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Question 1
Ten commandments are viewed as a kind of new constitution for the people who have been freed from slavery. There is significant relevance between religion and freedom of slaves. The Beatitudes present God as a Gentleman and merciful. God claims that he led people of Egypt out of slavery. "I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery” (Exodus 20:2). This reflects the belief that God is against slavery and ordered to refrain for keeping slaves. Millions of people in Egypt were a slave and suffered the brutality of the kings. The role of Exodus depicts that he followed the order of God and accepted the responsibility of removing slavery. He stood against the king of Egypt and united people for demanding freedom. The history of Egypt provides a vivid example that proves the link between Beatitudes and the elimination of slavery.
In Beatitudes, it is mentioned "blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me". This reflects that God spoke in favour of slaves. There are many other incidents where God address the people and tells them to remain merciful to others and offer them help. The interpretation of the commandments depicts that at several places Bible advice people to avoid hurting others. this also reflects that God discouraged slavery or the use of force over other humans. the incident of Egypt proves that God has always discouraged slavery. This reflects that Jesus has stressed on the common good that means the elimination of evilness or inhumane practices. Jesus also taught the Christians to help other humans and avoid causing them harm. This can be linked to the themes of anti-slavery. the Bible of Jesus never encouraged humans to keep slaves or mistreat fellow humans. The comparison exhibits a similarity between the Ten Commandments and Beatitudes.
Question 3
Smith discussed that Christianity is more of a response to Jesus’s life that set of rituals followed by Judaism and Hinduism. The “Twenty-one Affirmations of the Manila Manifesto" signed by the evangelic Christians provides an example of such response. This is because most of the events mentioned in the Bible reflects the life of Jesus. It includes a collection of the life event experienced by Jesus. The manifesto accepts the role of Jesus as it mentions, "we affirm that God is calling the whole church to take the whole gospel to the whole world". This indicates that Jesus used the gospel for teaching the world about Christianity and its principles. The message is also related to the saying, “that their partnership in evangelization must be welcomed for the common good”. The manifesto promoted the belief that Jesus is the son of God and is sent on a mission of ending evil. Most of the events narrated by the manifesto include the struggles or contributions of Jesus. Smith used his beliefs of the church for promoting the ideology that Christianity revolves around Jesus.
The inclusion of evangelism and social responsibility builds a connection of the manifesto with the beliefs of Smith. The manifesto mentions, "we affirm our solidarity with those who suffer for the gospel, and will seek to prepare ourselves for the same possibility”. This reflects that they follow the same views as presented by Smith. The people signing the manifesto accepted to follow the footsteps of Jesus and his mission. The manifesto is referring to the events that were encountered by Jesus in his life.
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