S1 Blog Response 7

If we followed our beatitude, the world would be much more peaceful, For example, the sixth beatitude expresses that "Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy", which means As we are merciful to other, Our father will be merciful to us. What you give people will finally come back to you. Everything is mutual and equal, just like what we say in "our father" the prayer. "forgive us trespasses, as we forgive he who trespasses against us."

In order to follow the beatitude during our lives, we need to give up lots of things. For example, our arrogance. we need to be humble and appreciate that all of the blessings come from the God. We need to be grateful all the time. Just like the first beatitude "Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven."

However, living with beatitude doesn't mean everyone needs to live exactly based the beatitude. We can still do whatever we want, as long as it's followed the beatitude. When we achieve something, we can still be proud of ourselves, but just remember that It is a blessing that we can live in a society which allows we go to school and get the education. It is a gift from God. They do not contradict each other.

Following Beatitube is not that easy. I tried to live my life following the Beatitube  It wasn't hard, but not easy as well. When someone offensed me by purpose, I needed to forgive her and still treated her nicely. That made me kind of unhappy that time, because I cannot really forgave her and acted like nothing happened. It just like after we pinning a nail into the wall, when we remove that nail, there is still a hole on the wall. However, when I think over that day, I still feel proud of myself, because forgive is a virtue to live with. Additionally, I lived my day following Beatitube.


Citation:
Love. Digital image. Julie Lefebure. N.p., 16 Oct. 2014. Web. 1 Dec. 2016. <http://www.julielefebure.com/love-includes-forgiveness/>.
Grateful and Thankful Quotes. Digital image. QuotesAddicts. N.p., n.d. Web. 1 Dec. 2016. <http://quoteaddicts.com/i/3400300>.
Brave Strong Quotes. Digital image. N.p., n.d. Web. 1 Dec. 2016. <https://www.pinterest.com/explore/you-are-amazing/>.

S1 Blog Response 6

My name is Jesus, When I was fifteen years old, I had lots of things I don't know, as innocent as other teenagers. Firstly, I don't know why I don't look like my father. My mother told me that she and my father had lived in the kingdom of Herod, but one day they decided to leave. King Herod is not a good king, he killed all the children who had threatened him to the throne, including his own son. That happened when I was born, maybe that's why they escaped,or maybe they left before that massacre. I really don't know.

Now we live in Egypt. Although we are newcomers, everyone in this town treats us nicely, because of my father, My father is a carpenter, everyone asks him for some small favors—making a new desk or repairing a broken chair. However, I have heard some gossip in his back that I am not his real son, we don't have any kinship at all. what a joke! If I am not his own son, why he be so nice to me? If I am not his own son, why he teaches me all his skills about being a carpenter? If I am not his son, why he never told me that? I guess gossip is human's instinct, same as jealous. That must be the reason they gossip. They envy me because I have a happy family and a happy life. But if people envy others, why don't they just say it directly in stead of being nice and gossip on one's back? I really don't know. 


I do have some friends, they’re all boys who have the same age with me. We hang out together and study in the same school. Sometimes when we joke around, they call me "boy born with star", I always pretend bing angry, and finally we all laughed. I don't know why they call me that way, I really don't know. 

On that time, I have some great friends, a happy family, and a peaceful life. I never thought that everything will be changed: my friends will go against me; my follower will betray me, and my real father will go talk to me. That's my happiest time in my life ever. 


citation:
Star. Digital image. N.p., n.d. Web. <http://i.ytimg.com/vi/zlVERffp5c8/maxresdefault.jpg>.

S1 Blog Response 4

• From my perspective, this parable project is really interesting and attractive, which also helps me learned lots of things. Our parable is The rich man and Lazarus, who is a poor guy. The Rich man and poor man are neighbors, during their lifetime, rich man treats poor man badly. After they died, rich man goes to the hell and poor man goes to the heaven, who can go serve Abraham. The rich man feels unfair about Abraham's decision, and Abraham told him that because poor man has not had the easy life during his lifetime. However, the rich man has had the easy and luxurious lifestyle and need to learn how to be kind to those below him. Then rich man asks Abraham to warn his brothers, so they don’t make the same mistakes he did when he didn’t treat Lazarus in the nicest way possible. Abraham says they can learn from your mistakes from Moses and the Prophets. The rich man believes this won’t work because they will repent these people in heaven. At the end, Abraham says if they won’t believe Moses, they will never learn how to be kind.
  
  
  

  From this parable, I learned being rich doesn't automatically means we can get into heaven. However, being kind does. Also, It is okay to be poor, as long as we are doing whatever we should be doing and be a good person. We always complain about our extraction, which may not give us enough money to buy whatever we want. However, we should focus more only our morality. Being a good person and treating other people the way we want to be treated is much more important than the materialism. 

  
  

  For me, the most impressive parable presentation is The Laborers in the Vineyard. Their skit is pretty related to our life and told us what exactly the parable wants to tell us. In another word, their scenario is a perfect example of the parable. I learned from their scenario that No matter the sequence we following God, God loves us equally. 

  
  

  The lesson which impacts me most is The Prodigal Son. It tells me that no matter how much people hurt us, we should forgive them at least for once. That lesson pretty related to my life. For example, In the past, When someone betrayed me or hurt me, I would not be her friend anymore. However, I think after learning this lesson, I will try to forgive them in the future. 
  
