In his essay, "The Golden Rule- One or Many, Gold or Glitter?" Jeffrey Wattles discusses the many carnations of the universal rule, "Do to others as you want others to do to you", and its influence on the way we live. This widespread advice from the Gods found in almost every religion is under scrutiny; "Is the rule golden? In other words, is it worthy to be cherished as a rule of living or even as the rule of living?"(Inquiry, p#237, paragraph 10)…
Jesus also gave a rule of conduct which is applicable in all lands and in all ages, namely: "Whatever you wish that men would do to you, do so to them; for this is the law and the prophets." (Matthew 7:12). Because of its great value this has often been called the "Golden Rule". This perfect and complete principle does not forbid doing wrong to others, rather it encourages doing all the good to others that we would like them to do to us.…
1. Matthew 22:37-40, "Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets."…
Laughter is the first thing that a newborn child does when they are born into the world. From the beginning, they know how to laugh from ear to ear. The expression of joy through laughter is a force to be reckoned with. The natural response to humor is to come close to it and the opposite can be said for pain. It is one of the best remedies for things such as physical and emotional pain as well as help maintain a healthy relationship with friends and family.…
The first virtue Ben Franklin wanted was “An Aversion to Tyranny”. The main idea of this to Ben is that he doesn’t like tyranny, which is power or control of one person. He didn’t like to be told what to do to and he also liked some control and therefore, have a limited government. Ben didn’t want any dictatorship either, which meant no kings or queens. Franklin realized that he didn’t like the idea of tyranny when he was 12 years old. He became an apprentice at the print shop of his older brother, James, who tended to be a tougher boss.…
1. Memorize the 10 commandments in order—gods, idol, vain, Sabbath, parents, murder, adultery, steal, false testimony, covet…
In Matthew 36-39, Jesus gives the two greatest commandments. Firstly, people should love their God with all their…
In society today, envy and anger run rampant among people. Those with envy and anger show their hatred toward the world in many ways, including mass shootings and harming others both physically and mentally. Taking the lives of innocent people has become commonplace. In Matthew 22:37-39 Jesus describes the greatest commandment by stating, “ ‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.’ This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like it: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” If one cannot love oneself, one will never be able to love their…
Google defines law as a system of rules that a particular country or community recognizes as regulating the actions of its members and may enforce by the imposition of penalties. The community in question is in fact the Jewish community and their 613 and the 10 commandments. These laws explain how a Jewish person should live in society and with the Jewish community. Some of these laws are a little outdated which brings up the question of what role do the 613 laws play in our everyday lives? In my opinion in order to find out what role do the 613 laws plus the 10 commandments play in our lives, we must differentiate the two types of Jews to see which laws are vital vs not that important.…
According to the National Park Service, Sir Thomas More described Utopia as a perfect political and social system on an imaginary island. The English language converted the meaning of utopia as a place or state where everything is perfect. Utopian societies are a fresh start, a way to start over. They look at society and see what is wrong with it and try to create a perfect place without all the faults that society has. Several people came to the Americas in hopes of a religious utopia. Several new religions branched and many movements were sparked from utopian societies. An example would be the Shakers branching out from the Quakers. They believed in Christ’s second coming. They established their first Shaker village in 1787, and by 1826, there were 18 Shaker villages in 8 states.…
One of the moral codes I live by is the golden rule which is to treat others the way you would like to be treated. I try to always treat others with respect and kindness until they give me a reason not to. I avoid making bad decisions and think about how the consequences of my actions will affect me and the people around me. I was taught by my family to always show respect to my elders and not to take anything that I have for…
The world of Utopia contrasts our own in several aspects; these differences in social relations, politics and culture reveal Thomas More’s ideas about the inherent nature of humans.…
Among the seven commandments, which of the rules do I disapprove off? Generally, I disapprove off the whole Seven Commandments itself, for the reason that they were easily got revised in order for the pigs took advantage of them and grabbed the power for themselves. All the seven commandments were not obeyed by the pigs. Primarily once the pigs started walking on two legs, two legs became better than four. And they think that whoever walks on four legs and have wings are inferior to them. They also ended up wearing clothes. Furthermore, because they are the lawmakers, in which they can easily manipulate the law for their own benefit. Through it, the pigs feel that they are superior and above the law. One type of their abusive in power, is their corruption on the cow’s milk and the windfall apples that they are not taking them as privilege but because these are necessary for the pigs’ brain to think and work out. The first and following alterations of the remaining commandments, mainly based on the pigs’ selfish and greedy behavior. They want that they are always on top of everything. Due to this, they also came to the point of disobeying and altering the sixth commandment, which is no animal shall kill any other animal.…
My most valued ethical code is obeying God’s world as a Christian. God word to me is following the Ten Commandments in the bible. Some principles in the bible that I base my ethical standards on are, to love God with all my might. I believe that this is important to me as a Christian; I know that by loving God he will provide a good life for me and my family. I also think that by obeying God’s commandments he will open up a pathway of success. Some ways that I will love God with all my might is by living an honest life, being good to others and going to church on a weekly basis. In the bible, God states that by obeying his word he will be just and fair to me. This believe is not only based on my religious principles but culturally I was brought about to believe and follow the word of God.…
Discuss which commandment is most important to you, and develop an 11th commandment you would add.…