The three most influential characters in the bible apart from Jesus are Ester, Paul, and Sarah. All three people are vastly different but all furthered the kingdom of God in their own unique way. I am so glad that these people followed the will of god and fulfilled their purpose.
I chose Esther from the bible because she was a woman after god’s own heart. She was chosen to be queen of the Persian Empire when she was a teenager. In that day and age women did not have near as many rights as they had today. The king at the time made a decree that all of the Jews would be killed at one time. Ester herself was a Jew. She went before the king and risked her life in order to further the kingdom of god. Esther had lots of choices but her choosing to follow gods will made her the hero of that time period. The Jew’s lives were spared and she will be remembered forever as a woman after God’s own heart.
I chose the apostle Paul because of his impact. Paul was a man who went out and was a missionary in the Mediterranean region. He was put in chains and in jail for many different times in his life. One time in specific he was put in jail for preaching in the center of town, and immediately after he got out, he went out to the center of town and began preaching again. He was so faithful to god’s will and he followed it even though he was an “ambassador in chains”.
I chose Sarah, the wife of Abraham. She was prophesized that she would be given a child and be a leader of nations. She did not always believe it. But once she was very old, she was given a child well after her years. She was a faithful woman who followed and believed the will of God. All three of these people changed the lives of the Bible forever and were very influential to the will of God.
Friday, October 8, 2010
Sunday, October 3, 2010
"The Filipino and the Drunkard"
In the story “The Filipino and the Drunkard”, written by William Saroyan I believe that the society or the people on the boat are the people who are the most responsible for what happened. It was a hard situation and stepping up to make a difference was hard to do. I can understand how the people on the boat did nothing but I believe that in the end it was there fault the drunkard was killed.
I believe that if the crowd had stepped up to take their place like they should have done this would have never happened. In this particular situation, the boy was literally helpless and could not fend for himself. He needed someone to come to his rescue and no one did. He fought back in what ever way that he possibly could. I don’t believe that killing the drunkard was right but I think that he chose to do that because he felt that was his only option. No one was being the bigger person to step up and help him so he helped himself. If I had been on the boat ride I would like to say that I would have gotten the drunk caught and captured, but I would probably have been caught up in the moment and not have had enough courage to step out. I know this position is wrong, but its reality. I think any bystander in that situation would have no idea what to do so they would just wait for someone else to step up.
Another situation where people tend to just stand by and let things happen is with beatings. Many children or spouses are verbally and physically abused by their parents or spouses and people know, but never tell. Those people’s lives are at risk and society tries to pretend as though it does not happen. Individuals in the society are responsible for letting authorities know. If they don’t they are playing a part of the hurting. If you were to know something and would not tell, you are indeed just as guilty as the person who was doing the beating. Other events around the world include abortions, theft, beating, bullying, cheating, and affairs. All of these events are life altering and the people who know won’t tell. What has our society come to where a person must virtually be killed for someone to step up or realize that something must be done? This is the sad reality of the world which we live in. We need to be aware of the hurting people in the world and step up whenever we see something like this happen, even if it means bad circumstances for us.
I believe that if the crowd had stepped up to take their place like they should have done this would have never happened. In this particular situation, the boy was literally helpless and could not fend for himself. He needed someone to come to his rescue and no one did. He fought back in what ever way that he possibly could. I don’t believe that killing the drunkard was right but I think that he chose to do that because he felt that was his only option. No one was being the bigger person to step up and help him so he helped himself. If I had been on the boat ride I would like to say that I would have gotten the drunk caught and captured, but I would probably have been caught up in the moment and not have had enough courage to step out. I know this position is wrong, but its reality. I think any bystander in that situation would have no idea what to do so they would just wait for someone else to step up.
Another situation where people tend to just stand by and let things happen is with beatings. Many children or spouses are verbally and physically abused by their parents or spouses and people know, but never tell. Those people’s lives are at risk and society tries to pretend as though it does not happen. Individuals in the society are responsible for letting authorities know. If they don’t they are playing a part of the hurting. If you were to know something and would not tell, you are indeed just as guilty as the person who was doing the beating. Other events around the world include abortions, theft, beating, bullying, cheating, and affairs. All of these events are life altering and the people who know won’t tell. What has our society come to where a person must virtually be killed for someone to step up or realize that something must be done? This is the sad reality of the world which we live in. We need to be aware of the hurting people in the world and step up whenever we see something like this happen, even if it means bad circumstances for us.
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