Summary Of The Four Spiritual Laws

While reading the Spiritual Disciplines Handbook, I did not expect to come across a spiritual discipline that would be a perfect combination of my own idea of spiritual formation, and a wonderful way to connect with the Lord. What I mean by this, is that I was wanting to create a gratitude journal, but I wanted it to be deeper than just a list of things that I was thankful for. That is why I fell in love with the idea of writing responses to the questions that were posed in the Spiritual Disciplines Handbook, but still taking a few minutes to write a list of things that I am grateful for! A journal like this is also a great way for me to see the strong points in my day or week, and the areas where I need improvement. Since journaling has always

Both law and grace are emphasized in the Bible. The Apostle Paul writes in his book of Romans, “For by works of the law no human being will be justified in his sight, since through the law comes knowledge of sin.” In this passage the the Apostle Paul saying that no one can be saved from following God’s law. His thoughtful reasoning is that God only made the law because of our constant sinning. In the book of Matthew, Jesus states, “for this is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins.” Jesus tells that his blood is the fulfillment of the covenant God made with man. What Jesus is saying because of the sacrifice anyone who believes in him will be forgiven. In the Bible it states that no one can follow the law given by God because it originated from sin but those who believes in Christ are saved because of the grace given by 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.”

The pragmatic Christian wisdom emphasis is the fourth school of approaches. Though this school share in similarities to that of wisdom and biblical it shapes a

The author uses his teaching Bible experience to explain how it works. Three steps are presented to teach students good judgment.

20- “Perhaps is we focused more on doing good than avoiding wrong, we would make more difference in our world.” This is so true! God does not want people to legalistically obey His commands, instead He wants them to go out into the world and live for Christ.

As mentioned before, some cultures of men were said by Paul to show that men have an inherent instinct for what is in the Law of God. Paul stated that when such cultures do by instinct what is contained in the Law, they are a law unto themselves without having the written Law. They show that the Law is written in their hearts and consciences. This phenomenon reinforces Paul’s stance that mankind is without excuse because the nature of God is clearly understood by looking at His creation (Romans 2).

The second is like is: Love your neighbor as yourself. All the Law and the Prophets depend on these two commandments.” Jesus summed up 613 commands into two. He took the complexity of the Law and stripped it down to the very core. He made obeying the Law of the Lord easier to understand through the accessibility of simplicity. Churches today must follow Jesus’ example and seek simplicity.

Critically discuss the Four Noble Truths of Buddhism, explaining the reasons or arguments given by Buddhism to support these Truths and discussing at least one objection that could be raised against the first Noble Truth and one objection that could be raised against the second Noble Truth.

34) Romans says, to do what is good and you will receive His approval but if you do wrong to be afraid if God’s wrath. Saying to do what one knows to be right and He will accept you into Heaven, but if you do wrong you need to fear God’s wrath at the hands of his servants. The avengers who carry out God’s wrath on the wrongdoer. (Rom. 13.1-7). Another scripture that speaks about morality is 1 Corinthians, which speaks about the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God. It says that anyone who sin’s or does not follow a righteous path will not be accepted into heaven unless you are washed of your sins (1 Cor. 6.9-11). You should live your life free of sin and accept Jesus Christ as your savior. Live by how you think He would want you to live your

Philosophers base the idea of objective morality on the assumption that some moral ideals are universal and should be the moral responsibility of everyone. Subjective moralists counter this argument by explaining that each moral decision is independent because each moral situation is unique to its own conditions. Ultimately, these two views shape the nature of moral philosophy and theology, each describing the different natures of morality (Hammond). These two theories have a large impact on the thinking process of humans on an everyday basis. This process then leads up to a person valuing different things more than others. The separation of objective and subjective theories all boil down to whether or not a theory is universal or not. A subjective theory has an absence of universal truths, and an objective theory has universal truths. Two vary popular theories that will take part in my research were the Divine Command Theory, and Natural law theory. Two theories that may seem similar, but in fact are very different.

In Herman Hesse’s Siddhartha, the four Noble Truths of Buddhism are revealed throughout the journey of Siddhartha. The Four Noble Truths include: Life means suffering, the origin of suffering is attachment, the cessation of suffering is attainable, and the path to the cessation of suffering. Siddhartha discovers that in order to reach enlightenment, one must have experiences and struggle through these Noble Truths firsthand.

12) Human decisions should always be centered in seeking the will of God (Romans 12:2; Ephesians 6:6; Luke

Obeying by the natural law theory is the only true and moral way to live life; especially a life lived in God’s image. God’s presence is a guiding factor to obtaining a moral and virtuous life, which can only be obtained by following the natural law theory. God created a set of laws as a supreme guide for humans to live life, like any law these laws were created to ensure wellbeing for everyone. The laws he created are the civil law, the natural law and the divine law God created them from a law much superior than the rest, one which only God himself has the knowledge of, the eternal law. Humans actively participate in the eternal law of God by using reason in conformity with the Natural Law to discern what is good and evil(Magee 1). Of

The second is this: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself. There is no other commandment greater than these.” (Mark 12:30-31) God here clearly states that he wants his creation to be just as benevolent as he is. This is a very possible task that can be achieved if applied to our daily lives.