can change a person’s life completely.
The first fundamental claims of the Catholic intellectual tradition tackles and answers this question of what is our relationship with God. It mentions that all human beings exist in a relation to a triune God which is also known as the Trinity. This Trinity is known as one God in three