Christian values, the manner in which we honor God, can vary as much as denominations. Some may be rigid and require complete compliance to their structured way of life such as; social interaction, clothing, employment, and worship. Others may be more contemporary, where just about everything is accepted. For example, clothing guidelines may be come as you are, eating and drinking may be permitted in the sanctuary, or there may be homosexuals or women as pastors. But the one common value they all have is God.
Christian values start with placing God first in everything, over everyone, and every idea that we may conceive. (What are Christian Values) God teaches us the importance of hope, righteousness, love and putting him first in everything. Our values are based on spiritual things instead of material things such as cars, money or houses. I Timothy 6:11 tells us not to place material gain over hope, righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, meekness, and gentleness. ( NKJB) Many people may be
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financial wealthy and die a lonely old soul, while having everything in their home that they want, and no one to enjoy it with. Their greed has driven everyone away due to their suspicious nature that someone is trying to steal from them. They go to their grave thinking they will go to heaven because they left the church some money in their will. They had the ability to help others when they were alive and turned their backs on them. Acquiring and keeping things was greater value to them then helping others in need. When we value God by placing him first in our lives, he teaches us how to act and react to people and difficult situations. He gives us hope for each day and for the future. Hebrews 13:5 tells us, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.” (NIV) Family, friends, and co-workers may abandon you when you need them the most, but not God. He teaches us that we can depend on him. As we learn to trust and depend on God, our attitude, our righteousness, changes. We begin to act and think in a more appropriate way. We do not talk the say way anymore or take part in off color jokes. Our desire is to serve God. The things we used to do or places we used to go are no longer important or appealing. The bar stool you used to sit on while trying to pick up a date, suddenly is uncomfortable. Having a close relationship with God becomes the focus point of our lives. Serving God teaches us love and to reach out to others in love. Just as God reached out to us through love, so should we to the world. God loves us with all our faults and therefore, we are to love others without judging them but in loving kindness. Love brings truth, not always popular but necessary.
John 4:24 tells us, “God is spirit, and those who worship Him in spirit and truth.” ( KJB) It is past time for people to be playing church. Revelations 3:16 warns us that because thou art lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold, I will spew thee out of my mouth. The time has passed for white washing sin and saying, God knows my heart. As in any relationship, God wants us to give him our very best; just as he gave his best to us, his only son Jesus as a sacrifice for our sins. Going to church on Sunday and trying to act holier than thou and living like the devil the rest of the week in contrary to God’s will. Christian values will clean you up and help you change. The truth will help you face yourself and the mess we’ve made with our lives. God’s mercy and grace will find you at your lowest when you have to face truth. His love will lift you up from that grave we call life to a life new and
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These values show chris’s ability to forgive people and become a better person. The only thing blocking his path is the inability to forget and forgive his parents. This block prevents him from feeling the famous feeling that we all show sometimes in our lives which is regret or forgiveness. Many times we take this feeling for granted but what we don’t know is that this is a feeling that you get when you feel something extremely real and powerful for someone. The ability to forgive is one of the most powerful tool man has and it is one of the reasons we have less
Everyone has their own personal values that the gain throughout their lives. Some of these values are passed down through the different generations of their family. Values can change over time and some people learn more values as they grow up. I personally have gained a range of different values in the past eighteen years of my life. My own values include: respect, honesty, empathy and trust. I gained the value of respect through my parents as I was always told to show respect to others and they would then show me respect back. When I was really young I had to respect other people’s things and their feelings. Through my parents I was brought up to believe that it is always better to be honest and tell the truth about everything. I feel that
A literature work will always portray an important message to their readers; in the case of the Bible would be its teaching values. Since there are different interpretations of messages that readers can conclude from reading the Bible; the professor William H. Bishop portrays on his article “The Genesis of Values in Genesis” the interpretation according with the Christians, “The Christian worldview is predicated upon biblical teaching and interpretation. It is the foundation for family values. These values are prevalent in the Book of Genesis and are what comprise the family unit, the decline of which is eroding the values given by God”(Bishop,2015). According with the professor, the Christians see the Genesis book as guide to learn the values of a family which is the message of this literature work piece .However, portraying a message is not what Literature is all about. Literature is a written work that would produce some type of effect on the readers. In this case, the effect is that when Christian readers will learn moral value and they will practice them in their everyday life; as professor Williams states: “The Christian worldview is a means of interpreting the world through the teachings, concepts and principles in the Bible and taking action based on that interpretation. Furthermore, it incorporates values commensurate with that worldview, for example,
What are values? Values are the principles that help guide our behaviors, according to Anne Deering, Robert Dilts, and Julian Russell in Alpha leadership. “Our values reflect the core of our identity, and are a lens through which we execute our goals. Values are instilled in us from birth
"A value determines what a person thinks he ought to do, which may or may not be the same as he wants to do, or what is in his interest to, or what in fact he actually does. Values in this sense give rise to general standards and ideal by which we judge our own and others conduct; they also give rise to specific obligations” (CCETSW,
Value is someone’s moral standard of right and wrong, and is based off of one’s motivations or aspirations of life. Common values include loyalty, patriotism, and trust.
