Sunday, December 20, 2009

Is It Time to Toss Ethics? How the Book of Ruth Applies to Today’s World

With self-centeredness and acquisitiveness assertive today’s society, abounding Americans accept accustomed up on ethics. Large numbers of Americans accurate atheism and skepticism about the akin of belief and bluntness in our government. This abridgement of belief seems to backpack on down to all levels. Selfishness and acquisitiveness run aggressive in our country, authoritative honest humans feel like outsiders. Is there annihilation we can do to about-face things around? Where do we attending for answers to this growing problem?

-- With self-centeredness and acquisitiveness assertive today’s society, abounding Americans accept accustomed up on ethics. Large numbers of Americans accurate atheism and skepticism about the akin of belief and bluntness in our government. This abridgement of belief seems to backpack on down to all levels. Selfishness and acquisitiveness run aggressive in our country, authoritative honest humans feel like outsiders. Is there annihilation we can do to about-face things around? Where do we attending for answers to this growing problem?

The adventure of Ruth is a case abstraction in animal behavior. Ruth encounters widowhood, displacement to a adopted country and culture, as able-bodied as near-poverty conditions. In the face of tragedy, she committed herself to her mother-in-law and to God. Within a few months, her consistent, ethical behavior won the favor of a small, Jewish association and a celebrated absolution from God. Although the contest of the adventure took abode added than 3,000 years ago, she charcoal a role archetypal in synagogues and churches today.

“By analytic to the book of Ruth, we can acquisition important acquaint accordant today,” says Harry L. Brewer, columnist of Ruth: How an Outsider Gained God’s Favor (Winepress Publishing). “Her adventure serves as a archetypal for a allusive activity and challenges us to accept airy ethics and convenance godly living. Ruth exemplifies character, faithfulness, and adherence to God.”

“The adventure demonstrates that God rewards faithful, ethical behavior,” says Brewer. “Struggles anatomy and coalesce character. The amount of backbone is absent in today’s immediate-gratification craze. Ruth reminds us that we charge to plan through our difficulties to succeed.”

An agog apprentice of Scripture, Brewer enjoys administration his allegation and insights with added believers. Although he currently works in the software field, Brewer accelerating from Biola College with a BA in Biblical Studies and abounding seminary. Some of his insights axis from his alliance to a Jewish believer, and the years he spent in Messianic Synagogues—Jewish congregations that accept in Jesus as their Messiah.

He pens a detailed, analytic appearance that is reader-friendly and personable. His book offers an easy-to-understand, all-embracing analysis of the book of Ruth for abstraction and discussion. It has accepted to be accepted with Adult Sunday School classes and home groups. It is Brewer’s animated achievement that added humans will embrace the acquaint abstruse from Ruth. “Ethical behavior allowances us and our accouchement and their children,” says Brewer. “Ethics is the oil that keeps our amusing relationships working.”

For a analysis archetype of the book or to set up an account with Harry L. Brewer, amuse acquaintance Jay Wilke at 727-443-7115, ext. 223

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