Servant Of God Research Articles

Aplikasi Prinsip Ekonomi Islam Dalam Menyelesaikan Persoalan Ekonomi

As a religion and a system of life, Islam has provided a solution to today's economic problems. Poverty, unemployment, scarcity and economic inequality are economic problems that never end, and even raise new problems. Instruments and principles of Islamic teachings such as Tauhi, Khilafah, Togetherness and justice are basic values ​​that will give happiness to humans in meeting their needs. The principle of monotheism teaches an attitude to always be protected from everything that will damage human life. This principle is revealed to be an integral part of the behavior of consumers, producers and distributors. Absolute Ownership or absolute ownership is Allah SWT and is realized by humans, so this value becomes a part in realizing benefit in fulfilling needs and reducing or even eliminating economic problems such as poverty, unemployment and economic inequality. This problem arises because humans feel that they have all the economic resources and are free to use them without any binding value, even though humans are only given temporary rights in controlling these resources (relative ownership). Real analysis of economic problems will be realized through awareness as a servant of God who is given the mandate to manage this nature, it will bring about sufficient simplicity. The caliphate aspect as an Islamic economic principle provides a way to solve economic problems by maximizing the function of the state as an economic control and controller in order to achieve mutual benefit. While the aspect of justice contributes to solving economic problems by providing space proportionally by always encouraging economic growth through existing economic potential and poverty protection through income distribution (zakat, infaq and shadaqah), justice will be realized together in the frame of brotherhood.
 Keywords: Islamic Economic Principles; Solving Economic Problem

Sikap Etis Hamba Tuhan Terhadap Panggilan Allah dan Tugas Pelayanan Berdasarkan Filipi 2:21-22

This writing aims to analyze what should be the attitude of God's servants ethically towards God's call and service tasks that God has entrusted to him based on Philippians 2:21-21. God's call is God's initiative and will in His grace for everyone He has chosen, and the service that God has entrusted to His servants is an honor. However, it was found that some of God's servants did not show an ethical attitude in accordance with their status as God's servants, so that they became a stumbling block within the church environment as a community of believers, as well as outside the church as an environment to be reached for Christ. In this paper, the approach used is descriptive qualitative method, by collecting data through the Bible and other literature books such as journals, interviews and as well as through documents that have a relationship with the topic of discussion such as social media Youtube. As a result, a servant of God is ethically obliged to have the nature of loyalty to God who has called him. Second, a servant of God is ethically obligated to be an example in the service that God has entrusted to him. In conclusion, a servant of God is essentially an ethical human being because he is called by God who is the Source of Ethics, so that the servant of God needs to clearly grasp the essence of his calling by realizing that serving is an honor and grace in God's call. Thus he is required to show an ethical attitude, namely: a servant of God is ethically obliged to have the nature of loyalty to God who has called him. Second, a servant of God is ethically obligated to be an example in the service that God has entrusted to him.

Analisis Kriteria Seorang Pelayan Tuhan di Era Transisi Berdasarkan 2 Timotius 4:6-7

The purpose of this paper is to analyze the criteria of a faithful servant of God in the transitional era based on 2 Timothy 4:6-7. The approach used is descriptive qualitative method by collecting data through the Bible and other literature such as journals, books and documents relevant to the topic discussed. A wrong understanding of choosing a way of life as a servant of God can have a negative impact that can lead to a high level of depression which can result in a servant deciding to stop serving God's work in the midst of turmoil and changes that continue to occur in this transitional era. As a result, the criteria for God's servants who are needed in a transitional or changing era are servants who have the ability to be able to remain faithful in ministry until the end of their lives: namely the ability to think critically, communicatively, creatively and innovatively. In conclusion, whenever, in any condition and wherever one is, a servant of God is required to keep the criteria of loyalty to God and the work of service until the end of his life.

Ethics of God's Servants Related to The Calls and Duties of Church Service Based on Philippines 2:21-22

This paper aims to analyze the ethics of God's servants related to the calling and duties of church ministry based on Philippians 2:21-21. First, servants of God in carrying out church duties sometimes tend to forget or ignore that they are called and chosen by God to serve souls wholeheartedly and with high ethics. Many servants of God who do not show ethical attitudes that match their status as a servant of God are found so that it becomes a stumbling block within the church as a community of believers, as well as outside the church as an environment that can be reached to Christ. In this paper, the descriptive qualitative method is used, by collecting data through the Bible and other literature books such as journals, interviews, and documents related to the topic of discussion, such as social media and Youtube. As a result, a servant of God is ethically obliged to have the nature of loyalty to God who has called him. Second, a servant of God is ethically obligated to be an example in God's entrusted to service. In conclusion, a servant of God is essentially an ethical human being because he is called by God, the Source of Ethics; the servant of God needs to grasp the essence of his calling by realizing that serving is an honour and grace in God's call. Thus, he is required to show an ethical attitude: a servant of God is ethically obliged to have the nature of loyalty to God who has called him. Second, a servant of God is ethically obliged to be an example in the service God has entrusted to him.

