Relationship of Values and Virtues: The Conversion of Prophet Isaiah PDF

Relationship of Values and Virtues: The Conversion of Prophet Isaiah  THE PROPHETS God used the Prophets to guide and remind the people about the consequences of their continuous disobedience and worshipping false gods.  THE PROPHETS Prophet is the one who speaks on...

Relationship of Values and Virtues: The Conversion of Prophet Isaiah  THE PROPHETS God used the Prophets to guide and remind the people about the consequences of their continuous disobedience and worshipping false gods.  THE PROPHETS Prophet is the one who speaks on behalf of God. Prophets delivers the message God to the people, made known through dreams. visions and experiences. CONVERSION OF PROPHET ISAIAH CONVERSION OF PROPHET ISAIAH In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord, high and exalted, seated on a throne; and the train of his robe filled the temple. Above him were seraphim, each with six wings: With two wings they covered their faces, with two they covered their feet, and with two they were flying. And they were calling to one another: "Holy, holy, holy is the Lord Almighty; the whole earth is full of his glory." At the sound of their voices the doorposts and thresholds shook and the CONVERSION OF PROPHET ISAIAH Woe to me!" I cried. "I am ruined! For I am a man of unclean lips, and I live among a people of unclean lips, and my eyes have seen the King, the Lord Almighty. Then one of the seraphim flew to me with a live coal in his hand, which he had taken with tongs from the altar. With it he touched my mouth and said, "See, this has touched your lips; your guilt is taken away and your sin atoned for." Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, "Whom CONVERSION OF PROPHET ISAIAH ''Be ever hearing, but never understanding; be ever seeing, but never perceiving! Make the heart of this people calloused; make their ears dull and close their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn and be healed." CONVERSION OF PROPHET ISAIAH Then I said, "For how long, Lord?" And he answered: "Until the cities lie ruined and without inhabitant, until the houses are left deserted and the fields ruined and ravaged, until the Lord has sent everyone far away and the land is utterly forsaken. And though a tenth remains in the land, it will again be laid waste. But as the terebinth and oak leave  THE The English word for PROPHETS prophet comes from the Greek word prophetes which means to "speak for another, especially one who speaks for a  One become a Prophet THE through God's initiative. It is PROPHETS He who chose and called a person for a purpose and a mission. The mission of the prophets is to remind and teach people values that would help them to be reminder of their covenant  THE Prophets are divided into two; Major (4) and PROPHETS Minor (12) Prophets. There is no major difference between the two, their only difference why there is a Major and Minor Prophets is based  THE PROPHETS Major Prophets have a more longer writings. Minor Prophets have shorter.  THE PROPHETS Major Prophets have a more longer writings. Minor Prophets have shorter. THREEFOLD MISSION Preaching Foretelling Warning PREACHIN the prophets explain and interpret the G Mosaic Law and admonished and denounced sin, called sinners to repentance and brought pardon to  is where the Prophets FORETELLIN announced the coming, G judgement, deliverance and events. These forth telling is not to amaze people, but to remind them of what will happen to them. The prediction given by true prophet will  They provide WARNING guidance to people on what will happen to them if they continue to disobey and commit sin contrary to the THE MAJOR AND MINOR PROPHETS  MAJOR PROPHETS ISAIAH Isaiah is noteworthy for being the most quoted of all the prophets in the New Testament. Many passages are Messianic in nature, even predicting events in the life of Christ such as the virgin birth (Isaiah 7:14). His writings cover a long period JEREMIAH Jeremiah was heavily persecuted for his prophesies during the Babylonian Siege. He often used metaphors such as the potter and clay (Jeremiah 18:1-7) to illustrate God's message to the people. Known as the weeping  When Jerusalem came LAMENTATIONS under the Babylonians and was destroyed, Jeremiah was filled with lamentation. His song was characterized with deep sorrow. But the book of Lamentations closes with the hope that God would one day redeem EZEKIEL Ezekiel prophesied during Israel captivity in Babylon. He often received elaborate visions from God such as the Vision of the Dry Bones where skeletons come to life to form a great army. Almost every aspect of his life served a symbolic purpose, from  Daniel was taken captive to DANIEL Babylon at a young age. His gift to translate dreams gave him favor with kings. He often received prophetic visions of his own about the distant future. On one occasion he was thrown into a den of lions for  MAJOR PROPHETS ZECHARIAH Zechariah served as a prophet to the surviving people who exiled from Babylon. He spoke about the coming of Messiah, Jesus  Malachi reminded