The word agape can be defined as the unconditional love of God or Christ for humankind. This was the first word that came to mind once I read the poem. It reminded me of going to church on Sundays; I go faithfully and wonder sometimes why God did for not only me but everyone here on earth. If that is not agape love‚ I don’t know what is! We are currently in a sin cursed world‚ where every time you turn around someone is doing some kind of evil. However‚ regardless of the harshness of the sin that
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published a book called “Situation Ethics: The New Morality” This book portrayed a new idea on how moral decisions should be taken. Fletcher based his ideas on the idea of Agape love which he felt was shown from Jesus Christ throughout the New Testament. Situation ethics was set up so that the basis of moral decisions was agape love instead of the ideas of legalism and antinomianism. Fletcher based his idea of situation ethics on a throw away comment made by a taxi driver “sometimes you gotta set
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idea of Christian love as presented in the Bible is mainly based upon the concept of agape love. Agape is the epitome of Christian love. It is an unconditional love for others which expects nothing in return‚ it is both a chosen and committed love. This concept appears in the Bible when Jesus said‚ "By this all will know that you are My disciples‚ if you have love for one another" (John 13:35). This shows us that agape love is the unconditional and abundant love of God. Christian love differs from the
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situation guides an individual on what they should do but also the principle of agape (love). In Fletcher’s book he suggests that Christians should make the right choices without blindly following rules but rather by thinking for themselves. Decisions should be made on the sole basis of one rule – agape. Such love involves doing the best thing possible for the other party involved. So maxims could be ignored if they don’t serve agape‚ for example if a priest is presented by a young lady who is having underage
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violence. Instead‚ it would use agape‚ a classical Greek word that means unconditional love. In Christian terms‚ that should extend to all humankind” (Ireland). When God creates his creature doesn’t discrete them by color or race‚ all human beings are uniform in God’s eyes and should not be excluded from anything. So that‚ King wants liquefies the drawback that colored people encounter with peace instead of using rage and fight. As a matter of fact‚ he wants to use “Agape Love” to win the issue that
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A01: Examine any four of Fletcher’s six fundamental principles of Situation Ethics By Saskia Hallam The first principle of Fletcher’s which I will examine is that Fletcher says ‘only one thing is intrinsically good‚ namely love: nothing else at all.’ Using this principle Fletcher is explaining how only love is good in itself. He uses the principle to explain how nothing else has intrinsic value as other actions ‘gain or acquire their value only because they happen to help people‚ therefore being
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Do you know about the Taxonomy of Love? The Taxonomy of Love is a theory that practices belief in five types of love Eros‚ Ludus‚ Storge‚ Mania‚ and Pragma. The great William Shakespeare wrote the tragic tale of Romeo and Juliet‚ which can perfectly be related to the Taxonomy of Love. Because Romeo is an Eros lover and Juliet is a Mania lover they are more likely to become tragic heroes. I believe Romeo is an Eros lover because he is indeed ready for love in all
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Shakespeare’s Sonnet 102 Poet and screenwriter‚ Susan Griffin‚ once said‚ “A story is told as much by silence as by speech.” This statement underlines the fact that just because words are not spoken‚ it does not mean that there is no meaning behind the silence. Someone’s lack of words can have as much‚ if not even more‚ power as another’s most persuasive speech. In Sonnet 102‚ Shakespeare explains why he believes in the power of silence regarding his feelings towards his true love. His allusion
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Loving-kindness is defined as an openhearted nurturing to ourselves and others. The golden rule says‚ “Treat others just the way you want to be treated.” Kindness and compassion are all qualities that live in humans. By practicing kindness toward others we give a gift to ourselves and it has benefits just by doing it. There is a scientific evidence for why loving kindness works. Our emotions are shaped by our thoughts. Our loving-kindness practice helps us to feel more positive‚ kind‚ and patient
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Eulogy for Father On behalf of my entire family‚ I want to thank all of you for your compassion and for being present here today. For those of you who don’t know me‚ my name is Mauri-Lynne‚ and I’m Lionel’s daughter. Dad was devoted to every one of you. We all hope that you’ll share your memories of him with us‚ if not today then in the weeks and months to come. My father was committed to the practice and preservation of Jewish life. His religious beliefs informed everything he did. Particularly
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