PANDANGAN ISLAM TERHADAP KEPEMIMPINAN PEREMPUAN: KAJIAN FEMINISME ISLAM

Women are the most unique creatures. Discourse on the uniqueness of women always attract discussed in various perspectives. Various discourses that emerged about women always actual. One of the unique aspects of women who alwayswarmly discussed was the importance of the role of women in public areas. As well as the Political Parties Law and the Election Law which mandated quota of 30 percent representation of women, both in management and in the competition of political parties into Parliament. Opportunities in the political contest warmed back the conversation between the functions, roles and responsibilities of women in the area of “domestic” with activities in the “public domain”. How can a Muslim should react to it? This research will discuss how womens studies in Qualitative and leadership according to Islamic perspective. So the absence of the crux and the dilemma for Muslim women (Muslimah) in the world take part in the public or politics. Results of the study explained that Islam gives a very high appreciation of women. Al-Qur’an laden with symbols and massages about women. In fact there are two suras that provide specific appreciation of the position and status of women, is surah Al-Nisa and surah Al-Thalaq. Al-Qur’an put women equal to men as caliph and the servant of God in this earth. Differences in the nature of women and men to make women more protected so that they are not abused and that they can fully carry out their duties while maintaining it s dentitiy as a Muslim woman. Thus, in the context of Indonesia, opportunities that are open and public space for opportunities should certainly be welcomed by women, by preparing themselves, not just a figure complementary to men, but as partners and relationships that have reliable quality, because a woman was appointed as the leader due to his ability that has competencies and criteria as leaders expected

Mini Review: The Competencies of Christian Religious Teacher

The purpose of this study was to obtain information about the competence of Christian religious education teachers and factors related to the competence of PAK teachers by using the systematic literature review method. The results of the study found that the competence of PAK teachers was above the average but their professional competence was still below the average. There are a number of factors related to the competence of PAK teachers, namely Student Learning Behavior with Problems, Self-Identity as a servant of God, Student Learning Motivation, Student Creativity, Student Learning Achievement, and Commitment. When viewed from the magnitude of the correlation coefficient with the PAK Teacher Competency Variable, sequentially, the Student Learning Achievement Variable has a correlation coefficient of 0.794, the Self Identity Variable as a Servant of God is 0.715, the Student Motivation Variable is 0.611, and the Commitment Variable is 0.259. Then when viewed from the magnitude of the influence given, the competence of the PAK teacher has an influence in overcoming problematic student learning behavior by 64.9%, on student learning motivation by 37.3% and on student learning creativity by 20.01%.

“That Vast Quantity of Laudanum I Have Been Known to Take”

AbstractAn impostor who claimed to be a refugee from Formosa (present-day Taiwan) named George Psalmanazar (1679?–1763) embodied two key aspects of addiction in eighteenth-century Europe: its connections to globalization and imperialism, and the complex interplay between the concept of “positive” addictions (such as addiction to study, devotion, or duty) and the growing attention paid to “negative” ones (addiction to superstition, sexuality, or intoxicating substances). Constantly changing his identity in response to his audience’s expectations, Psalmanazar lived a life of continual performance—performance that hinged on trading one set of addictions for another. As he abandoned his falsified persona as an opiate-addicted, sexually licentious Taiwanese aristocrat, Psalmanazar embraced a postimposture persona as a pious scholar of religion who, like the holy men he studied, was “addicted to the reading . . . [of] sacred writings.” Strikingly, however, this second life as a humble scholar was sustained by regular opiate use. What had changed was how Psalmanazar thought about his use of the drug: no longer in the service of “vanity” or “extravagance” but instead in the service of God. With their blend of introspection and self-deception, Psalmanazar’s Memoirs (1764) index the changing social and cultural roles of opiates and the concept of addiction in eighteenth-century Europe and beyond.

