Omasorick

=(Ome) Kroekphon Ngamvittayanon, Jason Niu, Patrick Sharp= = = =THE TEN COMMANDMENTS =

==The Ten Commandments, also known as the Decalogue are a set of biblical laws relating to worship, which play a fundamental role in Judaism and most forms of Christianity. They include laws to only worship God and to keep Sabbath, and prohibitions against idolatry, blasphemy, murder, theft, and adultery. Different groups follow slightly different traditions for interpreting and numbering them.==

=LAWS =

5. No-smoking in outdoor public places such as patrolled beaches, children’s playground equipment, major sport stadiums and within 4 metres of non-residential building entrances
=Why do we have laws? =

===We have laws because without laws the world would be chaos all over. People would be able to do whatever they wanted to. People could hurt or even kill one another. All of them consist of laws. All of the laws need to be followed. When they are not, the person breaking the law is punished. Sometimes laws seem unfair and need to be changed. The government is constantly changing and making new laws to make this society better.===

=How do they help us to live better and more safely? =

=== The reason laws are in-forced in our society today is because without laws our society would be a better place. No one would be fair and there would be nothing to worry about when people do something wrong. Laws can help us to live better and more safely as they protect the people in our society from the wrong doing of other people. Although laws don't stop criminals but they cant make criminals stop and think about the consequences. ===

What would life be like if we didn't have laws in society?
===If there weren't any laws in the world then no one will go to work. There will just be a wolrd of violence and chaos. Shops will be robbed, people will be murdered and robbed. We will starve because no one will grow crops and make food. ===

=Moses and the 10 Commandments =

= What do you think a covenant is? Define it. = ===A biblical **covenant** is an agreement found in The Holy Bible. It is the customary word used to translate the Hebrew word //berith//. It is used in the Tanahk 264 times. All consider the Biblical covenant important. In theology and Bible studies, the word "covenant" principally refers to any of a number of agreements made between God and the children of Israel.===

==Why were the 10 Commandments provided to the Jews at this time? ==

===**The 10 Commandments were provided to the Jews at this time because the Jews were not living a christian life and breaking the law. The Jews at this period in time needed laws and rules to live their life by. After the 10 Commandments were provided to the Jews, the Jews began living by the 10 Commandments.**===

= How did having the 10 Commandments help the Jews to live out their covenant with God more faithfully? =

=== The 10 Commandments helped the Jews to live out their covenant with God by giving them set rules to live by. God set certain rules to live by so their is no wars and people can live peacefully. I think by God giving the Jews set rules to live by, it helped them live a better life and get closer to God. ===

= THE TEN COMMANDMENTS =


 * = 1 || “I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. You shall have no other gods before Me. ||
 * = 2 || “You shall not make for yourself a carved image, or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth; you shall not bow down to them nor serve them. For I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children to the third and fourth generations of those who hate Me, but showing mercy to thousands, to those who love Me and keep My Commandments. ||
 * = 3 || “You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain, for the Lord will not hold him guiltless who takes His name in vain. ||
 * = 4 || “Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days you shall labor and do all your work, but the seventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord your God. In it you shall do no work: you, nor your son, nor your daughter, nor your male servant, nor your female servant, nor your cattle, nor your stranger who is within your gates. For in six days the Lord made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all that is in them, and rested the seventh day. Therefore the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and hallowed it. ||
 * = 5 || “Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long upon the land which the Lord your God is giving you. ||
 * = 6 || “You shall not murder. ||
 * = 7 || “You shall not commit adultery. ||
 * = 8 || “You shall not steal. ||
 * = 9 || “You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor. ||
 * = 10 || “You shall not covet your neighbor's house; you shall not covet your neighbor's wife, nor his male servant, nor his female servant, nor his ox, nor his donkey, nor anything that is your neighbor's.” ||

=Which commandments are about God? List these by number =

**1,2,4**
=Which commandments are about how we should treat others? List these by number. =


 * = 5 || “Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long upon the land which the Lord your God is giving you. ||


 * = 8 || “You shall not steal. ||


 * = 10 || “You shall not covet your neighbor's house; you shall not covet your neighbor's wife, nor his male servant, nor his female servant, nor his ox, nor his donkey, nor anything that is your neighbor's.” ||

===Make a list of all the commandments which are stated in the negative (eg "Thou shalt NOT") - for each of these, re-write them as a postive commandment to guide us in how we should live today. ===
 * = 3 || “You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain, for the Lord will not hold him guiltless who takes His name in vain. ||


 * = 6 || “You shall not murder. This means that we shall not hurt anyone from physical to verbal abuse. ||
 * = 7 || “You shall not commit adultery. This means that we shall not watch pornography and commit adultery crimes. ||
 * = 8 || “You shall not steal. This means that we shall not take other peoples property and work for our own goods. ||
 * = 9 || “You shall not bear false witness against your neighbour. This means dont talk behind peoples back and backstab other people. ||
 * = 10 || “You shall not covet your neighbor's house; you shall not covet your neighbor's wife, nor his male servant, nor his female servant, nor his ox, nor his donkey, nor anything that is your neighbor's.” This means that we should not possess other people and steal other peoples wives/husband. ||

