40 Search Results for Resisting the Temptation of Anger
ExegesisI. James 1:19-25II. The exhortation of James to Christians to avoid anger and to live actively accordingly to the principles of their beliefs as Christians.III. In these verses, James states that anger is not aligned with Gods righteousness b Continue Reading...
4-MAT Book Review of John Ortberg’s The Life You’ve Always Wanted
Summary
The author of the book The Life You’ve Always Wanted is John Ortberg. The publisher is Zondervan and the book was published in 2004.
The book is about tr Continue Reading...
Albert Schweitzer once stated, "A man is truly ethical only when he obeys the compulsion to help all life which he is able to assist, and shrinks from injuring anything that lives" (n.d.). A pronouncement that in 1952 - when he won the Nobel Peace Pr Continue Reading...
Knighthood and Chivalry: Heroism, Love, and Honor in "Canterbury Tales" by Geoffrey Chaucer and "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight"
Fourteenth century literature was characteristically based on medieval period, wherein the dominance of Christianity is Continue Reading...
Christian Biotechnology: Not a Contradiction in Terms
Presented with the idea of "Bioethics" most people in the scientific community today immediately get the impression of repressive, Luddite forces wishing to stifle research and advancement in the Continue Reading...
Tolstoy described the height of rye to be "as high as a horse" to show the temptation that Pahom was facing as he heard this. The temptation is best described by Tolstoy with the words "Pahom's heart kindled with desire." Pahom just could not resist Continue Reading...
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Doubts enter Brown's mind on page 15, as he looks "up at the sky" (which of course is pitch black in the deep forest at night) and doubts whether there is a heaven. But he cries out that he will "stand firm" - so readers know he still hopes to be Continue Reading...
Descendants is a film that attempts to operate on several layers at once. While it may be said to be allegorical in one sense (taking place on what is popularly presumed to be an island "paradise," where falls are experienced and redemptions are soug Continue Reading...
If it were the case that illegal conduct in general and murder in particular were effects of atheism, there would be many more atheist criminals and murders in society and comparatively fewer criminals and murderers who are not atheists. The fact of Continue Reading...
Introduction
The God of the Old Testament has been viewed by scholars as something different from that of the New Testament. This mischaracterization is often produced by placing emphasis in the Old Testament on the God’s insistence that infide Continue Reading...
United States has the highest rate of confinement of prisoners per 100,000 population than any other Western country. Analyze this phenomena and discuss actions that you feel are necessary to combat this problem.
The United States currently has the Continue Reading...
Attachment behaviors and attachment experiences are central to child development, and can have lasting impacts on adult psychology. Attachment refers to a “sustained, developmental...connection,” (Mossler, 2014, 13.1). The attachment proc Continue Reading...
Health Self-Assessment
Identify which three of the six dimensions of health you are strongest in.
According to this self-assessment instrument, my three strongest health dimensions are Social Health, Spiritual Health, and Intellectual Health. I sco Continue Reading...
Moreover, I feel that patients must empower themselves to become healthier. New technologies and access to a wealth of information on the Internet is helping patients learn more about their bodies so that health care becomes accessible to everyone. Continue Reading...
picture of Dorian and the rise of Aestheticism
Oscar Wilde, despite having lived and died in the first half of the twentieth century, that is, in the year 1900, when he was just about 46 years old, remains, to this day in the twenty first century, Continue Reading...
Clearly, the democratic level is the level that teachers aspire for their students.
Concept Variation
Democracy
Develops self-discipline
Shows kindness to others
Does good because it is the right thing
Conformity
Listens
Practices
Cooperate Continue Reading...
Juvenile Delinquency
In order to determine an appropriate sentence for a 17-year-old youth who committed an armed robbery, I would first need to study the offender's criminal history. Whether the offender had a history of escalating offenses as a ju Continue Reading...
Entry Three met some non-Christians today and prayed for them because I believe that all persons can and should know the power of God's love. Praying for the salvation of others is important because it may lead those people to Jesus. If Jesus opens Continue Reading...
