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NAME : ALFRED CONRAD C.

CALICA
JASON BAGUNU
Program of Study : MASTER IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
Place of Work/ : DIVINE MERCY WELLNESS CENTER, INC.,
Address TUGUEGARAO CITY, CAGAYAN

Philippine Address : TUGUEGARAO CITY


LAL-LO, CAGAYAN
MODULE NO. : 2

QUESTION:

A. In reference to Pauls teachings, what is his view of the

following: (1-2 pages, double space for all 3 items below)

1. Human Life and Death;

2. Our mortal body;

3. God/Supreme Being?

In reference to Pauls teachings, the soul is immortal or the soul

will outlive the body, thus the existence of life after death. Our

life on earth is temporary but life after death is eternal. Beyond

the grave, justice awaits. If good deeds are not rewarded during our

life on earth, proper retribution will be done in the next life.

During our life on earth, we are given freedom but we are responsible

for our actions. There is no point in discussing responsibility if

man is not free. Man is given the choice to do or not to do; to obey

or disobey. The human body is given freedom and thus his soul

deserves punishment or reward. Without God, man can enjoy being evil

with pleasurable acts without apprehension of being punished later


on. Without God, man will abuse his freedom without worrying that

his acts will be justly compensated, with either reward or

punishment. Believing in justice believes that there is God or

Supreme Being. When one speaks of morality or the goodness or badness

of human acts, retribution is assumed. It is a common

misunderstanding however, that when people do good deeds, he will

be rewarded, thus, mans obedience to the law of God will save his

soul. According to Paul, this is a rebellion from God who is the

origin of life. This is man trying to secure salvation for himself.

To seek justification through your own acts is to refuse God's

justification and to rebel against His claim to be the origin and

maintainer of all life. Ethical living is, for the Christian, the

last logical stage in the development of a human life. We do not

live ethically in order that God love us; we live ethically because

God already loves us. We do not live ethically in order to thereby

satisfy God in some way; but because God has already pronounced his

satisfaction with us. Good deeds do not save us; they are our

response to being saved. According to Paul, ethics is a form of

thanksgiving not a means of earning a right to life, to heaven, to

salvation or even the right to call ourselves valuable and

worthwhile. Paul's ethics is result, not cause; thanksgiving, not

demand; loving response, not anxious obedience. It is all in the

motivation of why we do things.


B. Paul wrote to certain communities and individual persons. Among

the 6 major themes in Pauls letters, can you choose 3 and explain

each of them comprehensively? For this item, please refer to

PowerPoint presentation (Reading 2) on The Letters of Paul. (2-3

pages, double space for the 3 themes)

Salvation is by grace through faith. This major theme in Pauls

letters tells us that our salvation is by faith not by sight.

Salvation is a gift from God, it is a grace from God because He

created us in His own image and likeness and He loves us. He already

loves us and there is no need to do good deeds to please God because

He is already pleased with us being His creations. We do good deeds

as our way of thanksgiving for His Grace of Salvation. We are already

blessed with salvation and it is just proper to thank and praise God

for this gift. We are gifted with salvation not to boast for it but

to humble ourselves for it as children of God. We should struggle

to become good men not because of assuming there will be reward in

heaven, but humbly offering the fruits of our struggles as our way

of thanksgiving. We should exert effort to become truly respectful

of Gods laws in loving response to the gift of salvation and not

just mere obedience. The problem is not in the acts of obedience

themselves; such acts are good, but in the motivation, that such
acts were done to create spiritual security and meaning in our own

lives.

Jesus Christ is the fulfillment of Gods promises. This major theme

in Pauls letters manifests that Jesus loved us and gave himself for

us. Gods promise of salvation was made evident when Jesus died on

the cross to redeem the world. God really loved the world that He

gave up His Son Jesus to save us from our sins. And as God loved us,

so should we love others as ourselves. He has shown us a perfect

example of His love for us to imitate in thanksgiving to His greatest

act of love. God promised man to have eternal life through His only

begotten Son, the Lord Jesus Christ, but man must make the choice

himself. The Lord invites man to receive Him as his Savior. But God

will not get man into a headlock and force man to accept Him. He

loves man and invites man to eternal life. Man must recognize this

invitation and man must believe that God wills no one to perish but

that all should come to repentance. Man must recognize his need for

Jesus because none is righteous; all of man have sinned and come

short of the glory of God. God sent His only son Jesus that we may

believe. He who believes in Jesus has life and he who does not has

not life because Jesus is the way, the truth and the life, no can

come to the Father except through Jesus. To receive the gift of

salvation, we must acknowledge our need for Jesus to save us. We

must turn from our will & way to Gods will & way. We must
accept Christ into our hearts as Lord and Savior receiving salvation

and eternal life as gifts from God. We must trust Him to purify our

hearts & change our lives.

The new life of believers is a gift of God. This major theme in

Pauls letters speaks of faith. Faith here comes to mind. Believing

in God is faith, and showing the evidence of that belief through

action. According to St. Paul, Without faith it is impossible to

please Him (Hebrews 11:6). Jesus often illustrated the need for

faith, and spoke movingly favorably to those who demonstrated it.

To the woman who was healed, Jesus said, Your faith has made you

well. (Matthew 9:23). In Galatians, Paul emphasizes "walking" in

the Spirit or in other words, living a life defined by the Spirit.

In the letter as a whole, he argues against reliance on circumcision

to be right with God and reminds the Galatians that they have

received the power of the Spirit as a result not of their actions

but of their faith (3:2-5). After urging them to continue to define

themselves by their faith, he concludes with a section on how to

live. Because they have received the Spirit through faith, he charges

them, "Walk in the Spirit". This "walk" is characterized by a

particular kind of freedom that loves rather than devours other

people. When we walk as such, we are given new life. In our present

lives, following the Spirit as a guide, we experience an organic

blossoming of ethical behavior. Life in the Spirit quite naturally


produces spiritual fruit: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness,

generosity, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. And for the

future, our "sowing" to the Spirit will reap eternal life.

References
Lotz, A.G., & Nelson, T. (2009). 13 Ways to Pursue Jesus. Pursuing

More of Jesus. 2, 35-40.

DeLong , K. P., 2004. Inspired Ministry. Themes from the letters of Paul

. Vol. 12, Issue 3, Art. 6, 5-6.

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