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have more money or more time? and why?

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Write down something you are looking forward to

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Write down something you are looking forward to

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It can be this month or next month or even this summer!

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Time is the most valuable asset we have. It is something we can never get back. Every day we make thousands of choices about how we are going to spend
our time. What you do with your time shows what you value most in your life!

We choose who we pay attention to, where we direct our energy, and how we spend our time.

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Chronos = time as numbers (seconds, minutes, hours, years). Root for "chronological" which means sequential or in order.

Kairos = time of potential and possibility, or the right moment. It is the time for invention, breakthroughs, insights, growth, and more. Thought to be “the Lord’s time," or a time overflowing with the presence of God.

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Write down what you usually do that fills up your time (school, chores, homework, sports, games, social media, watching movies/youtube, etc.)

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1. Though mortals, we have an immortal soul (or spirit)
2. We are intelligent (can reason)
3. We have free will (the right and ability to choose)

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Covenant: An agreement between us and God to have trust and keep our promises.

Right Relationship: a respectful and protective relationship in which each person tries to recognize and respond to the needs and emotions of one another. The opposite of selfish, controlling or jealous.

Free Will: The ability to choose to do good or evil.

Conscience: A critical inner awareness we have when determining if something is right or wrong. Conscience describes two things – what a person
believes is right and how a person decides what is right. What a Christian believes is right is formed by the Word of God.

Catholic morality is rooted in values rather than rules.

Jesus teaches us to extend love, justice, mercy and forgiveness to others just as God extends it to us.

Sin: choosing not to cooperate with God’s plan. Purposefully doing of saying something that we know is wrong, or not doing or saying something we know is right and should be done or said.

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The promises we make to God as part of our covenant with Him are

We have only one God

We will follow the ways of the Lord

Keeping God’s commandments means to love God and neighbor.

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When God’s people break their promises, God calls His people back to the covenant instead of ending the relationship.

One of the ways He does is by sending prophets, or a messenger from God. The prophet shares the community what God tells him or her.

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When modern folks talk about "prophets" and "prophecy," they're often referring to someone foretelling future events. However, in the Bible, the prophets played a much larger role.

When the Bible mentions prophets, it's usually referencing the following:

1. Individuals who spoke on God's behalf

2. The books of prophecy in the Old Testament

If we understand both of these uses of "prophet," then we'll be much better prepared to understand the Bible-both the cryptic prophetic passages and the Scriptures as a whole.

What is a prophet?

Prophets are humans who speak on God's behalf. Some of their messages are more dramatic than others: some prophets (like Ezekiel and Zechariah) see elaborate visions, while others simply call the people to remember their allegiance to Israel's God and the Torah (like Haggai and Malachi).

Many people utter or write prophetic statements in the Bible, but not all of them are specifically referred to as prophets. Perhaps the best example is Saul, who would become the king of Israel. Saul falls under the influence of God's spirit and begins prophesying-although we don't know what he said (1 Samuel 10:9-12). So while Saul technically speaks prophesy, his role in the story of Israel isn't a prophetic one, and so the Bible doesn't treat him like a prophet.

It's also important to note that the Bible mentions false prophets, individuals who claim to speak on God's behalf, but don't. And to further complicate things, while God has his own prophets, there are prophets who speak on behalf of other gods, too. The most famous example of this takes place in the showdown between Elijah and 450 prophets of the Canaanite god Baal (1 Kings 18:16-39), when Elijah demonstrates he's the one who speaks on behalf of Israel's true God.

The Bible names many prophets, but some of the most significant prophets to remember are:

Abraham, whom God himself calls a prophet (Genesis 20:7)

Moses, the greatest of the Old Testament prophets (Deuteronomy 34:10)

Samuel, who anointed two kings of Israel on God's behalf (1 Samuel 3:19-20)

David, a king whose Psalms were considered prophetic by the Jews (Acts 2:30)

Elijah and Elisha, who worked miracles and anointed (and denounced) national leaders on God's behalf (1 Kings 19:15-16)

Jeremiah, who warned Jerusalem's leaders that Nebuchadnezzar would take the city (Jeremiah 1:5)

John the Baptist, who prepared the way for Jesus Christ (Matthew 11:9-14)

Jesus Christ, who was called a prophet before he was resurrected (John 7:40)

In the Bible, and especially in the Old Testament, a prophet has the role of holding people accountable to the God of Israel. They do this through the ministry of prophecy, which has a much broader meaning in the Bible than we're used to.