Role Stress – Experiences of Swedish Non-Lutheran Clergy

Abstract Background: About fifty percent of Swedish Non-Lutheran Clergy leave the vocation before retirement resulting in huge personal, financial, psychological, emotional, spiritual and social costs. The factors behind this substantial flood out has scarcely been researched. From the multifaceted problematic aspects of pastoral work, the aim of this study was to explore the clergy’s experiences of work stressors with the focus on Role-stress. Method: A qualitative approach with 19 open ended interviews was used and the interview material underwent qualitative content analysis. Results: Multiple external role-senders together with the individual pastor’s experienced, internal expectations and demands, generated different types of Clergy role-categories that surfaced during the analysis. These roles were accompanied by several role-stressors as apparent with the roles Servants of men and Servants of God and the presence of Vision Conflict. Further the pastor as the Church’s ultimately responsible person is plagued by Role-ambiguity and Role-confusion, and as the Proven trustworthy administrator struggling with Role-conflict. Family-work and Work-family conflicts, especially for female pastors, contributed to Work overload, this consequence also effecting the male colleagues during the generic attempts to meet as many of the Church members’ expectations as possible. The accumulated Work overload, together with a lowered level of Work Satisfaction, boosted the Turnover intentions. Conclusions: Mutual succinct information between employer and employee, active continuous communication and refined and updated organizational structure need to be coordinated in order to lower the level of experienced role stress and thus reduce the present substantial number of Clergy leaving the vocation prematurely.

Late Roman Law and the Quranic Punishments for Adultery

Late Roman Law and the Quranic Punishments for Adultery

STUDI EKSPLANATORI-KONFIRMATORI KEHIDUPAN KRISTEN BERDASARKAN LUKAS 16:19-31 DI KALANGAN HAMBA TUHAN SE-KABUPATEN JEMBER JAWA TIMUR

The number of theologies that breathe success appears among God's servants throughout Jember district, which are alleged to have deviated from the biblical Christian life. This encourages this research to be carried out. The aim is to find out how much the level of application, dimensions and background categories that tend to influence the implementation of Christian life based on Luke 16: 19-31 among the servants of God in Jember Regency, East Java. The method used is the quantitative method in the form of explanatory-confirmatory studies of the text of Luke 16: 19-31 and literature studies related to the topic of Christian life as well as examining moderate variables in the form of categories of the background of the object of research. As a result, first, the level of implementation of Christian life based on Luke 16: 19-31 among God's servants throughout Jember district is in the "medium" category (not yet optimal). This is because God's servants in Jember district have been influenced by a theology characterized by success that has distorted the Christian life. Second, the dimensions of the outer and inner life of God's servants who live simply, are the most significant moral and spiritual forces that influence the application of the Christian life based on Luke 16: 19-31.Third, ethnic backgrounds are more dominant in determining the implementation of biblical Christian life, including occupation and age, this is because the majority of God's servants in Jember Regency are Javanese (46.7%) who have long served there, which by themselves can adapt to Javanese people who live simply so they are able to live a Christian life according to the Gospel of Luke 16: 19-31.

پاکستان کے اسلامی مدارس میں تعلیم وتربیت کے اسالیب کا تحقیقی وتنقیدی جائزہ

The Madrasa is the source of knowledge and wisdom from which the passengers of the colorful world bloom who, after being irrigated with the holy chapter of knowledge, decides to camphor the darkness of barbarity from the world. Then the light creatures are on the floor in their path. The teacher is a mirror of a great position. The holy prophet said, "I am a teacher. Allah Almighty has sent me as a teacher." The purpose of which is to adorn the servants of God with the adornment of education, to become a practical example of my eyes are bright, my heart is happy. And Allah’s Messenger (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: He recites and incarcerates them and teaches them the Book and Wisdom, even though they were in clear error before this. This is the same school of prophecy about which Iqbal said: it was the miracle of the school and its training, who taught Ismail the good manners.
 Key Words: Pakistan, Education, Madāris, Islamic Knowledge, Research, Training,

Anomali Dalam Pelaksanaan Pelayanan Gereja Di Masa Kini

The Christian life is closely related to the world of ministry and the church, because the purpose of church attendance is to serve and enlighten the world. To serve is to be a blessing to those who are served, so that Jesus Christ himself set an example when he was present in the world in human form by serving selflessly and without limits. However, these days there are people who call themselves servants of God or ministers in the church who act in the name of ministry to achieve personal ambitions. This study aims to analyze the causes of anomalies in the implementation of church services today. The results: First, there is a good understanding of the nature and purpose of "ministry" on the one hand, but on the other hand there are errors in the implementation of church services due to impure motivation in carrying out church services, so that it is contrary to God's will. In conclusion, there is a need for synchronization and consistency between understanding the meaning of church ministry and its goals and genuine motivation so that the implementation of church services can achieve its goals in accordance with God's will. Because without the right understanding and motivation in serving, the implementation of church services is not just a beautiful show, but actually a whitewashed grave.