Jesus' Teachings, Prayer, & Christian Life
"He (Jesus) Took the Bread. Giving Thanks Broke it. And gave it to his Disciples, saying, 'This is my Body, which is given to you.'" At Elevation time, during Catholic Mass, the pr Continue Reading...
Tom Shulich ("ColtishHum")
A comparative study on the theme of fascination with and repulsion from Otherness in Song of Kali by Dan Simmons and in the City of Joy by Dominique Lapierre
ABSRACT
In this chapter, I examine similarities and difference Continue Reading...
However, as criminals become more aware of undercover tactics, the covert officer is required to provide more and more proof that he is indeed a criminal- which leads to the officer committing acts that compromise his or her integrity for the sake o Continue Reading...
Western Sexual Mores and Fundamental Beliefs about Romantic Love:
Beyond the unfair effect of gender-based differential sexual socialization on sexually liberated women in dating relationships, another component of American social psychology often Continue Reading...
Pneumatology: The Doctrine of the Holy SpiritTable of ContentsINTRODUCTION 3Nature of the Issue 3Purpose of the Study 6Procedure of the Study 6CHAPTER 1THE CREATION 8In the Beginning 9Christ Revealed in Genesis 12CHAPTER 2THE REDEMPTION 16The Incarna Continue Reading...
Negotiation Skills
A High Impact Negotiations Model: An Answer to the Limitations of the Fisher, Ury Model of Principled Negotiations
This study aims to discover the ways in which blocked negotiations can be overcome by testing the Fisher, Ury mode Continue Reading...
Chocolate: Behind Its Bad Rap
In today's society, chocolate is everywhere. It seems that people have developed a love-hate relationship with chocolate. According to the U.S. Department of Commerce, in 1997, the average American ate 11.7 pounds of ch Continue Reading...
Therefore, corporations have had to change their viewpoints and start looking at the long-term consequences of their behavior, as well as looking at the bottom line.
Businesses also have to be concerned because consumers have also become aware of e Continue Reading...
This persona is lost between two worlds and the lying is just one way of dealing with the confusion.
The tone in "White Lies" is one of regret as the poet comes to terms with her own feelings about her heritage. She realizes how she wanted others t Continue Reading...
Plato's Theory Of The Tripartite Soul
The Republic is an influential dialogue by Plato, written in the first half of the 4th century BC. This Socratic dialogue mainly concerns political philosophy and ethics. The political ideas are clarified by pic Continue Reading...
All human beings are considered corrupt and sick and, because of the original sin, are in close relations with the powers of evil, rending them unable to make a significant contribution to their liberation. Ironically in some way, it can be said tha Continue Reading...
This feeling of anger and resentment is effectively illustrated through the conflict between Abner and the Negro, De Spain's helper.
In this conflict, Abner is seen resisting the Negro's attempt to stop him from trespassing De Spain's home. Evident Continue Reading...
Women and the Home Front in Western North Carolina and Eastern Tennessee during the Civil War
This paper examines the living conditions and attitudes that shaped the lives of the women in western North Carolina and eastern Tennessee during and afte Continue Reading...
Case Conceptualization and Treatment Program
Part I: Client Conceptualization
General Background Information of Client
Jake is a 45 year old single white male. He has a degree in engineering but struggles to hold a job for longer than a few months be Continue Reading...
Private Security and the Law: International Use of Private Security in Support of U.S. Interests Abroad
Introduction
To support U.S. interests abroad more and more resources have been diverted to private security as American military have been scaled Continue Reading...
The Brothers Karamazov and the Death of Ivan Ilyich
Dostoevsky’s Brothers Karamazov and Tolstoy’s Death of Ivan Ilyich examine the role that suffering plays in the transformation of a soul for better or for worse. Being a much longer work Continue Reading...
Bible Verses
Selected Scriptural Passages
The following interpretations of passages from the Holy Bible are based on the scriptures as recorded in the New International Version (NIV).
Jeremiah 15:16
Jeremiah 15 finds the prophet pleading with the Continue Reading...