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Religion: The Old Testament Or The New Testament

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It’s been a while since I read the bible whether it’s the Old Testament or the New Testament. I’m not really a very religious man, but my family and I would go to Church, at least try to, every Sunday. I’m Catholic but was raised to go to Methodist Church because of my mother. My father was a Catholic. I was baptize in a catholic church when I was very young and so was my wife. I didn’t get back to Catholic church until my wife and I got married. But I always considered myself as Catholic. My mom understands. I have 4 other brothers that are practicing different religion. But we all believe in one God. So we respect each other’s religion. The first topic I want to discuss is the Exodus. The Exodus tells of the enslavement of the …show more content…

Come, now! I will send you to Pharaoh to lead my people, the Israelites, out of Egypt.” (61). And does the start of mass exodus of thousands of Israelites from Egypt. In the third month after their departure from Egypt God again spoke to Moses at Mount Sinai and said “Therefore, if you hearken to my voice and keep my covenant, you shall be my special possession, dearer to me than all other people, though all the earth is mine” (77). What does God mean when he said “special possession”? I think the very word “possession” denotes something only God can really have. My emotional reaction to anything given to me that I treasure is one of thankfulness and a great sense of responsibility towards. My greatest treasure given to me by God would be my family. I believe he has given me this gifts to use to fulfill my …show more content…

My son is one whom I treasure and feel responsibility for. I want to protect him and teach his in ways that are good. Helping him attain integrity and Godly character. He is like a jewel to me that I like to polish and shape until he shines and becomes beautiful and who God made him to be. The idea of possession was fulfilled to Israel in the same way. Through a covenant with God who agreed to protect and by giving them commandments, was teaching them to follow His ways so they could shine in the land God was giving them. He guided them into truths and has given them His wisdom to learn of a better way of life. God has demanded the Israelites to get along with other people “When an alien resides with you in your land, do not molest him. You shall treat the alien who resides with you no differently than the natives born among you: have the same love for him as for yourself; for you too were once aliens in the land of Egypt.” (120). God chose Israel to be His “special possession” out of all the people in the world to bless them and then pass it forward to the rest of the world. And for the Christians, it is faith in Christ Jesus that each and every

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