What is prophecy?

When you encounter prophecy in the Bible, it usually refers to a message claiming to be of divine nature or origin. Since most of the Bible focuses on the ancient Israelites' relationship with their God, it makes sense that most of the Bible's prophecy comes from the same God. These messages come in many forms: dreams, poetry, sermons, and even dramatic physical stunts-like when the prophet Isaiah went nude for three years to signify how the Assyrians would strip and shame the Egyptians (Isaiah 20:3).

Although it's easy to think of prophecy as a message concerning the future, the prophets of the Bible speak of the past, present, and future.

Prophecies about the past

It's common for a prophet to reference past events in Israel's history, usually the stories in the Torah. These stories usually serve to remind Israel about their special pact with their God. If Israel remained loyal to God, they would enjoy his blessings and protection in the land he promised to Abraham in the book of Genesis. But if they betrayed him by serving other deities or oppressing vulnerable people, God would judge Israel, removing his protection and exiling them from their land.

That's why the prophets often bring up both the acts of kindness that God showed Israel-along with examples of times God judged other nations. The most common acts of God that the prophets bring up occurred during the exodus from Egypt to Canaan, specifically:

God freeing Israel from slavery and giving them the Torah

God judging the Egyptians with ten plagues

God parting the Red Sea for Israel, and consuming Pharaoh's armies with the same sea

Israel claiming the territories of two kings (Sihon and Og) before they even entered Canaan

These come up again and again in the Bible's works of prophecy. They remind the prophet's audience of their alliance with God-an alliance that relies on them being loyal to him.

Prophecies about the present

The prophets often contrast God's past kindness and provision for Israel to the nation's disloyalty to him and unkindness to each other in the present. The prophets often build a case on God's behalf, citing current issues like:

Israel worshiping the gods of other nations

Israel showing more confidence in other nations' militaries than in their God

Israel's rich citizens oppressing the poor

Israel's corrupt justice systems

World nations violently taking attacking other nations

Kings considering themselves gods

Prophets call out these wrongdoings, urging people to return to the teachings of Moses. If the people don't turn from their ways, then prophets often warn them of what lies ahead ...

Prophecies about the future

The prophets often envision five types of future scenarios. Two of them are specific to Israel, two are specific to the nations of the world, and one is often available to anyone listening.

1. God's judgment on Israel

Under the Torah, the people of Israel enjoyed God's blessings and protection if they kept his laws. But if they betrayed him, they agreed to incur his judgment: God would remove his protection and allow Israel to be consumed by larger, more powerful foreign nations. The prophets often warn the Israelites that their oppression and idol worship is leading them toward this future.

The most prominent example of this prophecy coming to pass is in the siege of Jerusalem by Nebuchadnezzar.

2. God's restoration of Israel

In the book of Deuteronomy, the prophet Moses foresees Israel violating the Torah enough to get exiled from their land. However, he also sees God mercifully regathering the descendants of Israel and bringing them back home. Throughout the Old Testament, the prophets anticipate this restoration-particularly a restoration of Jerusalem. They envision God ruling the restored nation of Israel from the holy city, sometimes through a Messianic descendant of King David.

3. God's judgment on the nations

The Old Testament is mostly written for and by the ancient Jews, which means the prophets tend to speak about Israel's God, Israel's land, Israel's people, and Israel's future. But they also see God as the supreme divine being in the cosmos: he's at the top of the universe's org chart, and the rest of the gods (not to mention the humans) ultimately answer to him.

It's bad enough to oppress poor families and towns. But some kings became so power-hungry that they began oppressing other nations, attacking weaker people groups to make their own people stronger. The prophets of Israel's God believed that this behavior was unacceptable, and that these empires would eventually be overthrown with in God's time, God's way.

4. God's restoration of the nations

But while the prophets see God putting an end to violent empires, they also look forward to a time when the nations of the world are at peace with one another under the guidance of Israel's Messiah. Many of the prophets end their books on this note, with all the nations of the world enjoying the blessings of Israel's God. (Which is what they believed God promised their ancestor Abraham at the beginning of the Torah.)

5. "If you repent, God might relent"

The messages of the prophets are often dire and gloomy, but the prophets usually encourage their readers and listeners to turn away from the path they're on. The prophets have hope that, if reformation takes place, then God will relent concerning his judgments. The disasters that the prophets see coming don't necessarily need to happen-or they can at least be postponed for a generation that chooses to ignore the prophets.

