Briefly answer each section from "The Story of the Bible": ------------------------------------------------- Write 2-3 sentences explaining why the Creation account is so significant to the Christian worldview. It is significate because it shows that God is all powerful by creating all of creations. It builds our confidence in his ability to do all things. It also gives a perception of an all loving God by creating woman for man not to be alone and creating it to be peaceful and perfect. He created us in his own image which means that we should all be respected, honored, and cherished by all mankind.
201-209). Step two: deception verses truth begins with a prayer from Psalms 139:23, 24. This prayer should be spoken out aloud (pp. 209-221). In step three, bitterness verses forgiveness, one needs to forgive others so not to allow Satan advantages on us (pp.
Nicknamed the “prince of preachers”, Spurgeon used his gifts to touch the hearts and minds of thousands. Who was this man and what made him? There are three key factors that make Spurgeon different from the other ministers of his time: his humble spirit, his dedication to the gospel of Jesus Christ and his revolutionary ability What can wash away my sin? Part of what made Spurgeon such a relatable person was his unique answer to the call of Jesus Christ. Spurgeon was surrounded by the by examples of the faith from early childhood.
Close to hopelessness, Hopkins has a revelation: that despair was created by God to be a learning experience, and to provide Hopkins an opportunity to grow closer to Him. “[Carrion Comfort]” uses diction, metaphors, biblical imagery, and parallelism to convey the journey of Hopkins’ own struggle to dispel doubt, thus develop a stronger relationship with God. Hopkins’ favorite form, the Petrarchan, is used in this piece to help support a time line and develop the plot. “[Carrion Comfort]” has three parts: the first stanza, the second quatrain, and the sestet. The first stanza addresses his current overwhelming despair, followed by the second quatrain, that questions the assassin as God the motivation of the attack; the sestet then answers (to the questions posed by Hopkins’ faltering faith) that God was giving a learning experience to Hopkins.
In The Epic Beowulf both The idea of God and Fate intertwine into a complex story of heroism. Even though Beowulf was written in an area where Christianity had not yet been accepted, the author brought many Christian Themes and traits into the storyline. Beowulf Says himself, “May the wise God, the holy Lord, assign glory to whichever side seems fitting to him” (Hieatt,p.21), and “He whom death takes there must trust to the judgment of the lord” (Hieatt,p.14).It is clear that Beowulf has a strong believe in God and that God is the judge of all things, mortal or non. In the Bible it says “Many live as enemies in the cross of Christ. Their destiny is Destruction” (Philippians 3:18-19), and “There is no wisdom, no insight, no plan that can succeed against the Lord.” (Proverbs 21:30).
As Brilliance Fell In the poem, “As Brilliance Fell,” by W.S. Graham this is how I interpreted it, that no matter of your brilliance or smartness it all falls someway or somehow. In the line, “As brilliance fell I girded me with voice,” meaning as he, the speaker, brilliance, meaning his words, fall and it surrounds or binds him with voice, which is his conscious. “But always all words waste from inward out,” talks about all words rot like fruit from the inside out. “And I who was fastened to that furious choice,” as this speaks to me saying you have the choice to obtain knowledge.
But while all uncanonical apocalyptic writings manifest a state of mind of crippling despair regarding the present torments and a total distrust in the success of human efforts to scarce the evil on earth, The Revelation of Saint John the Evangelist is the most robust expression of religious optimism. It is the last book of the New Testament
Christianity of course heavily influences the poem and there are also some paganistic elements as well (The Dream of the Rood, 2011). The Dream of the Rood is first and foremost a Christian piece. The poem details the death and resurrection of Christ, the triumph over sin and evil, and stresses the importance of the Rood or Cross as we know it. The death and resurrection of Christ is very important in the Christian religion, it is because Christ gave his life for mankind in the ultimate sacrifice to forgive mankind of their sins. When Christ rose again on the third day he made his triumph over sin and evil and proved he was the true Son of God.
However, both feature separate techniques to provoke reactions from their audiences. While Owen uses an ironic title and dark tone to shock his readers, Jim Bauer, uses nonsensical syllables and a hostile second-person perspective to achieve this same reaction. Perhaps one of the most important factors in comprehending both poem and song is the meaning of the line, “Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori”. From a collection of Latin poems by Horace, written almost 2000 years ago, the phrase is translated as: it is sweet and becoming to die for your country. This was the philosophy of many during the time of the First World War.
Throughout The Second Coming Yeats refers to the myth of the reappearance of Christ as prophesised in the Book of Revelation. Desperation and fear can be seen from the line, “Surely the Second Coming is at hand” as the poet suggests that only the return of Christ can save the world from self-destruction. However, whilst the word “surely” can be seen as a positive sign of reassurance, one could also suggest that it is used to mock religion. The word “surely” can be seen as a form of sarcasm, inferring that that there must be no God if he allowed innocent people to die as a result of World War One. Therefore, this suggests society has lost confidence and belief in religion.