Although we see how destructive Proctor’s sin has been and how flawed he is as a result, we admire his determination to atone and sympathise with his dilemma. We see how Proctor realises his mistakes and how he acts differently around Abigail after the sin has been committed, ‘I will cut off my hand before I reach for you again’. This shows how he is devoted to Elizabeth and knows he has done wrong, with the extent of using harsh verbs, such as ‘cut’ to imply the force he feels towards her. The severance that Proctor has implied makes him gain our admiration as he shows his willingness to atone. The relationship between Proctor and Abigail is used as a heat metaphor, built on lust not love.
The story depicts the unjustifiable suffering experienced by Job who was considered a man of virtue. The account has served both as a means of supporting traditional morals and as a launch pad for more profound philosophical interactions concerning the issue of human affliction. There are quite a few undeniable themes in the Book of Job, which include the virtue of patience in spite of suffering, faithfulness rewarded; suffering's not being a punishment for sin, God's omnipotence and the examination of morality. Theologians Marcus Aquinas and Pope Gregory I offered that the Book of Job taught that suffering was a purifying experience that was desirable. Other scholars have suggested that another theme worth examining is humankind's inability to understand how God works outside the world's interpretation of justice.
Matt Mulcahy Jonathan Edward’s “In The hands of an Angry God” In Jonathan Edwards' "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" vivid imagery is utilized through pathos and ethos, in an attempt to sway the acts of sinners to be morally correct. He used all three of the most influential advertisement skills and persuasive skills, to deliver an observation and solution. In Edwards’s sermon, the target of the speech is to bring people to repentance by understanding that the only reason this world is still turning is because of God’s Grace, and the sinners are angering God. Edwards keeps his statements about God positive even it’s while acting in an offensive way. For instance, instead of saying God punishes those who doubt his existence instead he says that God simply won’t hold them up when they are in slippery situations and the misery will come on its own without his helping hand.
When one thinks logically Christianity is a good thing, but then the devil uses an illogical argument and convinces humans otherwise. Lewis’ Christian world view is best conveyed through the use of his situational irony. A good Christian goes to Church but the devil may use even the church to get Christians closer to damnation in Hell. Lewis exposes how sometimes even the church can cause people to become separated from God. Lewis shows how the church can combat losing Christians by exposing the
In a teaching on The Mount (Matthew 5-7), he taught his followers to love their enemies, to forgive those who had wronged them, and to respond to violence with non-violence, returning good for evil. These are the basis for Christian pacifism. However, there are some Christians who may be against violence and war in principle, but may take part in a war for the greater good of all. This is even more of a case when the war is to defeat evil and to preserve religious freedom or rights in the face of evil. Christians who do this are called conditional pacifists.
His accusers are called “wicked” in the first line while they are known as “workers of evil” in the second. These synonyms reiterate his stance towards those who have sinned who speak peace with unfaithful hearts. The psalmist is saying that people can speak about peace and God but peoples intentions will not always coincide with what is right. The use of synonymous parallelism is used once again in the fourth verse. Both of the lines emphasize repayment, as the deeds of the wicked should receive punishment that is justly deserved.
The dictionary definition of prayer states that it is a personal communication or petition addressed to a deity in the form of adoration, praise, contribution, or thanksgiving. Suffering however, is defined as being undergoing or being subjected to pain or disadvantageous experience. Forms of suffering can be said as either being physical or mental. Some people, particularly Christians, say that prayer is the best way to deal with suffering as God is the Supreme Being and interacting with God would easily relieve all their suffering. They believe that every way of suffering can be cured by praying to God.
5) The second core concept is the notion of free grace as opposed to a doctrine of works for the salvation of man, or in other words the earning of salvation. (Puritanism par. 2) The core beliefs of Puritans are illustrated well in the sermon of Jonathan Edwards’s, “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God.” In Jonathan Edwards sermon, “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God” the reader is bombarded with the concepts and beliefs of the Puritans. The first instance of this has to do with
And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and accceptable, and perfect, will of God" (Romans 12:1, 2). CONCLUSION; Sanctification is brought about in the life of the believer by his separating himself deliberately from all that is unclean and unholy, and by presenting, continually and constantly, the members of his body as holy instruments unto God for the accomplishment of His holy purposes. Thus by these single acts of surrender unto holiness, sanctification soon becomes the habit of the dedicated life. The experience of sanctification is not attained through mystical feats, nor through strict legalism, nor mental acumen. A proper concept of holiness terminates in the obvious-whatever belongs to a pure and righteous God must correspond with His nature, and be responsive to the uses of a pure and spiritual service.
“It is a great wonder how all mighty God in his magnificence favours and race with rank and scope”(line 1729). Hrothgar advices Beowulf in this passage in hope that his advice will be taken to heart. “Illness and old age mean nothing to him; his mind is untroubled by envy and malice,”(lines 1735-1737). In this passage Hrothgar