“Their Deeds Shall Be Made Manifest”: The Scandalous Mission of Joseph W. Clements to Great Britain, 1848–1851

“Their Deeds Shall Be Made Manifest”: The Scandalous Mission of Joseph W. Clements to Great Britain, 1848–1851

The Significance of Sacrifice in a Priest’s Life according to the Teaching of Benedict XVI

This article presents the sacrificial nature of a priest’s life by elucidating the concept of sacrifice through the offerings of the Old Testament. The division of imperfect offerings by Old Testament priests is portrayed as a foreshadowing of Christ’s ultimate sacrifice on the cross, as well as the offerings of the New Testa-ment and the connection of every priest to Jesus’s sacrifice. The sacrificial char-acter of a priest’s life is underscored. Firstly, the concept of sacrifice is defined, followed by an exploration of the Old Testament offerings, which provides an image of the Old Testament priesthood and sacrificial worship. The conclusions draw attention to the priest’s role as a servant of God, ready for sacrifices, an unblemished individual adhering to divine law. The archetype of sacrifice in the Old Testament, according to Benedict XVI, is Abraham’s offering, a precursor to Christ’s sacrifice on the cross. The New Testament sacrifice offered by Jesus on Golgotha remains relevant today, enacted in every Mass as an unbloody offering. Every priest is incorporated into this sacrifice by celebrating it during the Eucharist. The entirety of a priest’s life bears a sacrificial nature. Priests offer the unbloody sacrifice on their own behalf and on behalf of all believers. They do so by the authority and command of Christ, who selects priests and empowers them through ordination to perform the unbloody sacrifice.

The concept and meaning of the family in the context of the deliberations of Blessed Father Michał Sopocko

The thematic scope of the article is related to the re-edition of the book by Fr. Michał Sopoćka, entitled – Family in legislation in the Polish Lands (Ethical and legal study), published in Vilnius in 1926. This is the published version of the doctoral dissertation on the basis of which Fr. Michał Sopoćko, received a doctorate in theology on March 1, 1926. The article does not pretend to be a comprehensive study of the issue contained in the title, it is only an attempt to draw attention to the topicality of the issue of the family raised by Fr. Sopoćko in his doctoral dissertation and the need to continue this issue in the context of legislation and ethics, and Christian morality. The reference to the family theory of Fr. Michał Sopocko – a zealous priest, theologian, social worker, servant of God, it is all the more justified that in the era of strong ideological, worldview, propaganda and ideological tendencies against the national and Christian culture, the 20th / 21st century family found itself in the face of difficult problems – there is even talk of a family crisis. Formerly hidden are coming to light: violence, harassment on various grounds, psychological torment, and even sexual violence against children, incest and crimes of infanticide. Hence, the reference to the Christian model of a family created on the basis of a humanistic approach to human existence is becoming particularly important today and – perhaps – most needed by people. It allows us to strive for the place and right of existence of the Christian vision of the world, the image of man and the Christian system of values in the public space. The more so because Fr. Michał Sopoćko, as an apostle of the truth and worship of Divine Mercy, recognized the truth about man, marriage and family on the basis of the intellectual tradition of personalism and Christian culture. Father Michał Sopoćko pointed out that without the family, its concern for education and service to life, there is no development of the nation and the Church.

Servant of God: on some results of the Tolstoy’s program for self-improvement

Servant of God: on some results of the Tolstoy’s program for self-improvement

In the service of God, the Church and Ukraine. History of the monastery of the Tsar Christ the Basilian Fathers in Ivano-Frankivsk

The article analyses the history of the monastery of the King of Christ of the Province of the Basilian Fathers of the Most Holy Saviour in Ukraine of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church in Ivano-Frankivsk city (formerly Stanislaviv city). А brief overview monasteries within the territory of Galicia, the foundation of the Basilian Order of Saint Josaphat in 1617, the Dobromyl Reform of the Order are briefly reflected. The activities of the Basilians in Stanislaviv city after the Dobromyl Reform, the foundation of the Basilian residence in the city in 1935 and the pastoral activities of the Basilian Fathers before the closure of the monastery in 1946 are studied. The history of the monastery in the Soviet period 1946-1989, after the legalization of the UGCC in 1989 to the present day, is covered.

