The articles “ Pastoral constitution on the church in the modern world ”, is of the opinion that the life of Christians is faced with numerous challenges however Christians should always have hope, joy, and trust in the promises of eternal life. The Christians should have strong believe and hope that Christ who was crucified for their sins in intervening for them thus incase of the challenges they encounter on earth, they should rest assured that there is a better place that is preserved for the righteous and the genuine followers of Christ. To ensure that its people are liberated from earthly actions and deeds, that are considered as ungodly and unethical, the church has the role of reading signs of time as illustrated in the bible and advising their followers on the right track or the actions they should take for a righteous life. Although there might be some changes in social order, attitudes or the perceptions of people, there is always the need to remember that the teachings of God can have a solution to every problem or situation someone is going through; with this in mind, then Christians should have the self will and drive to love each other and persevere problems of life. Christians teachings are of the view that earthly matters should not be an issue for the Christians however they should dwell on heavenly nourishment which they will get when they go to heaven. According to the article, the life in world today has a number of imbalances and challenges, thus the most important thing to do is to understand that oppression today will be crowning in the eternal life. Reflections When I was reading the chapter, I was amazed on how Christians are expected to uphold high moral standing and respect for each other; every step and oppression that they get on earth should be interpolated in line with the bible. The main importance of the topic was to elaborate on how Christians should life in modern challenging life yet they should not loss their focus on eternal life that God and their faith has promised them. The article or topic stimulated the thought of the role that the church plays in our communities as well as how interesting life would be if the teachings of the Christians is embraced across all spheres of life. The teachings seem to give high hope in eternality than how the life in modern world is. After leading the text, I felt that it is my personal mandate to live a happy and jovial life; I felt I should do this by respecting other people’s views, feelings and viewpoints. The reason why I felt this is as a result of the believe as practiced by Christians which seems not to be practical. The focus is more inclined in eternal life expectation at the expense of modern life or life on earth; despite the focus, the article shows how the religion considers earthly righteousness to be paramount for the chances of getting eternal life. Liberation and Salvation The chapter is of the opinion that First-World theologies are not inclined with social perspectives and social relations, the chapter is of the opinion that modern social lifestyle hinders the spread and admissibility of religion. The religion of Christianity assumes that when someone h