while Edwards used the element of fear to convey and persuade those from the repentance of sin. In Winthrop’s “A Model of Christian Charity” he describes the ideal Christian society where Christian followers would carrier out the duties and morals standards of God. While on the other hand Edward’s “Personal Narrative” shows his path towards a closer relationship to God and his self-reproach of repentance to sins. In Edwards‚ persuasive speech he uses the element of fear as a way to persuade his audience
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followed was too dangerous for them to handle and argues that due to the magnitude of the sins they committed‚ it would lead them to their ultimate destruction. The author explains how God was patient with the Israelites‚ and that the anointed time for God to unleash his vengeance on the wicked Israelites had not yet resonated. He acknowledges that God gave them enough time to repent and turn away from their sins to avoid the impending
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there is still imperfections‚ problems and sins‚ He can’t control them because the evil spirits always cause them. He can’t control those bad things‚ but it is okay because those problems can help us to grow and learn more things. He didn’t created those evil things‚ but He is doing something to stop those things in different ways‚ maybe like making us more faithful to us and to be more kind and responsible in able to not do bad things that will cause sin. Same thing is with atheists‚ sinners‚ and
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He also suggested that this also does mean that individual within the family cannot sin. As he clarifies in his definition that‚ “A truly Christian home is a place where sinners live; it is also a place where members of the home admit the fact and understand the problem‚ know what to do about it‚ and as a result grow by grace. Beside this‚ Christians admit their sins: in this he explains that in Christian home‚ there should not be an attitude like excuses‚ or blame shifting
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to Judaism‚ and what role does free will/choice play in this? According to Judaism‚ human beings are not inherently sinful. They come into the world at the time of their birth without any sins. However‚ it is their human inclination that makes them immoral. The Jews‚ therefore‚ believe that people are born sin free and become sinful due to their desires. It is these desires which make them wicked‚ and the most sinful humans become‚ the more they drift far away from the
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plants seeds of bitterness‚ resentment and unrighteous anger‚ which grow into barriers which keep us from experiencing intimacy with God and others. I am amazed as Jesus hung on the cross‚ at the very moment he was experiencing the fullness of the sin committed against him‚ that he could pray‚ “Father‚ forgive them for they know not what they are doing.” What may be even more astonishing is the seeing Stephen‚ a follower of Jesus‚ echo this same posture of forgiveness‚ at the very moment he was
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verse to fit their situation. For instance‚ when a person has committed a sin repeatedly and continues to ask for forgiveness‚ only to commit the exact thing again. They could read from the book of 1 John‚ “If we confess our sins‚ he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to purify us from all unrighteousness.” (1 John 1:9 New International Version) This is not to be taken that we can continue to do the same sin. We must repent. The book of Luke says‚ “In the same way‚ I tell you‚ there
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inexistence of a father figurehead‚ Dimmesdale. By being cowardly and not accepting Pearl as his own‚ Arthur sentences her to a rough life. What Dimmesdale does to Hester however is iniquitous. Dimmesdale possesses the capability to repent his sins and accept the accusations that transpired with his and Hester’s infidelity. Instead‚ he becomes the utter embodiment of a coward‚ allowing Hester to endure the burden alone. The adultery requires two people in order to take place. Therefore‚ why should
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only responsible for our own sin. This may seem odd but it’s the greatest news that we are not held accountable for our parents or our children’s sin. The central focus of Ezekiel 18 seems to be around Ezekiel’s statement in Ezekiel 18:20 NLT “The person who sins is the one who will die. This shows that we have a personal connection with our sins‚ which will cost us our life. Ezekiel goes on to say in Ezekiel 18:20 “…The child will not be punished for the parent’s sins‚ and the parent will not be
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will eventually find themselves dead. Through the use of alliteration words such as: ’lurk late’ ’strike straight’ ‘sing sin’ and ‘jazz June’ show us how the kids spend their time while they were not in school. Lines 3-6 explain how they would stay up late‚ they would sing sin. A way to interpret singing is cheerful‚ celebrating‚ and being joyful. So they would celebrate their sins and drink gin. Gin was very popular liquor in the 1960’s until vodka came along. Much of their time is spend on the streets
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