Legal Roots of Christian Anthropology

Purpose of the article is to reconstruct the legal sources of Christian anthropology. Theoretical basis. The methodological basis of the article is the understanding of the fundamental foundations of Christian anthropology in the context of Roman legal understanding. Originality. From the point of view of the Christian religion, man is a dual being: his body is part of the material world, but his soul is not from this world, he is born directly from God. The transcendent origin of the soul gives it the right to communicate with God, but this right can be realized only with the help of the Church, which is seen as the "bride of the Lamb" and the mystical "body of Christ". Interpretations of the essence of church organization correlate with the principles of organization of the Roman community. The principle of universal priesthood correlates with the idea of "post-Tarquinian democracy", recognizing the people of Rome as the supreme bearer of the empire of Jupiter; catholicity – with the idea of the senate as a meeting of the most deserving leaders of the community; apostolic succession – with the institution of republican magistrates, who even though received their power from the community, but through "consultations with the gods" (auspices). In essence, Christian dogmatism is Roman law applied to the Middle Eastern religion; the Bible was interpreted as a legal document, and theologians acted as lawyers. Conclusions. In the ancient Churches (Catholic, Orthodox, Armenian, Coptic, etc.) the ideal of Roman law was realized as the right of impersonal law, standing outside and above the individual. The latter has no ontological value, it is a "servant of God", but the union of men into the mystical "body of Christ" makes the latter empowered to represent God on earth and to act on his behalf. The Renaissance paved the way for the Reformation, in which a powerful "Greek" ("philosophical") lobby declared itself. Despite the fact that many leaders of the Reformation had a personal dislike for philosophy, they were spontaneous philosophers, believing themselves entitled to interpret the will of God independently, regardless of the authority of the councils. They were strict rationalists who only changed the object of their reason: if the ancient Greeks tried to comprehend the world rationally, the Protestants set themselves the goal of rationally comprehending the Book. Ultimately, the main question of Christian theology is the question of man’s attitude to God, and the differences between the anthropological systems within Christianity are the options for answering this question.

Il culto dei servi di DIO vescovi martiri romeni: fra diritto canonico e liturgia

The Cult of God’s Servants Romanian Martyr Bishops: between Canon Law and Liturgy. On the last day of his apostolic trip to Romania (May 31 - June 2, 2019), the Holy Father Pope Francis in the exercise of his canonical powers beatified seven Romanian Greek Catholic bishops who died in odium fidei in communist prisons. By proclaiming the formula for recognizing the martyrdom of these bishops, they are officially recognized as martyrs of the Church of Christ, and as such, according to the canonical discipline in force, they can enjoy the celebration of a public cult of worship. Their feast finds a stable place in the liturgical calendar of the Greek Catholic Church, June 2, and public worship regulated by both common law and the particular law of the Church becomes a liturgical constant that manifests the particular character of these servants of God. Starting from this canonical and liturgical premise, the present study tries to highlight some significant elements regarding the liturgical cult of these martyrs. Thus, a series of disciplinary realities are taken into account, which starting from the historical elements of the cult of saints, then highlights some particular aspects that the current procedure of declaring the martyrdom of God’s servants requires to regulate their public worship. Keywords: divine worship, worship, Servants of God, martyrs, liturgy, liturgical texts, blessed, cause of beatification, persecution.

The Perfect Tawhid Model Proportional to Tok Ku Paloh, Nineteenth-Century Malaysian Sufis

The appreciation of monotheism in Islam (Tawhid) is one of the essential aspects that are frequently addressed, precisely in the Islamic faith by the ulama Aqidah and the Sufi scholars in the discipline of discipline Sufism. However, there are still not many studies emphasizing that it is associated explicitly with Malaysian scholarly. This study aims to shine a light on the implementation model of Tawhid Haqiqi (Perfect Tawhid) in line with the renowned Sufi figure in the archipelago, namely Sayyid Abdul Rahman Bin Muhammad Bin Zayn al-Idrus, also known as Tok Ku Paloh. This qualitative study uses a content analysis approach based on the scholar's work to obtain his particular thought written into his principal manuscript titled Ma'arij al-Lahfan Li al-Taraqqi Ila Haqaiq al-Irfan. The study came up with a model named Tauhid Haqiqi Tok Ku Model, referring to the implementation of an authentic monotheism according to his well-grounded theory on the sentence of Tawhid La Ilahi Illa Allah. The study found that applying values to the soul appreciates that only Allah has actual existence. Thus, all beings must only wish to Allah to create each moment of his existence, for they do not have the fact of real presence. The realization of values is so-called authentic monotheism. The research concludes that Tawhid Haqiqi's model can develop the personality of a Muhsin proposed by the Prophet. ?: that you become the servant of God who adores only Allah as if you see Him. Otherwise, you feel as if He is watching over you at all times.