In the Christians’ perspectives, everyone in this world has been sinful since the creation of humanity. However, they also advise people at least try to do good things in life because virtue is always welcomed to the Kingdom of Heaven while bad actions will only lead to the hand of Satan. The Holy Bible is a precious book teaching God’s children about how to stand against earthly depravity and follow God’s rules of morality. Remarkably, Romans 12 and the Sermon on the Mount teach people the most basic conducts to follow in the context of morality—that is speaking nicely, not judging other people, and having mercy to the enemy. Firstly, Jesus and Paul both shared a similarity in their moral teachings: having mercy to everyone, even if some …show more content…
One of the way of being kind is not swearing as those languages are vulgarized. God only create the kind of speech that are good, encouraging, and make the others’ hope arise, not turning down their positivity. In Romans 12, Paul says that “…bless and do not curse.” (Romans 12:14, the New International Version) When we pray God, we use words which give a sense of joyfulness, respectfulness, and hopefulness. Similarly, we need to use those words to address other people as that act will certainly make God pleased. In the same way, Jesus in Sermon on the Mount also teach people the serious consequences of swearing, that “…anyone who says, ‘you fool!’ will be in the danger of the fire of Hell.”(Matthew 5:23, the New International Version) As the Heaven is a good place with all good things, it is impenetrable to bad things coming from Earth and Hell. Cursing and Swearing are the bad things, so they belong to Hell, not Heaven. Paul’s teaching in Romans 12 and Jesus’ teaching in the Sermon on the Mount are very meaningful: humans should treat the others well by not to use profanity while communicating with the others, not judge the others, and offer forgiveness for everyone including the persecutors or the enemies. If everyone was to follow these lessons, the Earth would have been remote from Hell and closer to
Sam Redinger Mr. Bertelsen English III 9 November 2016 Essays on the Computer of a Slightly-Miffed Teenager Fire, brimstone, and destruction, and no, I’m not talking about the election. While sermons are usually known for their happier nature, Jonathan Edwards’s “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God” will give you none of that. This sermon contains much figurative language, and that drives home the differences even more. Due to the nature of the sermon, it was most likely directed towards Puritans who lost their way. Edwards used many types of figurative language, including imagery and similes, to drive his point home.
Atticus: A Godly Man, A Great Example In this world that man lives on, sin has corrupt God’s perfect and good creation because of the act Adam first committed at the beginning, and thus because of that , sin has corrupted man as well, making him a selfish, prideful, and envious monster. However, God has extended his grace and mercy towards him through his Son Jesus and what he has done on the cross, allowing man to have a relationship with Him. Not only that, God has also given the man who has faith in him his Spirit to dwell inside of him forever, and since that Spirit is slowly making him more like his Savior Jesus, man exhibits Christ-like characteristics that honor God, given to him by the Spirit. In Harper Lee’s novel To Kill a Mockingbird, for example, Atticus, a lawyer and the father of Jem and Scout, displays great courage, loyalty, and
Whats sets these words apart from other areas of language? Swearing is offensive because it involves judgement of one, the preference of behaviour that has grown through escalation and the quick harsh sound it gives off. Firstly, the fact that one is judging another makes swearing offensive. For instance, whore, slut, nigger, and bastard
Cursing is said to offend God in a way similar to many other harsh and meaningless
He won’t hesitate to be wrathful towards those who are unrighteous and display ungodliness. Romans state this about God, “For
Still you may be asking why does that sin belong so low in the depths of hell, and there is a good reason that it is that far down. The sins that you are willing to commit speaks greatly about
And if one blind person guides another, both will fall into a pit" (Matthew 15:14). People must be aware of their actions and words as it is important to God and other people in society. "For out of the heart comes evil intentions, murder, adultery, fornication, theft, false witness, slander. These are what defile a person, but to eat with unwashed hands does not defile"(Matthew 15:19-20). In this quote, God tries to distinguish how people with bad intentions and who commit any type of sin will be
and they do not like cursing. I always have to watch my language while in the
This quote by Jesus was speaking to the people during the Sermon on the Mount. Jesus would often teach his lessons in the form of parables. A parable is a simple story used to illustrate a lesson. In this instance, he tells of two men and their houses. One who builds on a rocky foundation, and one who builds on a sandy foundation.
They need to know that we know we are no better than them, just because we have a different sin of choice. While Jesus took a strong stand against certain behaviors at times -
In the beginning of Romans Paul writes about the wrath of God and then about grace. “For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who suppress the truth in unrighteousness” (Romans 1:18). This statement shows that a person will be punished by God for their sin if they do not repent. “But we know that the judgment of God is according to truth against those who practice such things” (Romans 2:2). Paul explains in this quote that the judgement of God is righteous.
I will use slang to help the students feel more comfortable around me, but I still want to keep their respect. Mazer and Hunt (2008) cautions people that even though their findings support the use of slang there are still many variables that need to be researched. This study only focused on a male teachers use of slang, other variables that may need to be tested inclue: age, sex, and the communication style used by the speaker. Even with all of these factors unstudied I still want to include slang in my classroom. I have had personal experiences with teachers using slang and I felt like I had a much greater bond with these teachers.
And now taking in consideration too, that we have learn that the Bible is a book that teach mankind to live in peace, in harmony by giving us the base for all morality. But in the Bible we can find a number of violations that will against our society nowadays. For example; in Exodus 21:20-21 According to the God’s law, it was wrong to beat a slave to the point of death. But if the slave survived and got back up within days, the beat wasn’t punishable, because the slave was property of the master. (God endorsed slavery and the beating of slaves.)
But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, so that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven; for he makes his sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust. " "So I say to you, Ask and it will be given to you; search, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened for you." "A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another."
But you are so confident in your faith that at the end of the day you know you are a Christian but some of the things you and your friends say are wrong. You know these words or behaviors don 't put a smile on the Lord 's face when they are said or taken place. You have this little voice in the back of head telling you it is okay to let these actions take place because you do love The Lord. The enemy is constantly putting these voices in our heads telling us it is okay to cuss, drink, or whatever the situation may be. But really these things of the world are just pulling us down and tearing us apart from our God.