Ronny Abreu Dominguez

Written Defense Essay

ESLO #1: Disciple of Christ
25 April 2014
Disciple and leadership
It is a fact that for every creation, there must be a creator and a specific purpose. For
instance, God had his own very unique resolution in creating the world and the lives that have
been reproduced in it. He created us out of his holy imagination and love, therefore he loves
everything he created and wants us to love and obey him in return. Although God loves us, he is
sinless, holy, and cannot tolerate our sinful nature in which we as humans have decided to live
in. Spiritual salvation among everyone is one of Gods main plans. Moreover, faith in Jesus
Christ is the key required for us to have eternal life in our Fathers kingdom. God gave man free
will allowing everyone to turn away and disobey Him; this is the result of our sinful nature. In
the other hand, Ive been trying to use that free will to turn myself back to God through my faith
in Jesus Christ. My actions and act of faith have been building up my eternal life in Jesus Christ.
When understanding Gods plan of salvation through Jesus Christ, faith comes first. I have
demonstrated my faith in God through my time in Medical Mission International (MMI), high
school bible classes and during my summer time of 2012 in the United States.
During my time in Medical Mission International at Las Matas de Falfan, I stood as a
disciple of Christ. My actions and choices taken there demonstrated a good understanding of
Gods plan of salvation through Jesus Christ. My key motivation and focus in Las Matas de
Falfan was to please God in all aspects of my time there. The first day in MMI consisted in
classifying the different types of medicines and setting them up in selected boxes. Under those
circumstances, I decided to help the team that was filling in bags with toys and dental material.
This was a great example for my servant leadership in that community because I was evidently
setting an example for others. During the second day, the medical team which was the one I was
part of headed up in our first destination; a rural area. Once we got there, Pastor Dave brought
the idea that most patients might not be only going through physical problems but with spiritual
ones as well. Therefore, I was asked to translate for the pastor and his preachings. I was then told
to tell a little bit about some of my experiences as a Christian and my relationship with God, and
demonstrating my understanding of Gods plan of salvation. This small speech was centered in
persuading the patients to talk to the pastor about any kind of difficult situations they could be
going through. This was a day in which I used my knowledge of Gods plan of salvation to these
patients spiritually healed. My good actions and Christian leadership revealed good examples of
my moral understanding of Gods plan of salvation.
My high school Bible classes with students from different cultures have given me the
ability to understand the differences between various worldviews and biblical worldviews. At
Doulos I have taken optional classes on world religions and multiple other classes that have
demonstrate me how to keep going on the right Christian track. Taking world religions in the
past years were getting me educated to work side-by-side with people that were practicing
different faith traditions in the larger efforts shared by all faiths. My Bible class at Doulos is
shaped with a diverse multicultural influence in which Im continuously communicating biblical
truths and my personal faith through words. In this class I had the opportunity to study different
biblical passages and come up with my own personal view as well. To illustrate, in many classes
we have been asked to write our biblical view about a certain biblical passage from the bible. We
also got the chance to watch videos of apologists communicating their point of view about
Christianity. I also learned to look for the study notes of certain verses of the Bible leading me to
better understand these biblical perspectives and Gods plan of salvation. Having all this kind of
diversity in my school has also helped me to better shape my life in many ways based on a
variety of biblical messages. I have been getting exposed to different cultures since I stepped
inside of Doulos four years ago opening my mind as I grow in ways that I could have never
understood if not being taught to me at this young age. This multicultural experience helped me
to better understand various worldviews and making me a stronger disciple of God. This
multicultural bible class gave me the ability to better understand various worldviews which
ended making me a stronger disciple of God.
During the summer of 2012 I also demonstrated an intrinsic faith and discipleship in
many ways. I built meaningful relationships that ended influencing my life and the people
around me. There are many members from my family that grew up in a very Christian
atmosphere leading them to be true Christian followers in the present. In 2012, I visited New
York for the first time and stayed in the popular city of Brooklyn. My family from my dads side
is very devoted to the Christian belief. They go to church every Sunday and they would always
take me with them. This helped me to build meaningful relationships in their sphere of Christian
influence. On Tuesdays, this church used to have Bible study with people that wanted to hear
more about the Word of God. This Bible study taught me some differences between various
worldviews and a Biblical worldview since every Bible study was directed by different people
with different biblical views bringing diversity to these religious studies. As a disciple of Christ I
also got the chance to donate and help collect money to help Christian churches in the Dom.
Rep., this helped me build meaningful relationships in this big Christian sphere. Going to the
states in 2012 ended positively affecting my relationship with Christian people and my
discipleship in Christ.
Faith has been the quality that has guided my decisions and actions; this is an example of
Gods presence in my life. The fact that Im not a perfect creation leads me to take wrong
choices but my faith in God maintains me empowered to keep being a Christian servant leader. I
understand that Gods plan of salvation depends on many different factors, faith in His son Jesus
comes up as a crucial one. Ive been trying to take the Bible and Jesus life as examples to
become a good servant leader opening doors that only true Christian followers can go through.
My long week in Medical Mission, high school bible class, and summer of 2012 vacation have
been gifts that were given to me to keep strengthening my relationship with God. These times of
my life have demonstrated an understanding of Gods plan of salvation through Jesus Christ.
Medical Mission International marked my life by allowing me to use my gifts, knowledge, and
skills to be a servant leader in this international community of doctors and set an example for
them. My Bible class has helped understand the differences between various worldviews and a
Biblical worldview. This class also contributed to my ability of been able to evaluate my own
belief based on those biblical perspectives and respectfully communicate biblical truths. My
summer time of 2012 in the United States helped me build meaningful relationships in a whole
new sphere of different influences. The strengthening of my discipleship wont stop here; theres
still a whole new future to come that will keep empowering my relationship with God and His
teachings.