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Compare and Contrast Perceptions of God

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The Homeboy Industries started in 1988 and is the major initiative from Boyle’s book. The idea from HBI is to provide jobs to gang members who want to move in a positive direction. The work Boyle does at HBI is tried to imitate what God has done to people. Those stories Boyle tells in his book reveal about his perceptions of God’s different character. The central perception of God from Boyle is about love, and it refers to what God has done is about how God loves people. One of the perception of God’s character from Boyle is God gave people second chances. The story of Luis shows that Luis used to be a drug user, but he gave up drugs to take up baking when Boyle helped him at HBI program. Luis became a foreman, married and was a proud father. Although Luis was shot to death, he was given a second chance for his life. No matter how worse a person did in his life, God always gives chance to him for becoming a good man. If the person is willing to change, he should be better than even before. If he does not choose to change, he will still stand at what he is. But God is always there for waiting him to change. Boyle worked at HBI helped the people like Luis to change their life. He gives chance to them. It is the second chance for the people. This is what Boyle notices that God shows love toward people by giving those second chances. The other perception of Boyle toward God is the God who loves people without measure and without regret. Boyle recalls the gospel story where people tear off the roof to let the paralytic into the full house with Jesus. God heals the paralytic to alive. God does not reject everyone; He gives his love to everyone. Even the person is a paralytic, God does not abandon him. God comes and suffers for saving people is what God be willing to do. Boyle did to those gang members which refers to God loves people without any regret. Boyle helped them with his true heart, and he did not choose who he was willing

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