celestial city but he has the burden of sins on his back. To begin his journey‚ Christian must first find the wicket gate shown to him by Evangelist. However‚ the most significant journey is not the physical journey‚ but the journey inside himself. This journey begins when Christian realizes he is living a life of sin which becomes a burden on his back weighing him down. After being chosen‚ he decides to change his life. Christian has to cross the river of death to enter into heaven. However before reaching
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My Salvation Experience My Father Was 62 Years of Age and My Mother was 16 Years Old when I was Born . My Father was appointed full custody of me at the age of 7 Years Old. I was repeatedly Touched Inappropriately‚ it started to occur every day and then 4 to 5 times a week until finally I was raped. I would hurt so badly‚ Emotionally‚ Mentally‚ and Physically. My only way to cope with the pain was to drink. My father had liquor Cabinet‚ I started to steal his whiskey and
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Valued Possessions vs. Insignificant Desires Anna Quindlen‚ a novelist‚ social critic‚ and journalist wrote an intriguing essay “Stuff is Not Salvation” about the addiction of Americans‚ who splurge on materialistic items that have no real meaning. The ability to obtain credit is one of the main reasons to blame for society’s consumption epidemic. However‚ Quindlen feels the economic decline due to credit card debt is insignificant compared to the underlying issues of American’s binging problems
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A look back at “Salvation” by Langston Hughes Our story begins like many other stories with a setting‚ main character‚ and a catchy introduction. Like many other stories it attracts the reader’s attention with something vague‚ making the person reading the story want to continue on further into the piece. This reading is like many other’s which portray real life situations‚ and show a different culture coming from a first person point of view. In the story‚ the main character‚ Langston‚ is a
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relationship as a way to highlight suffering‚ and describe life before salvation. Their dynamic changes‚ however‚ when Sonny is introduced to music‚ as Baldwin uses music to represent redemption. At the same time‚ the story emphasizes that without suffering‚ salvation is unnecessary. The story illustrates the turmoil that precedes salvation‚ the effect salvation can have on people and relationships‚ and the dependency suffering and salvation have on each other. The dynamic between Sonny and his brother is
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persuasion. Fear is one of the most important motivation tools because its effectiveness is proven in Christianity‚ marketing‚ and scientific findings. One example of how fear motivates humans is Christianity. Christians fear eternal damnation‚ and fear is a leading contributor to the salvation of Christians. Jonathan Edwards used fear in his famous sermon: “O sinner! Consider the fearful danger you are in: it is a great furnace of wrath‚ a wide and bottomless pit‚ full of the fire of wrath‚ that you are held
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of Christianity‚ God’s role in salvation is undoubtedly one of the biggest conundrums Christians have sought to answer. Historically‚ theologians have discussed‚ contemplated and questioned: who is it that God intends to grant salvation? Is salvation intended and offered to all‚ or does God predetermine those who will receive salvation? Biblical evidence and justification for either side of the argument exists‚ and on occasion this has resulted in a divided Christian community. As believers struggle
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Edward Aguilar Professor: William Carnagey BBS 100 7 January 2013 Isaiah‚ The Lord is Salvation The Bible‚ the greatest book ever written‚ is the Word of God. The Lord spoke to the writers of the Bible through the Holy Spirit. Each writer was given the words of God that should be written for all of mankind to read‚ study and live. I have chosen Isaiah (Book of Isaiah ) to write and study. I will give a brief introduction to our prophet Isaiah‚ and the reason God appointed him to write.
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My week at the Salvation Army educating clients about cholesterol was a great opportunity and I learned a lot. I never realized that the Salvation Army does that much for our community and we don’t even know about it. I think an individual really has to go and see what services the Salvation Army provides to the community because they shelter and feed many unfortunate human beings. They not only shelter and feed them‚ but their program is set up where the clients have to be looking for a place
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Salvation Langston Hughes After reading the excerpt from Langston Hughes’s autobiography‚ "Salvation"‚ I pondered the many factors of religion and what makes a person believe in god or not believe in god. I believe that religion is a form of individual expression‚ and that each person should have the freedom to conform his or her identity to whatever religion feels right to that person‚ or even to conform to no religion at all. I think that if I had been in Langston’s position sitting on a mourner’s
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