  If Jesus lives in nowadays, he probably is a moral leader, maybe the pope in the church, or the teacher in the school. He may not be that rich, but he will be happy every day because he is doing his favorite thing, teaching. He will have abundant followers, both in reality and the internet. He will also have his official facebook and Instagram account in order to teach us. 
  
  Citation:
  Pictures of Money. Digital image. N.p., 2 Aug. 2014. Web. <https://www.flickr.com/photos/pictures-of-money/17123251389>.
  
  Teaching and Learning Key Terms. Digital image. N.p., n.d. Web. <http://www.ourlanguage.org/content-collection-teaching-and-learning>.

S1 Blog Response 5

A.C.T.S Prayer

Dear Lord, you are the person who saves the world, you are the person who guides my life. When I need your help, you always be with me. Please forgive me when I treat my friends badly and please forgive me when I give too many pressure to other people. Please also forgive me when I lie to someone, even it is for protecting her feeling. Thanks for your generousness of forgiving, and thanks for your generousness for everything. Thanks for the opportunity for good education, and thanks for the love comes from my family and friends. Dear God, please give me instruction while I am lost in life, and please give the blessing to my family and friends. Please bless me for getting into my dream college, and please bless me survive from my first sophomore final.

Citation:
How Accurate Is A Lie Detector Test. Digital image. UK Lie Detector Test. UK Lie Detector Test, 30 July 2015. Web. <https://www.ukliedetectortest.co.uk/accuracy/accurate-lie-detector-test-2/>.

S1 Blog Response 3

It is my first time to learn the four gospels, which real amazed me. Four gospels are Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. They are all talking about Jesus, but in different aspects. For example, the purpose of Mark is to spread the more intimate parts of Jesus's life. And the perpose of Luke is to give a detailed narrative and account of Jesus's life and the truths about him.

Although I have never read them before, one which most resonates with me is the Luke. Not because the content, but because the relationship between the auther and Jesus. The author of gospel Luke is Luke himself. Although Luke was writing for people who was Christians, and wants to learn more about Christianity, Luke himself is not one of the apostle, he is not even a follower of Jesus. All his writing is relying on the information given to him by people who were eyewitnesses to the accounts and miracles of Jesus. 

Luke's experience told me that whatever you want to do, just do it. There is no limitation or requirement that he has to be a follower of Jesus in order to compose the gospel. Luke wrote the gospel only because he wants to do that. Lukes's experience recalled one of my personal experience. On the first day of my sophomore year, I decided to join a club. Fortunately, on the club fair, I found one of the club that I am interested in--robotic club. However, I had no experience on that field, so I was hesitate participating that club. Finally, I decided sign my name and join that club. Because there is no limitation of joining that club. Althought I knew nothing about coding or building or computer science, I can learn them by process, just like Luke listens to Juses's follower and compose the gospel Luke.

Citation:

Wilson, James. "Gospel of Luke Teaching Series." Northwest Baptist Church, 1 
     Feb. 2016, www.northwestbc.com/2016/02/01/gospel-of-luke-teaching-series/. 

"The Gospel." Crossroads Community Church, www.crossroadsframingham.com/sermons/ 
     series/gospel-for-everyone/. 

S1 Blog Response 2

From the class presentation, I figured out that my comprehension of Jesus is mostly right. Actually, most of my recognization of Jesus is same as the recognization of history. For example, the site of calvary is talk about the crucifixion of Jesus. I truly believe this story which is about Jesus is crucified because he is considered as a heretic. Because he wants to save the whole humanity from the sin, he doesn't resist and be nailed on the cross. That is what historians believe. However, the Church believe that because Jesus is the son of God, he has been told that God has a plan for him, he will be fine. Therefore, he does not revolt. There is no obvious evidence in history that can prove the existance of God, so apparently Jesus cannot be the son of God, also, he cannot be told that he will be fine because God has a plan for him. 

Also, from the group presentation, I learned that even the strongest person has the weak side. From the story" slaughter the innocent", we know that King Herod wants to kill Jesus in order to avoid the loss of his throne, However, because the angle told Juses stepfather escape to Egypt, Jesus survived. Therefore, even the savior may need the help of other's save.

This makes me remember a paradox, can God create a thing that he cannot hold. Because in our mind, God can do everything, then if he create that thing, he cannot hold it; If he cannot create that thing, he cannot do everything. No one is omnipotent, no matter how strong they are.

Image comes from:
"Seven Last Words Church of God in Christ Jesus." Clipartkid, 
     www.clipartkid.com. 

S1 Blog Response 1

From my perspective, Jesus is a phrase which both familiar and unfamilier, because I have heard thousand of times about Jesus. For example, when we express our excitement or shock, we always say, "Oh! Jesus!" However, I do not really get to know him. My family are not religious, so I never heard this word before I get into NDB. Therefore, my only comprehension is based on our religion class. From the previous class, I know that he is the the son of the God, who is chosen by his father to save the humankind. So Jesus comes down to the Earth and becomes a prophet. During his lifetime, he always teaches people how to be a better person. However, finally, he is killed by nailing on the cross on a Friday. After three days, he revive and back to the Heaven. I do believe all what we have been taught, except the part with God. Because there are no strong evidence which can prove that God really exist on the world, therefore, I don't believe that God is an actual person. So how can Jesus be the son of a person who don't exist on the world?