Christian faith and Ethos is the class I am taking this term. The professor 's name is Reverend Leroy Leach Jr. The class is about God, the creation, and how to read the Holy Bible.
Value to me is what a person thinks of as important and the worth they place on that importance. Value means in regards to society, as it is defined by Dictionary.com, (2016), “the ideals, customs, institutions, etc., of a society toward which the people of the group have an affective regard. These values may be positive, as cleanliness, freedom, or education, or negative, as cruelty, crime, or blasphemy”. Social values for me goes hand in hand with my morals which have been influenced by my family, “my parents have instilled their value in me…hard work, determination, and perseverance; they have shown me that anything is possible”, (Laird-Magee, Gayle, & Preiss, 2015), my upbringing, culture both financial and ethnic, ancestral traditions,
What is Christianity all about? What are the basic beliefs of Christianity and how did it begin? According to (AllAboutReligion, 2010),” Christianity began about 2000 years ago in Judea, [presently known today as Israel] with Jesus Christ and His faithful group of disciples”. This paper will address the viewpoint of the Christian faith and its outcome. The central message of Christianity is based upon the teachings of Jesus and his promises. Christianity teaches that there is merely one God in all existence and that God created the universe. It also teaches that Jesus is the only way to be set free from the coming judgment of God and that Jesus desires his values and his standards to abound. Moreover, Christianity is the only religion that offers a savior. Religion has been in every culture since the beginning of human society and there are many religions competing for the heart of humanity throughout the world at large.The following characterizations are based on the Christian faith: redemption, covenant and grace. Although Christianity is a matter of choice for the human race, what type of influence did it have on the China, Africa, and Rome inhabitants?
Personal Values depends on where you come from, who you are as a person and your culture. Everything we go through and we experience our beliefs all depend on what we have been through in our lives. Life impacts every person from a different perspective and that specific perspective is how you view your life and the things that occur in it. As a future educator I want everything that I am impacted with that involves sexism, racism, prejudice and illegal immigration I will observe and handle with an open mind. It is all about perspective.
The following essay will evaluate the importance of the journey that takes place from Systematic to Practical theology; this view will be explored through Ronelle Sonnenberg’s research done regarding ‘being together’ in a youth setting. This essay will first build on the basis of Practical Theology; furthermore addressing the importance of the community aspect within a youth setting; this will lead to the process that takes place between a Systematic stance, leading to a Practical theological stance.
During everyone 's lifetime, there is always something we hold closest to our hearts; it maybe our principles we live by, values, and even our own beliefs. Values are those things that are very important to us but never really realize how much we actually value them in our life. Have you ever been asked to define three of your main values and rip them up? I have and I never noticed how much they meant to me. Each and every one of us believes in our own personal values. These values are what gives us strength and strive us to do what makes us happy. These values are very important to us and are standards that we live by whether we realize it or not. Everyone has something we value including me. Some of the values I might think highly of,
Values can be defined as “a belief about what ought to be, what ought not to be, what is right, or what is wrong” (Chelladurai, 2006). I believe that values ground people and provide the framework for all decisions they make. I have four core values that I use to carry me through life every day and they are faith, family, honesty and passion. Faith is my number one value because I choose to walk by faith every day. To me that means staying strong in my relationship with God and making sure that all decisions I make are pleasing in his eyes. My second value is family. This is not limited to just my immediate or blood-related family. In every decision I make, I ask myself before or after whether it will or whether it did have a negative or positive impact on my family. With my immediate family I ask myself, “Would I be okay with telling Mom this?” I considered my volleyball teammates as family, so every decision I made in college I would consider the impact that it could have on my team as a whole. My third value is honesty. I always want to be honest with myself, honest with those around me and I expect the same from others. I believe that with honesty it is easier to build trust, loyalty and respect all around. The final core value in my life is passion. Without passion for the things one does, they will be just that “things.” I wa...
All over the world, many people practice a religion of their choice. With any religion people participate in many rituals that show their commitment to their religion. Amongst the five major religions of the world, which are Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Hinduism, and Buddhism, they are all significant to what people believe in. Each of them include rituals, places of worship, a God or Gods, and so much more. The five major religions of the world each have key characteristics that highlight both their similarities and differences.
Understanding who we are as individuals can be a struggle for people throughout life. It can be difficult to comprehend who we are and why we exist. There are daily outside influences that help create who we are and what our values are. Values play a significant role in our lives. They shape the choices we make and reveal a big part of our identity to the world. Some values may be more important than others, but they still manage to influence our lives in one way or another, whether we know it or not. Values can range from a tangible item to an idea that has influenced us to stand by and remember those values. The values we hold with the highest importance act as a guide and help us prioritize our purpose and goals in our daily life. My family has taught me a list of values and traits that have helped me become a well-rounded individual. I value my family more than anything because most of my core inner values have started from their teachings at one point or another. My top values that I have developed from my family are dedication, honesty, and wisdom. I will discuss who I am in terms of the important values that shape my personal belief system and decision making framework that, in essence, describes the direction of my life.