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Character Formation which

Jesus focused

Character Formation which

Jesus focused

1. Humility

3. Faithfulness

7 DEADLY SINS

  • Refers to the way in which people must see themselves before God.

  • It describes their response to the awareness that they live in the presence of God.

8. You shall not bear dishonest witness against your neighbor.

  • A quality of character that reflected one’s basic loyalty to God.

  • Many of his parables stressed this quality

  • Emphasized the idea that in light of that event his disciples should be diligent in their service.

- revenge, gossip, scandal and all lies destroy the covenant love between individuals.

7 Deadly Sins

3. Greed

9. You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife.

- Greed (Latin, avaritia), also known as avarice, cupidity or covetousness, is, like lust and gluttony, a sin of excess.

- However, greed (as seen by the church) is applied to a very excessive or rapacious desire and pursuit of material possessions. 

10. You shall not covet your neighbor’s good.

- obsessively desiring or lusting out of motives of jealously or materialism or selfishness destroys love between neighbors because internal desires can breed hate and rivalry.

The idea of the Kingdom of God is central in the teachings of Jesus and basic to his ethic

“The time fulfilled, and the Kingdom of God is at hand; repent, and believe in the gospel.”

-Mark 1:15

Character Formation which

Jesus focused

2. Sincerity

Jesus’ teachings about the Kingdom of God ( Law )

Jesus’ teachings about the

Kingdom of God ( Law )

  • Honesty of mind

  • He often spoke of a life

  • that can stand up under the closest scrunity

3. Jesus stressed motive and intent more than overt action.

4. Jesus broadened the scope of moral responsibility.

6. You shall not commit adultery.

7 Deadly Sins

6. Envy

- Like greed and lust, Envy (Latin, invidia) is characterized by an insatiable desire.

- Envy is similar to jealousy in that they both feel discontent towards someone's traits, status, abilities, or rewards. The difference is the envious also desire the entity and covet it.

1. Jesus made a distinction between the Law of Moses and the rabbinic interpretations which had come to have the force of unwritten law.

2. Jesus considered some parts of the Law more important than other. He was more concerned about moral laws.

- unfaithfulness to the marriage covenant as in adultery-is unfaithfulness to the covenant of unity to which God calls each married couples.

7 Deadly Sins

7. Pride

- In almost every list, pride (Latin, superbia), or hubris (Greek), is considered the original and most serious of the seven deadly sins, and the source of the others.

- It is identified as believing that one is essentially better than others, failing to acknowledge the accomplishments of others, and excessive admiration of the personal self (especially holding self out of proper position

toward God).

7. You shall not steal.

The 8 Beatitudes of Jesus

- stealing breaks down trust.

7 DEADLY SINS

4. “Blessed are they who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied.”

5. “Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy.”

6. “Blessed are the pure of heart, for they shall see God.”

The 8 Beatitudes of Jesus

1. Lust

7. “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called children of God.”

8. “Blessed are they who are persecuted for the sake of righteousness, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven.”

- or lechery (carnal "luxuria") is an intense desire. It is a general term for desire.

- therefore lust could involve the intense desire of money, food, fame, power or sex.

2. Gluttony

Beatitudes of Jesus

- derived from the Latin gluttire, meaning to gulp down or swallow, gluttony (Latin, gula) is the over-indulgence and over-consumption of anything to the point of - waste.

  • Beatitudes of Jesus provide a way of life that promises salvation that also provides peace in the midst of our trials and tribulations on earth.

  • provides message of humility, charity and brotherly love.

7 Deadly Sins

4. Sloth

- (Latin, acedia) can entail different vices.

- While sloth is sometimes defined as physical laziness, spiritual laziness is emphasized. Failing to develop spiritually is key to becoming guilty of sloth.

5. Wrath

The 8 Beatitudes of Jesus

- (Latin, ira), also known as "rage", may be described as inordinate and uncontrolled feelings of hatred and anger.

1. I, the Lord, am your God. You shall not have other gods besides me.

1. “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the Kingdom of heaven.”

2. “Blessed are they who mourn, for they shall be comforted.”

3. “Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.”

- set priorities, don’t let other things such as sex, money, power, prestige to rule us.

3. Take care to keep holy the Sabbath day as the Lord, your God, comment you.

2. You shall not take the name of the Lord,

your God, in vain.

- faithfulness to God demands that we adore him.

- Sunday, the day of the Lord’s resurrection, is a day to set priorities.

- emphasizes the recognition of sacred things.

- the way we worship God.

Ethical Teachings of Jesus and Jesus’ Moral Law

5 General Observation about Morality (Hebrew Scriptures)

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  • Morality & Piety are mixed and cannot be separated.

  • Morality involves devotion to God, righteousness consists of grateful obedience to the will of God.

  • Hebrew sense of moral obligation results from the understanding that God is a absolute sovereign.

The Ten Commandments

5 General Observation about Morality (Hebrew Scriptures)

4. Honor you father and your mother.

  • Old Testament morality is legalistic.

  • Morality has a distinctive concept of justice.

- covenant love extends to our families.

- show respect, obedience, courtesy and gratitude to your parents.

5. You shall not kill.

- holding as a sacred trust the gift of life God has given us.

5. You shall not kill.

- holding as a sacred trust the gift of life God has given us.

Ethical Teachings of Jesus and Jesus’ Moral Law

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