= = = CHALLENGE 2 = ===2. Read "The Beatitudes" as found in Matthew 15: 1 - 12 [|The Beatitudes: Matthew 5: 1 - 12]. Also, read through the two explanations of the Beatitudes found on the wiki's "Beatitudes" page.===


 * Discuss what you have read in your team.
 * As a team, construct a list of synonyms for the words "Blessed" and "Happy" - you can make two separate lists, upload a table, or do a word web or mind map - be creative! You can start with what is in your heads, and add to this using an online tool such as [|Synonyms online].
 * __ Explain __ what the Beatitudes mean. You must write in complete sentences and use some of your synonyms in your response. (Individually, what does each Beatitude mean? As a whole - What do they mean for us as Christians?...) (Type and label your own answer).

3. With this step you have two choices (you must do your own work here...) :


 * Read this passage "The Widow's Offering" and __ explain __ in a short paragraph which Beatitudes are illustrated through this passage: [|The parable of the Widow's Offering Mark 1: 41-44] [|Explanation of the parable] (You will receive a C or less on this part of the criteria if you choose this option).
 * OR using your bibles, or searching online, locate a parable or other passage in the New Testament which illustrates one or more of the values from the Beatitudes. Try this as a starting point: [|List of parables] . __Describe__ in your own words which Beatitudes are illustrated in your chosen parable. (for an A or B you must do this option).

4. What does it mean to be marginalised or outcast? As a team make a Venn Diagram or other chart which compares who the outcasts or marginalised were in Jesus' time, and who are those left on the margins of society today. (for example... a widow or a tax collector was an outcast in Jesus' time - today, it might be the homeless or refugees...)

5. Here again, you have two choices: (complete on your own and label)


 * Read one of the scenarios about Human Rights and Children from Amnesty International linked here: [|Scenarios] . __ Explain __ in a short paragraph how this relates to the Beatitudes today. (C response...)
 * OR think about society today - write your own __ description __ of a real life situation where someone is outcast or marginalised. Then, explain how this situation illustrates or relates to the Beatitudes today.


 * an __ "explanation" __... to explain is to make the relationship between things clear, or to provide how/why (Question 2, Question 3, Question 5).
 * a __ "description" __... to describe is to provides characteristics and features of something (Question 3, Question 5).

[|5:3-12pp -- Lk 6:20-23]
1 Now when he saw the crowds, he went up on a mountainside and sat down. His disciples came to him, 2 and he began to teach them, saying: 3 "Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 4 Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted. 5 Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth. 6 Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled. 7 Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy. 8 Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God. 9 Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called sons of God. 10 Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 11 "Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me. 12 Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you.

= 2. =

In the story "The Beatitudes" Jesus gathers with his disciples on a mountain side. He explains to them to them that they will be Blessed as long as the're faithful and believe in Jesus Christ the son of God. Jesus says that if you rejoice in his name you shall be rewarded in heaven on judgment day.

In Christianity, the Beatitudes are a set of teachings by Jesus that appear in the Gospels of Matthew and Luke. Some synonyms of Beatitudes are happiness, peace, serenity, bliss and felicity.

Meaning of the Beatitudes They are simply stated, but are profound in meaning.
 * Blessed || Happy ||
 * baptize || blissful ||
 * anoint || blessed ||
 * canonize || ecstatic ||
 * commend || joyous ||
 * confirm || pleased ||
 * enshrine || thrilled ||
 * consecrate || sunny ||
 * dedicate || cheerful ||
 * praise || pleasant ||

They guide, point and teach. They show us the values that Christ cares about.

These values if followed, can not only bring a believer into a state of peace and happiness, but also right into the Kingdom of God after our journey on this earth is over.

The Latin word forblessed is beatus, from which we get the word beatitude.

The beatitudes are found at Matthew 5: 3-12

Blessed are the poor in spirit,

for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are they who mourn,

for they shall be comforted. Blessed are the meek,

for they shall possess the earth. Blessed are they who hunger and thirst for justice,

for they shall be satisfied. Blessed are the merciful,

for they shall obtain mercy. Blessed are the pure of heart,

for they shall see God. Blessed are the peacemakers,

for they shall be called sons of God. Blessed are they who suffer persecution for justice sake,

for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. = 3. =

The Parable of The Lost Sheep:
===This parable displays values from the Beatitudes by following Jesus's sayings and ways, a man who owns one hundred sheep looses one and even though he still has ninety nine sheep, he goes out to find that sheep. ===

The Good Samaritan:
===The Beatitude whick is used in this story is 'Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy.' The good samaritan takes care of the por traveller who is robbed and even pays for his keeping in an inn. at the time Samaritans and Jews did niot get along. THe priest a friend of the Jews ignores the victim but an enemy of the jews the samaritan help the victim even they they are enemies. ===

4.

