“Zipacna” and “Cabrakan‚” were sons of the vain god Seven Macaw and Chimalmat (a Maya giant). Zipacna and his brother‚ Cabrakan (meaning: earthquake)‚ were often considered to be demons by the Maya. Zipacna was claimed as not only being vain‚ but also as being very arrogant and violent. Zipacna was characterized as a large caiman (an alligatorid crocodilian) and would often boast that he was the creator of the mountains. The elder son of Seven Macaw‚ Zipacna‚ was killed when the Hero Twins tricked
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Journal Article Review 2 SELF-FORGIVENESS: THE STEPCHILD OF FORGIVENESS RESEARCH COUN 504 Hozie Grasty 10/18/2008 Journal Article Review 2 In the second article I chose to read‚ Hall and Fincham (2005) discuss the concept of self-forgiveness. Their analysis seeks to get to the heart of what it means and essentially what it takes to forgive oneself for wrongdoing and reckless abandon. Enright (1996) defines self-forgiveness as “a willingness to abandon self-resentment in the face of
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Since these things are true‚ I very much wonder how God can have foreknowledge of everything in the future‚ and yet we do not sin by necessity’. (Augustine‚ On Free Choice of the Will‚ p. 73) Free will is the ability to make our own choices in issues regarding all aspects of life. It is a power that enables us to make our own choices that are not affected by external factors such as divine will. Therefore‚ each one sins by his/her own will. While‚ divine foreknowledge is the fact that God has
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In his strong and most famous sermon to the congregation at Enfield‚ Connecticut‚ in 1741‚ Pastor Jonathan Edwards is trying to awaken the "natural men" in the congregation who had not accepted Jesus as their savior. He perceives himself very religiously and is strong-willed‚ making him appear credible. Edwards’s purpose is to move the "sinners" to want repentance‚ by frightening them with his use of words in portraying God. Through the use of rhetorical devices‚ Edwards presents himself‚ God
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Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady’s documentary “Jesus Camp” is an eye-opening display of the intense power which can be directly associated with the belief of a deity‚ or some form of higher power. Following Pentecostal children’s pastor Becky Fischer and her unsettling children’s camp “Kids on Fire”‚ viewers are shown a series of clips demonstrating their deep-seated religious conviction. Among the various dialogue and imagery portrayed throughout Jesus Camp‚ the direct correlation between such a film
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In Jonathan Edwards’s "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God"‚ the usage of rhetoric and figurative language is used to illustrate its arguments and to help persuade its audience. In the sermon‚ Edwards attempts to warn his audience against living a life of sin or risk suffering the wrath of God. One of the way Edwards convinces people is by using imagery. He emphasizes the fierceness of God to stir fear in his audience and describes in detail the horrible consequences they would have to endure.
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Lorena Tzul Mrs. Carter English 3 Period 4 September 16‚ 2016 The fastest way to go to hell or to heaven Why do you think that the Puritans were so scared when the preacher was giving his sermon? The use of pathos is convincing in “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God” because how the preacher has no emotion in his sermon and used literary terms to scare the Puritans. First reason that the preacher has no emotion in his sermon is that he scares them to turn to God‚ and he is using
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In the first stanza‚ the author asks the reader‚ who laid in the tomb. The man in the tomb was placed there after he died. Next‚ the author takes a moment to enjoy the beauty of nature. He tells us that this man is Jesus‚ the source or subject of all hymns in church. The stone was rolled in front of the tomb‚ and Pilate sent men to stand guard outside the tomb. The author asks the reader who is this person who was put in the tomb. In the second stanza‚ the author reveals that he will tell the
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Humans are the most impure‚ destructive‚ egotistical‚ beings that exist; however‚ their essence (their souls) forgive that - original sin. Predestined for destruction; their souls were tained before conception. Over millennia‚ the innocent souls of original sin gained a Savior‚ the last sacrifice to their creator to forgive what Adam and Eve passed down. The Savor’s disciples accepted a contract with my species‚ to protect human souls and prevent the final sacrifice‚ man. What I am‚ isn’t human
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Job‚ after serving as God’s humble servant‚ is put to an extreme character test when God decides to bury him in misfortune and pain. The traits that Job exhibits during three cycles of exchange with his friends and God fluctuates from confusion to utter defiance‚ and finally return to that of virtue following God’s response from the whirlwind. While Job displays many emotional and character traits‚ the underlying states of misery‚ confusion and anger all highlight his weakness in faith. Following
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