ACS Paper
The Christian Ideology
In the life of the body a man is sometimes sick, and unless he takes medicine, he will die. Even so in the spiritual life a man is sick on account of sin. For that reason he needs medicine so that he may be restored to health; and this grace is bestowed in the Sacrament of Penance.
-St Thomas Aquinas
John Jlopleh
Dr. Bader
ACS 1000
12 November 2013
Even Paul, once a cynic and a persecutor of the church of God admits that one can receive salvation from the grace of God through faith and that is the true essence of Christianity. Paul calls on all good Christians, whom have been sinning, to turn back to God and curse those who are perverting the gospel of Christ. For everyman, faith is not sufficient enough, for him to achieve salvation for his sins, but neither is good works. For good Christians, salvation and absolution will be obtained through contrition, confession and penance. Paul though, would be critical of the path everyman travels in order to be saved. He would say the path is just too long and can be simplified. In reality, Everyman travels on a journey of disappointment. Those whom he thought he could rely on to travel the journey with him, denied him. Paul exclaims in his letter, “A man is not justified by works of the law but through faith in Jesus Christ” (Galatians 2:14). Work under the law is not sufficient enough only faith. Even Everyman discovers that when the grim reapers comes calling, his good deeds alone cannot bring him salvation; neither can his kindred, cousin or material possessions. He pleads with his Good Deeds for help: “I pray you help me in this need.” (1834) Good Deeds replies, “I am sorry of your fall and fain would help you and I were able.” (1834) Good Deeds is not strong enough by itself to accompany Everyman. The burden of sin is so grand that sin is weakening good deeds. A good Christian then according to Paul cannot be justified by just
In the life of the body a man is sometimes sick, and unless he takes medicine, he will die. Even so in the spiritual life a man is sick on account of sin. For that reason he needs medicine so that he may be restored to health; and this grace is bestowed in the Sacrament of Penance.
-St Thomas Aquinas
John Jlopleh
Dr. Bader
ACS 1000
12 November 2013
Even Paul, once a cynic and a persecutor of the church of God admits that one can receive salvation from the grace of God through faith and that is the true essence of Christianity. Paul calls on all good Christians, whom have been sinning, to turn back to God and curse those who are perverting the gospel of Christ. For everyman, faith is not sufficient enough, for him to achieve salvation for his sins, but neither is good works. For good Christians, salvation and absolution will be obtained through contrition, confession and penance. Paul though, would be critical of the path everyman travels in order to be saved. He would say the path is just too long and can be simplified. In reality, Everyman travels on a journey of disappointment. Those whom he thought he could rely on to travel the journey with him, denied him. Paul exclaims in his letter, “A man is not justified by works of the law but through faith in Jesus Christ” (Galatians 2:14). Work under the law is not sufficient enough only faith. Even Everyman discovers that when the grim reapers comes calling, his good deeds alone cannot bring him salvation; neither can his kindred, cousin or material possessions. He pleads with his Good Deeds for help: “I pray you help me in this need.” (1834) Good Deeds replies, “I am sorry of your fall and fain would help you and I were able.” (1834) Good Deeds is not strong enough by itself to accompany Everyman. The burden of sin is so grand that sin is weakening good deeds. A good Christian then according to Paul cannot be justified by just