 * **__Jesus' time__** || **__Society Today__** ||
 * * Widow
 * Tax collectors
 * prostitutes
 * People with leprosy
 * unclean people
 * people who did not believe in the main religion
 * Jesus || * homeless
 * refugees
 * handicapped people
 * overachievers
 * islamic people
 * the poor ||

5)

One example of someone being outcasted would be when a religious man got outcasts for hes religion. He was a religious man and he got ridiclued for it and got outcasted for it. This story relates to the beatitudes because they were outcasted for believing in a religion. They were both bullied for believing in Jesus.

=
The story of the Child Soldiers relates to the beatitude today because people who got the children out of the war was follow the beatitude of Blessed are they that suffer persecution for justice’s sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven which talks about standing up for something that you believe in and the seventh beatitude blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of god which talks about helping people and bringing people together. ======

=
A real life situation where someone is outcast or marginalised is a homeless person. There are far too many homeless people living on the streets of Australia and they tend to frowned upon by the main population just because they do not have a place to live. Despite this, the homeless are some of the kindest people you will find and they pray to God every day to help them. They do not sin and try to create peace. This situation relates to the beatitudes as the homeless are peacemakers and are faithful to God and if any deserve to enter the kingdom of God, it is the homeless people. ======

Challenge #3 = = ** IMAGES OF GOOD AND EVIL ** <span style="background-color: #00ffff; color: #ff0000; display: block; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 22px; text-align: left;">1. Copy and paste these instructions to your team's page.

2. Brainstorm and create a list of synonyms( words with a similiar meaning) for each of the following terms
 * Good
 * Evil
 * Conscience

<span style="background-color: #ffff00; color: #ff00ff; display: block; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 18px; text-align: left;">3. Paste onto your team page two media items( movie,link,clip,)... one that portrays good and the other evil.
 * For each media item, EXPLAIN why each item portrays "good" or "evil"
 * Write a 300 word reflection statement on the following: "What is often accepted as "good" in society is not always "good" in Christian life". Refer to an aspect of mainstream society that your conscience tells you might be acceptable for others, but you know in your heart isn't quite right (eg, consumerism, only wanting name brands, casual/binge drinking, damage to the environment, focussing on being "popular", etc...). Each group member should focus on a different aspect of society to reflect on.

<span style="background-color: #00ff00; color: #0000ff; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 21px; text-align: left;">4. Find the lyrics to a song or poem that promotes good in society. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #00ff00; display: block; font-size: 27px; text-align: left;">5. Find a scripture passage that has a positive message that helps shape your life.
 * Embed a hyperlink to that song /lyrics on your team page. (see the wiki "help" section for how to hyperlink.
 * EXPLAIN how that song promotes good. Make sure you quote specific lines from the song and explain those lines.
 * Copy and paste the scripture passage and its bible reference onto your team page.
 * Write about a time in your life when you had a choice whether or not to "do good". Explain how applying this scripture passage to your life may have helped you with that choice (ie, you didn't choose good, but on reflection could have; or you did choose good, what influenced you?)

2.
SYNONYMS OF GOOD peachy, slap-up, swell, smashinggood enoughgoodishhotredeeming(prenominal)satisfactory, acceptablesolidsuperbwell-behaved, well behaved

angelic, angelical, beatific, saintlike, saintly, saintedgoody-goodyredemptive, redeeming(prenominal), saving(prenominal)white

SYNONYMS OF EVIL

atrocious, flagitious, grievous, monstrousbadblack, dark, sinistercorruptive, perversive, pestiferousdemonic, diabolic, diabolical, fiendish, hellish, infernal, satanic, unholydespicable, ugly, vile, slimy, unworthy, worthless, wretcheddevilish, diabolic, diabolical, mephistophelian, mephistopheleanevil-minded

SYNONYMS OF CONSCIENCE
 * Synonyms: || __ [|censor] __, __ [|compunction] __, __ [|demur] __, __ [|duty] __, inner voice,__ [|morals] __, principles, qualms, right and wrong,scruples, __ [|shame] __, small voice, squeam, stillsmall voice, superego ||

3)

GOOD -


==In this picture it portrays good. It shows a kind hearted person helping a guy that needs help get out of a flowing river which looks like it may have been a flood zone. Many people are affects by natural disasters and its up to us to put our hands and our hearts together so that we may be able to help others in time of need. This picture show a great example of good people in this world.==

=EVIL-= -

In this picture it portrays evil. This man is walking past a person who is need yet he still decides to ignore him and keep going. There is a story in the bible where a good samaritan helps a person on the street who is in need. We should all help people in need no matter who they are or what they have done.

==We learnt that the Ten Commandments, also known as the Decalogue are a set of biblical laws relating to worship, which play a fundamental role in Judaism and most forms of Christianity. They include laws to only worship God and to keep Sabbath, and prohibitions against idolatry, blasphemy, murder, theft, and adultery. Different groups follow slightly different traditions for interpreting and numbering them.==