Prophecy isn't always clear

The future scenarios that the prophets see are presented in long poems, dramatic displays, and vivid dreams. They're not always direct, clear statements about what's going to happen. For example, Jesus, Peter, and Paul were convinced that the Old Testament prophets anticipated Jesus' resurrection from the dead (Acts 2:31, 1 Corinthians 15:4). But according to the accounts of Jesus' life in the four gospels, Jesus' closest followers didn't understand that the Messiah had to die-let alone rise again-until after they'd already encountered the risen Jesus.

Beyond this, often times the prophets will blend those future scenarios we discussed above together. Because the Jews lived under the rule of foreign empires, prophecies about Israel's restoration often coincide with prophecies about judgment for the kingdoms oppressing them.

Furthermore, while a prophecy might be uttered all at once, prophecy isn't always fulfilled all at once. For example, God promises David a son, a descendant who will rule Jerusalem forever. Parts of this prophecy are fulfilled in David's literal immediate heir, Solomon. But other parts of this prophecy went unfulfilled for a long, long time-while Christianity claims Jesus Christ was that promised king, Judaism still awaits a Messiah and deliverer.

The books of "the Prophets"

The prophets were the people who spoke on God's behalf. But "the Prophets" (with a capital P) refer to a group of books in the Old Testament. These are the books that expound on the relationship between God and Israel after they formed an alliance in the Torah.

Here's where it gets a bit tricky: the list of specific books considered "the Prophets" will change depending on which Bible you're reading. Ask a modern Christian, and they'll list the final 17 books of the Old Testament: Isaiah-Malachi. (Eighteen books for Catholic and Orthodox Bibles.)

But if you were to ask Jesus, Peter, or Paul, you'd get a different list. First-century Christians didn't have the New Testament that we do today-it took us Christians centuries to agree on those books. Instead, they only had the books we call the Old Testament, or the Tanakh. The Tanakh was arranged differently from the modern Old Testament ( you can see how here)-with the section called Nevi'im (Hebrew for "Prophets") in the middle.

This section included most of the books in the modern Prophets (except Lamentations and Daniel). It also included the narrative-heavy books of Joshua, Judges, Samuel, and Kings. These books are "prophetic history," books that told the story of how the people of Israel did (or didn't) uphold the Torah, and how God kept his word to protect and discipline his people.

* Not included in Protestant Bibles
** Combined into a single book called "The Twelve"

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The Beginner's Guide to the Prophets in the Bible | OverviewBible

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When modern folks talk about "prophets" and "prophecy," they're often referring to someone foretelling future events. However, in the Bible, the prophets played a much larger role. When the Bible mentions prophets, it's usually referencing the following: Individuals who spoke on God's behalf The books of prophecy in the Old Testament If we understand both [...]

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Scenario: You see your friend cheating on a test...

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Scenario: You see your friend cheating on a test...

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Would you tell the teacher or would you let them cheat?

Would you talk to them first? Would you let the teacher tell them you sold them out? What if that friend was cheating off of you? What would you say to them?

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Lia
I would like to have more time because I love to spend time with my family and friends

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I would rather have more time because time is price less

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More money because I don’t need more time in the day

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I would rather more time because I could do so much with it and money isn’t a priority, I don’t need it

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more time to make more money

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I go to school then come home and call my friends and play roblox then  I go and eat dinner and then I watch something with my family! I also play soccer and softball and sometimes basketball

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Lia
I go to school and then a love to play soccer and I have soccer practice after school and I also like to craft

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Most of the time is on school and work, the next thing is playing

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I go to dance I go to school I don my homework

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Lia
I would talk to my friend and say try your best but don’t cheat and then I would help them out and if they understand I wouldn’t tell on them but if they keep doing it I would tell on them

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I would tell them that they can’t cheat but if they really needed help I would help them maybe even give them a few of my answers. I would worn them about the consequences of cheating but I would never tell on my friends for cheating I would talk to them and help them. :)

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I would stop them and if they didn’t tell someone

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I am looking forward for the summer and going to the pool and I am really excited for my birthday 🥳

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I am exited to have my next soccer tournament but it won’t be for a while because I just had one this weekend

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my birthday :) in two weeks

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Banning out more with my friends and enjoying freedom