Morality In A Christmas Carol

“The Christian teacher looks upon the child as a distinctive creature, made after the image of God Himself, and given an important place in the divine scheme of things” (Beer, Jaarsma, 2000, 5). As stated earlier many Christian educators that teach public school belief that you can’t have a biblical worldview within your classroom. We must not forget that we serve God first and that spreading the gospel is our duty. However, we can also do it in subtle ways that keep us from disciplinary actions. I am not suggesting revolting or secretive ways, But I believe witnessing through action is just as important as witnessing through professing one’s belief.

An anonymous person once said that “we aren’t called to shine our own lights; we are called to reflect His.” A born again Christian, once fully understanding the gospel and putting his or hers trust in Jesus, will desire to want to grow and obey God in order to honor and glorify Him, and since the only one who kept God’s law perfectly was Jesus, then one will want manifest and imitate Christ in everything he or she does. Not only does reflecting Christ’s image glorify God, it stands out to others as well. All true believers experience radical change because of the Spirit, and that change shines like a bright light towards other people leading them to ask, wonder, and desire that change and growth in their own lives as

Lastley, Lane changes his beliefs in the church and can decide what to do. When and how the character changes affect how Wallace conveys the story and its themes. Wallace wrote Good People to expose the hypocrisy in Christianity and had the reader discover throughout multiple epiphanies and revelations that exposes this hypocrisy while also changing the main character. Lane changes because he discovers this hypocrisy, much like the reader does, and the message could not be conveyed as strongly without the narrator changing as well. The author exemplifies a perfectly case of how people view themselves and their morals.

He chose the right decision of covering up her accident, by acting out of pure love for her as a father to daughter. Throughout the whole story, Luke has had rituals in his house that he does to bring his spiritual relationship between him and God closer. At the end of the story, Luke also attempts to talk to God to justify his actions after the occurence. Luke tries to convince God and argue that he has never had a daughter of his own, so of course, he doesn’t know what it’s like. But, Luke is asked if he loves his daughter more than himself, because it would be a ‘love in weakness’, however God is reminded that it is similar to his love of humankind.

They believe that Christmas is a celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ whom they believe is the savior of the world. For that reason they routinely include Christian symbols and phrases into any decorations they put up for the holiday. Many feel it is their right, and some would argue it is their duty to do so. This is mainly due to the fact that Christians are taught they must not be ashamed of what they believe and they must tell others about their beliefs. They feel they must share what the Bible tells them is the truth so that others will convert to Christianity and be saved from going to

This work of his was received with both criticism and intrigue. Calvin’s ideas were very radical, but he sought to back each of them up with what he believed was the ultimate authority of the Scripture. Calvin combats the idea that the church gives Scripture its authority because he believes that the Bible offers “as clear evidence of its truth, as white and black things do of their color, or sweet and bitter things of their taste” (31). He was constantly searching for ways to prove the consistency of the Bible, so he could further establish how authoritative it was. Calvin and Luther did not agree on the sacraments or the use of the law, but both were very influential theological figures of the Protestant Reformation and they both claimed that Scripture, not the church, was the true

The Lord became man, lived for and through man, and later died for it. Incarnational Union soteriology can incorporate all that the Lord did on his quest to save humanity, such as his Death and Resurrection. Jesus had to fully unify us with his Incarnation, so he had to surrender to the Lord on the cross for us and relinquish himself to death. He relinquished himself to death, so he could defeat death and sin, then later rise and prove that we all could be greater than death. Jesus Christ set the perfect example for us by battling sin and winning.

The profession of law enforcement is synonymous with service. For Christians, the greatest example of service is in Jesus and his words and actions. Therefore, Christians in law enforcement must look towards Jesus and take strength from his example to fight against the immoral acts they encounter daily. Furthermore, a Christian called to work within the law enforcement profession can fulfill the Great Commission by positively impacting the outcasts, broken and deviants in society towards God’s Word. Despite law enforcement being a secular profession, Christians in law enforcement can exemplify Jesus’ standard of service which can be seen through examples such as Officer Tommy Norman and his style of community policing, intertwining love and duty.

Sir Gawain and the Catholic Teaching Through our parents and with the help of the church we learn how to choose, and recognize a good or bad action. The church provides us examples through the bible, God’s actions, His intention, and many other ways. However, we are also responsible in shaping or minds to understand and make wise choices. According to the Catechism of the Catholic Church, Sir Gawain from Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, does good actions to save king Arthur through object, intention, and circumstance; he is tempted to sin with the Lord’s wife later on forgetting the morals of human acts during his journey.

“Against hopelessness and fear, a little bit of God goes a long long way.” (Tunner. Web) like every Christian, we believe that God will clear the way for

But for Christians it isn’t about turning everyone into Christians but giving people a choice to hear other worldviews. In whole the purpose of the book is to help Christians free their faith from what others have deemed inappropriate for certain areas of life. That Christians need to take a stance to say that we will not sit aside and let others tell us what to do but to show others that what the truth of God is and how knowing God can change your life and your life outlook. In Repairing the Ruins Pearcey talks about how Christian education is important to show students how to repair the world.

I am also curious to know if God can save Godself, because reflecting on the words of Jesus on the cross, would it wrong to say that God the Father had left God the Son to die on the cross? With this claim, God could save Jesus because they were separate, distinct and different as they are the persons of the

But how many of us struggle with it and don’t realize it? Sometimes, we go through the bible or we attend service, and pick and choose what exactly we desire. If the apostle Paul wasn’t afraid to proclaim the “whole counsel of God...”(Acts 20:27), then does that mean we are only expected to observe some of it and some of the time? Peter in 2 Peter 1:3 informs us as Christians we have been given by God “All things pertaining to life and godliness.” There’s nothing that God has instructed his Body, his bride, the Church, that is okay to not apply to your life.

Jesus was put on earth to dwell amongst man and spread the teachings of God. He was also sent to die for our sins and when he was resurrected, he did so to erase all the sins of

In the novel, Jesus was described as just being part of the 'family. ' In a world such as this, religion, in my opinion, would be the most important thing to try to preserve for future generations. One of the most important things in life is to love others, and be able to interact with others, and the Bible is probably the best example a book can set for others. If all aspects of literature vanished, I would not allow faith and religion to go with