Essays Tagged: "Beatitude"

Analyzation of the gospel passage, The Sermon on the Mount. (5 pages)

nt discusses various ways in which people can follow Jesus to get to heaven. In the first part, The Beatitudes are discussed. In society today, these teachings mean almost nothing. Nevertheless, they ... that is that for every good deed, one is rewarded or what goes around comes around. For most of the Beatitudes, one can go by those adages. As for the rest of the teachings such as "Blessed are they t ...

(6 pages) 56 0 1.8 Feb/2004

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Religion & Faith > Christianity

Dante's The Inferno

te's inferno is " a record of his moral and spiritual experience of illumination, regeneration, and beatitude" (Norton 1012).In "Dante's Inferno" Dante divides hell into different sections, each havin ...

(4 pages) 163 1 4.3 Apr/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Christianity - Guidelines, moral and ethical implications on Society.

ask 3-Christianity Research1. Identify the two main guidelines in Christian morality and ethics.The BeatitudesThe 10 Commandments2. In 200 words, what are these two guidelines and what do they mean?Th ... ions are based on similar principles. The principle of love for God, self, and neighbours.The word 'Beatitude' means 'blessing' and these blessings are central to Jesus' teaching about the Kingdom of ...

(3 pages) 129 0 3.7 May/2004

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Religion & Faith > Christianity

Jesus lived a life of love without limits. How is this shown in the Gospel (provide references) and how has it impacted on our lives today?

y make you unclean...from your heart come the evil ideas which lead you to do immoral things..."The Beatitudes (Matthew 5:3-12) are one of the most important and well-known directions given by Jesus a ... and you gave me clothing" (verse 36)"I was sick and you took care of me" (verse 36)The rules of the Beatitudes convey three main lessons:1. The Kingdom has not yet been fulfilled. The Beatitudes point ...

(5 pages) 128 2 3.7 Jul/2004

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Religion & Faith > Christianity

"Tuesdays with Morrie" - A religious perspective

is Mitch's response to Morrie an example of Jesus' own ministry and in particular the values of the beatitudes?Jesus' ministry was all about helping others; those who suffered and those who were in pa ... those who suffer, those who mourn and pure in heart. These are the ideas which are the heart of the beatitudes. By Mitch being there to aid Morrie at those times of need, the times he needed someone t ...

(4 pages) 28 0 4.0 May/2007

Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies > Film Review and Analysis

How do Christianity's core ethical teachings impact on Christian life?

l teachings which I will focus on are. The 10 commandments the New Testament ethics, that is: - the beatitudes - Jesus’ commandment of love. The 10 commandments are a part of the whole body of la ... e ethical teachings as they believed that if they followed them, no wrong would be done to them.The Beatitudes are guidelines which Jesus gave to his disciples of how to live the law of love. As I pre ...

(3 pages) 30 0 0.0 Sep/2007

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Religion & Faith > Christianity

The 10 Commandments, Beatitudes, and Works of Mercy

m I, and probably many other people, did without knowing that they were called works of mercy. The Beatitudes are also rules of a sort, even though their not saying right out that you have to do them ... see God.” That’s really the point of all of these, the commandments, the works of mercy, and the Beatitudes. God is telling us how to be “clean at heart.” He wants us to know and follow, so we ca ...

(2 pages) 39 1 4.3 Oct/2007

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Religion & Faith > Christianity