When I read theSermon on the Mount , I was surprised at how much Jesus asks of us, because not only does he ask us to make our actions moral and good, but our thoughts too. Upon reflection on the Sermon however, I realized that he is only asking us to be true Christians because Christians vow to try to act like Christ with their thoughts words and actions. When answering the questions I found that most of my responses were Moral, however some were not Christian. When I’m angry with a person I do tend to do the Christian and Moral thing and cool down then confront the person in a peaceful manner. I believe that what I want out of life is both Moral and Christian, because I want the freedom to be unique and I want to be happy. My response to lust however does not seem to be in accordance with Jesus’ teachings because I find it hard to be able to control your thoughts if they are lustful, especially in a teenage boy, but you should work to try to free yourself of a lustful mind. I find myself disagreeing somewhat with Jesus on the Issue of telling the truth, I don’t think that you necessarily always need to tell the truth, and see nothing wrong with a small lie when you save the person needless pain by lying to them, or perhaps save yourself needless pain by lying. I would say that I am respectful to my enemies, it is hard for me to come up with any “enemies” to be honest, but the people I find myself fighting with the most are people close to me, so I don’t think that I have a problem with “enemies.”<
I am not proud of what I did the last time I witnessed a real fight. It was two years ago and I just walked away and did nothing to stop it, I wish I had possessed the courage and Christian spirit at the time to try to break it up, but I did not. The real riches I live for I think are in accordance with aMoral life , and Jesus’ teachings. I am always striving to better myself and that is what I think is a real treasure of life. On the soccer field and in my writing I am always trying to get better. In my response to whether I put others down, I replied that I do. This is true, however the only people I put down are my friends, and it is almost always jokingly and never behind their backs. This I think is Moral, and Id don’t think is against Jesus’ teaching in the Sermon so I think it is Christian too. On the people who have influenced me the most, my list read…1. Family (parents and brother) 2. Friends and 3. Teachers/coaches
Now this response is Moral, and I believe it is Christian too, because when I think about these people, they are the people I see Jesus in the most. They ae the ones who embody God’s love to me every day, so I truly believe that my response to that question was Christian as well as Moral.
So, upon further reflection of my answers and the Sermon, I discovered that I do strive to be what I believe is more Christ like through my deeds and thoughts every day, and that the life Jesus asks of us in the Sermon is very hard, but not impossible, all it requires is a loving heart and the loving hearts of others.The story of Julio Diaz helped me see that we, as Human Beings are capable of wonderful loving things every day.
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I am not proud of what I did the last time I witnessed a real fight. It was two years ago and I just walked away and did nothing to stop it, I wish I had possessed the courage and Christian spirit at the time to try to break it up, but I did not. The real riches I live for I think are in accordance with aMoral life , and Jesus’ teachings. I am always striving to better myself and that is what I think is a real treasure of life. On the soccer field and in my writing I am always trying to get better. In my response to whether I put others down, I replied that I do. This is true, however the only people I put down are my friends, and it is almost always jokingly and never behind their backs. This I think is Moral, and Id don’t think is against Jesus’ teaching in the Sermon so I think it is Christian too. On the people who have influenced me the most, my list read…1. Family (parents and brother) 2. Friends and 3. Teachers/coaches
Now this response is Moral, and I believe it is Christian too, because when I think about these people, they are the people I see Jesus in the most. They ae the ones who embody God’s love to me every day, so I truly believe that my response to that question was Christian as well as Moral.
So, upon further reflection of my answers and the Sermon, I discovered that I do strive to be what I believe is more Christ like through my deeds and thoughts every day, and that the life Jesus asks of us in the Sermon is very hard, but not impossible, all it requires is a loving heart and the loving hearts of others.The story of Julio Diaz helped me see that we, as Human Beings are capable of wonderful loving things every day.