No Faith‚ No Love‚ No Time‚ and Dr. Lazaro By Gregorio Brillantes (b. 1932) The short story “Faith‚ Love‚ Time‚ and Dr. Lazaro” of Brillantes is caught in a juxtaposition and irony by the abstract elements of the title. This paper hopes to make these abstract elements concrete to further understand the story better. Furthermore‚ this paper will present a comparison and contrast of mainly two characters‚ Dr. Lazaro and Ben‚ as counterpoints. Faith often leads to the spiritual belief of the existence
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breathed life into a dead man. He assured the poor and the sorrow-stricken that there is a great reward awaiting them in Heaven. He taught them to shun violence. He spread the gospel of love. He warned people against judging others. Through powerful parables Jesus started driving great ideas into the minds of the
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“Sonny’s Blues”.There were countless outstanding biblical references and situations used to narrate the story‚ the parable of the Prodigal Son in relation to the two sons‚ brotherly love and compassion‚ the faith of both brothers‚ light and darkness and more significantly‚ the “cup of trembling”. The very same lessons the bible teaches us‚ were incorporated in the story. The parable of the Prodigal Son tells the story of a man who has two sons. One of the sons‚ perhaps the youngest‚ asked his father
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Not Another Jew Story Everyone has their own conception of Jesus‚ what he was‚ what he did‚ and why he did it‚ yet these conceptions are often different than the one depicted by the earliest written account of Jesus’ life‚ “The Gospel of Mark.” The Jesus in Mark has one main purpose‚ to forgive humans’ sins through his teachings. Jesus will not deviate much from his goal for the sake of momentary good and his teachings are quite radical. This is a big part of the reason why he gets crucified
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widely practiced religions in India‚ with a similar virtuous concept of Ahimsa‚ the ideal philosophy of nonviolence. Despite the many similarities‚ there are some differences in conception and moral practices between the religions. The ancient parable The Blind Men and the Elephant‚ a fable originating in India‚ has broadly diffused within religions‚ each retelling the tale to portray their values. The story universally emphasises the importance of religious tolerance and advantages of living in
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’If you want to be perfect‚ go and sell all your possessions and give the money to the poor‚ and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come‚ follow me.’ But when the young man heard this‚ he went away sad‚ for he had many possessions." Just as the parables that Jesus taught throughout the Gospels had valuable life lessons‚ as does Guy de Maupassant’s‚ "The Necklace." The theme of selfish vanity vs. profitable hard work is revealed by Maupassant through Madame Loisel’s internal conflict developed from
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The Lotus Sutra An important Mahayana text The Mahayana Scriptures • Mahayana scriptures have their own sacred texts called sutras (pali: suttas). • Earliest Mahayana scriptures were written down in the ancient Indian language of sanskrit between the first century B.C.E. and 150 C.E. (Some scholars say they were not complete until the 5th century C.E.). There is NO belief in an oral tradition like that of Theravada Buddhists. • These were also translated into other languages such as Tibetan‚ Chinese
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Short Essay on Eschatology Any conversation about condemnation to hell is unsettling. The Bible serves as our guide so that we know how to be saved from eternal punishment in hell. In the Bible‚ Jesus urges us to follow His example and share His message with others so that they may be saved. In regards to an unsaved person‚ there are differing thoughts about what happens to their soul after they die. People argue that God sentences the unsaved to eternal punishment‚ others believe in annihilationism
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made the text more alive.”His mere pleasure from this moment swallowed up in everlasting destruction.” In contrast‚ one may argue that Nathaniel Hawthorne’s text had better style and meaning to it than Edwards’ text. Nathaniel Hawthorne’s text is a parable‚ which teaches you a lesson throughout the story. He taught people in his text that you can’t treat someone differently based on how they look or dress. In his text the preacher says “I look around me‚ and on every visage a Black Veil.” The preacher
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ETHICS I-Situation Ethics -Emphasis on the way moral rule cannot anticipate complexities of situations. -One rule has overall priority: neighbor love (Agape) -We only know what love will require in the actual situation -Not what is good or right but “Fitting” - An example of “utilitarianism” -Choices should be morally assessed based on the state of affairs that they bring about. -“the greatest good for the greatest number” II-Universal Ethics-there are absolute rights and wrongs
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