INTRODUCTION The eighth beatitude announces an eschatological blessing on those who are persecuted not so much because they are persecuted but because they are committed to righteousness in spite of being persecuted. Many feel victimized or persecuted but 1Peter 3:13 reminds us‚ “Who can harm you if you devote yourselves to doing good? If you suffer for the sake of righteousness‚ you are blessed.” Thus‚ the struggle against the unrighteous‚ unjust oppressive structures must continue remaining in
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wish to adhere to Islam must know and carry out the following duties: 1. Obeying the Husband The sign of a righteous woman is that she obeys her husband in all matters that Islam has permitted to the best of her ability‚ Allah (SWT) said‚ “…the righteous women are devoutly obedient (to Allah and to their husbands)…” 4:34 The Messenger of Allah gave glad tidings to those righteous women that obey their husbands‚ he (SAW) said‚ “If the women offer prayers fives times a day‚ protect their
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referring to the virtuosity of people in relation to others. Therefore‚ what I believe he is claiming is that an unrighteous person must have a sense of shame to become righteous‚ but a person need not be “as good as others” in a material sense in order to become righteous. And‚ true to form‚ he gives an example of who these righteous‚ poor people might be: In 1A7‚ he says “to lack a constant livelihood‚ yet to have a constant heart–only a scholar is capable of this” (122). This is a concrete example
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being persuasive as well. The Elect were being raised up above the clouds while the damned were being dragged down to Hell’s abyss. It could easily give the poor‚ lower-class person hope for a better and wealthier life if they would only follow the righteous path. This idea is found in the Apocalypse of Paul‚ "Blessed are all they that have believed thy word that they may inherit the kingdom of God by labour . . .
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The Canterbury Tales are an acclaimed selection of stories comprised into one large book; an example of one story in the tales is the “Pardoners Tale”‚ which is a riveting story that preaches the morality of greed. Greed is an intense or selfish desire‚ and in the story‚ greed is objectified in the form of money. The tale describes the journey of three boisterous‚ young men who are on a hunt for justice. While on this journey the men stumble upon an immense amount of gold yet to be claimed. Upon
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Alvar‚ Jingo L. BS-AC3B SONA 2013 ANALYSIS Last July 22‚ 2013‚ President Benigno Simeon Aquino III delivered his fourth annual State of the Nation Address or simply‚ "SONA"‚ in Batasang Pambansa Complex. For the record‚ it had been the longest SONA that Pnoy had given with almost 2-hour span of time‚ yet it had been also one of his less applauded SONA among his previous SONAs. This year SONA catered the achievement of Pnoy Administration during the year 2012 and some parts
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A state of nature is not a place‚ but rather a condition in which no government exists. The idea of state of nature was created by philosopher John Locke‚ which is relevant to the kids on the island from Lord of the flies. Lord of the flies is a movie about kids who were in a plane crash and landed on an island. They began to make a democracy and government‚ but they changed into an anarchy because the rules were not followed. John Locke would have been ashamed of life on the island because the rights
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Paul Simeon Ogle History 383 Dr. J.P. Dessel Final Paper Overview The Breaking of the Sarissas: How the Maccabean Rebellion fostered Jewish religious identity and nationalism. Thesis- the Maccabean Rebellion changed permanently the status of Jewish social and religious identity‚ reverting the status mandate from foreign influence‚ and fostered indigenous ideologies of nationalism and religion. *Possible opening paragraph The subjugation of Judea‚ by the armies
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protect them.” The silence of the garden suddenly broke with a chorus of “Here! Here!” and numerous hearty “Amens.” The guests‚ mostly young and from Joseph’s family‚ took up the toasting. At a table that faced their hosts‚ Joseph’s oldest son‚ Simeon‚ got to his feet and raised his cup: “May my father and his new companion find much happiness in one another‚ and ‘Bless God who gives us babes to birth‚ and men who give us peace on
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The book of Romans is an epistle written to the believers in Rome by Paul in approximately 57 A.D. During this time Paul was on his third missionary journey (Acts 20:1-3) and was soon to arrive in Jerusalem with an offering for the needy church there (Romans 15:25). Paul most likely wrote Romans while in Corinth‚ where he stayed with Gaius (16:23). Noteworthy is the fact that Paul had never met the people who he wrote to‚ because he had never been to Rome at the time when he wrote the epistle. It
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