Religion

OLD TESTAMENT LAW TODAY Name Course Date According to Daniel hays, most of the Christians go against the Old Testament teachings. In the old testament, women are not supposed to wear men's clothes. However, in today's society, women wear trousers and men wear women's clothing too. Hays argues that it is difficult to obey Old Testament teachings because modern readers consider them strange. Despite their failure to follow Old Testament teachings, Christians embrace other teachings like the Ten Commandments. This is because the Ten Commandments teach people how to serve God and how they should live with others. The writer questions how Christians should interpret the law. He cites that when...

Student’s nameInstructorCourseOctober 27, 2018 Dignity of Work: Question 1# Work is essential in human lives since it allows them to have the provision of food and shelter. People work to; get an income, provide for families and those who depend on them, to achieve fulfilments as human beings, to improve their living conditions. The taxes people contribute help in building the nation and its citizens. Through work, we can take control of our lives. Work helps us develop God-given talents and gifts (Evans, 73). Question 2# In any organization or business, employees play a significant role in the success or failure of a company. The employees have a right to fair wages, collective bargaining...

Creation Student’s Name Class Date Creation The article “Creation’” is about the issue of the days God spent during the creation of the heavens, earth, animals, and humans. It starts by explaining how the belief was in the first 1800 years, then disputes started in the last 200 years. For sure, many critics argue it is not clear how many days God took to create the heaven and earth. More debatable is the day he rested. This paper is an analysis of what the article “Creation” is about and not a viewpoint. The article highlights the importance of the book of Genesis in creation. It denotes the beginning of creation. It further declares that God is the creator who manifested himself...

Name Professor's Name Course Number Date Justice and Prejudice: Mohandas Gandhi 1. Historical Context Gandhi confronted various injustices in his culture including colonial subjugation, racial and class discrimination, oppression of the poor, the salt tax charged on Indians, and other forms of social injustice. He led the people of India towards independence from British colonialists, thus ending an era of colonial injustice. 2. Foundational Religious Experience Following the train experience, the most likely reason for Gandhi’s choice was the fact that violence caused pain and humiliation to others. Hence, he thought a solution to this would be to avoid it through a non-violence...

Name Professor Course Date Limit to U.S Long-Term Economic Growth Economic development of a country denotes to the nation’s output regarding its production of both goods and services. The economic growth rate of the United States has been on the rise in the past years. When looked at statistically, the economy of the country has risen steadily over the past years. Nevertheless, several factors can hinder the growth of the economy in the United States in the long term. These factors include the following; one is the capital. Capital availability for the country consists of both physical and human factors. (Meadows, Donella, 25) Physical factors are implements required by the state to...

REPLY TO EPHESIANS 6:10-20 Name Course + Code Date The book of Ephesians is an epistle to the people of Ephesus. The epistle was authored by Paul- an Apostle. This book can be found in the New Testament of the Christian Bible, to be precise, it is the tenth book of the New Testament. Ephesians stands out in that it goes into depth on what it actually means to be a Christian. The book deals with the meaning of Christianity both in faith and in Practice regardless of the situation an individual is in within the community. Ephesians 6:10-20 furthers the intended purpose of the book, the excerpt guides Christians into a war with the evil one. Throughout the excerpt, Apostle Paul gives...

Name: Instructor: Course: Date: Dorothy Day On the historical context, Dorothy tells the rest of the Christians not to call her a saint, and that she doesn’t want to be easily dismissed. What Dorothy meant by these words is that she was not yet through with her God-given task in the world. She, therefore, wanted the other Christians to seek and know God so that they could live holy lives. Dorothy’s journey to Catholicism began with a variety of relationships with men when she was in college. This happened when she eventually realized that the one affair she had involved herself in was misdirecting her (St-Amant, et al., 427). It is then that she made up her mind to follow Christ and...

Name Class Instructor Assignment A Life Against Death: The Work of Sister Helen Prejean Sister Helen Prejean was a spiritual advisor to Patrick Sonier. A death row convicts at Louisiana’s Angola State Prison. He was executed in 1984. Sr. Prejean witnessed his electrocution. She described it as “a cold calculated protocol of death” (Rose vines. “A Life Against Death: The Work of Sister Helen Prejean.”) After the experience, she felt the need to let the American people know of the repercussions of the death penalty. It’s prompting her to write the book Dead Man Walking. Other than the perpetrator, execution also affects the accused loved ones. They are affected emotionally,...