Matthew Paul Individual Paper 1

Many people do not know that loving your enemy is the heart of the gospel. Although loving and praying for your enemy may seem impossible at times, it is written in the gospel of Matthew that loving your enemy is loving God. In Matthew 5:43, Jesus teaches about loving your enemy, praying for your enemy, and shows examples of loving your enemy.

Browne, N. M., & Keeley, S. M. (2011). Asking the Right Questions: A Guide to Critical Thinking, (10th Ed). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Education Inc.

Analyse the contribution that Paul of Tarsus had on the development and expression of Christianity.

The Gospel of Matthew historically was thought to be the first Gospel written, followed by the Gospel of St. Mark. Early church historians believed that Matthew was one of the twelve Apostles. Gospel of Matthew according to biblical historians came from the Gospel of Mark. Gospels of Matthew written before the destruction of Temple in Jerusalem in seventy AD.

On May 18, 1920, in a small Polish town just outside of Wadowice, a child was born to Karol Wojtyla (1879-1941, and Emilia Kaczorosks (1884-1929). His name was Karol Jozef Wojtyla. Little did his parents know that one day their child was destined not only to become a priest and a bishop, but the 264th pope of the Roman Catholic Church, and only the second non-Italian pope.

After reading “Geography & Public Policy - An Official U.S. Language” found on page 168, chapter six. I well answering these three questions found under “Considering the Issues”.

When taking a stance on a controversial topic, it is important to be aware of all sides of the argument, and this article is effective in acknowledging these opinions. The authors of the article recognize some people with other arguments do make a few good

When God created the world, he clearly set the limits. To our wellbeing, to the good course of this life, they were established. These limits were described to the forefathers by God through Moses (see the full history in the book of Exodus, the second book of your Bible), but was even written within our minds, carved in our conscience, either approving or condemning us about what is right or wrong. Unfortunately, these limits have been constantly broken.

Critical thinking is the analyzing and evaluating of information in order to form a judgment or decision. This paper will use the techniques outlined in “Asking the Right Questions: A Guide to Critical Thinking” by Browne and Keeley (2015) to analyze a business memo written October 10, 2014 by Anil Ravaswami, Vice President of Human Resources, of Cliffside Holding Company of Massapequa (CHCM). These techniques outlined will help develop critical thinking by showing how to ask questions in order to analyze and process the information in the memo. By utilizing these techniques, managers will be able to assess relevant information in order to solve complex issues and be able to communicate effectively.

Issues that are related to gender, heritage, sexuality and religion have been some of the leading controversies of Catholicism for decades. Whether it is the sexualization of women, the overuse of power by men, or the stereotypical gender roles, the problems we see in the readings from the bible are problems that we often can relate to even in the 21st century. The three passages from the New Testament that I will examine in this paper all contain examples of how the bible has influenced and shaped our world and the Catholic Church today.

The analysis of the issue must be comprehensive, transparent and accurate. Transparency requires that specific policy or program alternatives be articulated for government officials and decision-makers. The issue analysis must be accurate in that it communicates the facts associated with the issues. Additionally, the analysis must identify sources of information, employ replicable analytical methods, and identify arguments that are subjective, or reflect only certain perspectives.

If there is any one person in the New Testament that can be defined by the word inspiring its the apostle Peter. Out of all the apostles Peter is the one that we hear the most about. From a life of a simple fisherman to a devoted follower of Jesus, Peter continued to be an example of how we should live our lives. It's encouraging to know that Peter was no one special by himself, until he met Jesus. In fact Peter is often times a great example of how we are: loud mouthed, quick to judge, and cowardly. Peter not was only referred to as Satan by Jesus himself but also denied Jesus not once but three times. Even after all of that Jesus still looked at Peter and said through you, a messed up fisherman, I will build my Church. Peter went on to do

St Paul of Tarsus is a significant figure in Christianity due to his major contributions of writings and letters which form a significant amount of the New Testament. St Paul is considered to be the forefather of Christianity after Jesus. Paul had a major impact on these spread of Christianity through his mission journeys, contributing to the religious traditions and helping expand Jesus’ original teachings. The reason behind Paul being a significant person in Christianity is because he contributed to the development of Christianity.

Apostle Paul was not always a preacher of Christianity, Paul’s parents were Jewish as well as Roman citizens. Paul was to be a Rabbi though his future plans changed, on Paul’s journey of scorning Jesus, he had a vision in which Jesus asked why Paul scorns him, then commissions Paul to preach his message to the Gentiles who received mercy through Jewish unbelief. Around A.D. 56-58; Apostle Paul wrote the Romans, verses 8:26-30 states, “26 In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us through wordless groans. 27 And he who searches our hearts knows the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for God’s people in accordance with the will of God.

One must recognize when studying and reading the four Gospels is that each Gospel was written for a specific audience. The Gospel of Matthew was written for the Hebrew audience, the Gospel of Mark was written for the Roman audience, the Gospel of Luke was written to the Greek audience, and the Gospel of John was written towards the Gentile, Christian audience. The purpose of the four Gospels and their variances allows the reader to obtain a more comprehensive picture of Christ. Each author has a different background and personality as well as temperaments. One of Matthew’s purposes was to show that Jesus was the Messiah from his fulfillment of the Old Testament prophecies and genealogy. Matthew 's was written to convince the Jews that Jesus is the promised King, the “Son of David,” who would forever sit upon the throne of Israel (Matthew 9:27; 21:9). Mark omits the birth and genealogy of Jesus, and is a more result oriented Gospel. Luke’s Gospel attempts to cover the events of the life of Jesus in an orderly sequence (Luke 1:3). The Gospel of John has a broad audience compared to the other Gospels.