the MALACHI people who returned from exile to obey God as some started to disobey Him. He warned the Israel's priests and leaders who, instead of leading the people to god, led them astray. The book of Malachi reminded the  Jonah was famously JONAH known for being swallowed by a big fish (whale). He was trying to flee away from God's call. Jonah was chosen by God to convert the people of Nineveh who were that time, choked by sin. His MICAH Micah was a prophet of Israel and Judah. He once followed false prophets and false religion. He warned the people of a disaster if they would not repent. He reminded them to  Nahum prophesied the NAHUM fall and destruction of the strong Assyrian empire, the oppressors of Judah. He warned them of God's might and power that no city or nation was beyond the reach of God's  While other prophets HABAKKUK preached about judgment, Habakkuk asked tough questions like "Why is there evil?" and "How do wicked people prosper?" He raised these questions to God filled with trust and consolation to Him.  Zephaniah was a prophet ZEPHANIAH during the time of King Josiah. He warned Judah to repent and turn away from pagan practices. He told 1ЄГАн, them of God's day of judgment, a day not only of suffering but rejoicing. That day becomes a warning to HAGGAI Haggai served as a prophet to some Jews who returned to Jerusalem to rebuild it and the temple. He spoke filled with hope and encouragement for them. He assured them HOSEA Hosea was a prophet who spoke about God's sorrow for Israel's unfaithfulness to Him by having false gods. His experience of having an unfaithful wife and remained forgiving to her manifested God's love AMOS Amos was a simple man who was chosen by God to deliver message to people who refused to believe. During his time, Israel had grown complacent, spiritually idle and hypocritical. He spoke about justice as the form of AMOS Amos was a simple man who was chosen by God to deliver message to people who refused to believe. During his time, Israel had grown complacent, spiritually idle and hypocritical. He spoke about justice as the form of  Seeing the infidelities of JOEL the Israelites to their covenant with God, Joel describes God's coming judgment as "invasion of locusts". Invasion of locusts was a clear and fearful image for the  PROPHETS MINOR MAJOR Zechariah Isaiah Malachi Haggai Jonah Hosea Jeremiah Micah Joel Ezekiel Nahum Amos Obadiah Daniel Habakkuk  REMEMBER The Prophets' job is to preach the Word of God and encourage us to turn away sin and go back to God; to convert back to God. The term conversion derived from Latin word conversio means 'turn around'. In the New Testament, this term was called 'Metanoia’ meaning 'a change of heart' towards repentance of sin,  VIRTUES A virtue is an habitual and firm disposition to do the good. It allows the person not only to perform good acts, but to give the best of himself. The virtuous person tends toward the good with all his sensory and spiritual powers; he pursues the good and chooses it  VIRTUES CARDINAL THEOLOGICAL THEOLOGICAL VIRTUES  "Faith is the theological FAITH virtue by which we believe in God and believe all that he has said and revealed to us, and that Holy Church proposes for our belief, because he is truth itself. By faith "man freely  "Hope is the theological HOPE virtue by which we desire the kingdom of heaven and eternal lite as our happiness, placing our trust in Christ's promises and relying not on our own strength, but on the CHARITY "Charity is the theological virtue by which we love God above all things for his own sake, and our neighbor as ourselves for the love of God." (CCC 1822) CARDINAL VIRTUES PRUDENCE is the virtue that disposes practical reason to discern our true good in every circumstance and to choose the right means of achieving it; "the prudent man looks where he is going. Prudence is "right reason in action," (CCC 1806)  "Justice is the moral virtue that consists in the constant and firm will JUSTICE to give their due to God and neighbor. Justice toward men disposes one to respect the rights of each and to establish in human relationships the harmony that promotes equity with regard to persons and to the common good." (CCC 1807)  "Temperance is the moral TEMPERANCE virtue that moderates the attraction of pleasures and provides balance in the use of created goods. It ensures the will's mastery over instincts and keeps desires within the limits of what is honorable." (CCC 1809)  "Fortitude is the moral virtue that en FORTITUDE firmness in difficulties and constancy i pursuit of the good. It strengthens the resolve to resist tempt and to overcome obstacles in the moral life The virtue of fortitude enables one to co fear, even fear of death, and to face trial persecutions." (CCC 1808)  SACRAMENT OF PENANCE Penance or Sacrament of Confession. This helps us to ask forgiveness to God and follow Him again after sins strained our relationship with Him. The sacrament of Reconciliation enables us to be liberated from sins we've committed, but also, it teaches us how to be compassionate and how we can forgive those who sinned against us.