taught to take responsibility for their own actions and sins. Buddhism and Islam are also similar in the way they both believe in god/s existing in the after death. Muslims believe in the existence of Allah in heaven while Buddhists consider the possibility of gods existing in the heavens but do not say it is a fact. Islam teaches that God created humans with immortal souls. Each individual possesses uniqueness and the power to create his or her own destiny and each is responsible for his or her
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a whole shot of France he then says “the fierce [fire] figures were steadily wending east‚ west‚ north‚ and south” (Dickens 240). It is as if France was becoming miserable‚ fiery hell‚ and that was exactly what Dickens wanted the readers to think . This is a large symbol throughout the book‚ which is that France is hell and that the citizens of the country cannot escape the fiery
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fiery sermon. “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God‚” as he describes human nature and hell. For example‚ he says at one point‚ “Unconverted men walk over the pit of hell on a rotten covering…” One of Edwards metaphors is‚ “The dreadful pit of the glowing flames of the pit of hell.” He very often casts the fires of hell in metaphorical terms rather than using a simile to compare it to fire. In fact‚ his reference hell as eternally burning that it may not even be entirely metaphorical. He may be describing
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Themes of Dante’s Inferno Dante’s Inferno exemplifies a Hell in which God’s justice is just as perfect as everything else he does. Each division of Hell along with the punishments within them seem to directly correspond to the sins man had commited on Earth. The punishments also become exceedingly more horrible the deeper one finds himself in Hell. As the story progresses‚ however‚ the character becomes less and less inclined toward pity‚ as he discovers that sinners receive punishment in perfect
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characters hope to achieve. The after life and the hopes of being accepted into heaven were of utmost importance to the people of Hamlet’s time. If one died with a venial sin (a "minor" sin such as stealing or lying)‚ on their soul‚ they would be destined to spend a period of time in purgatory as punishment. If the sin was a mortal one (such as murder)‚ without forgiveness‚ the persons soul was doomed to eternal hell. Although Claudius believes that prayer has the power to forgive those who have
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by Christian theologian Jonathan Edwards‚ in 1741‚during the Puritan Revival also called Great Awakening.The doctrine was intended to plunge the fear of God into those who were being sinful. The author wants the audience to achieve grace and go to heaven. Jonathan Edwards tried to scare the audience into believing that God could do away with them at any second. He uses comparisons to portray the wrath of God. He also gave them hope they could be saved. The author shows people what might happen if
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Examine Religious beliefs about death and beyond (AO1) The majority of religions have a clear belief in the concept of life and existence after death; however‚ the detail of what happens and how it happens differs between every religion and it predominantly depends on the beliefs about the soul. A prime idea that is constantly diverse between religions is the idea of death‚ body and soul. Linear religions such as Christianity primarily believed that death was a punishment for the bad and wicked
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either enter a pure‚ blessed Heaven‚ the halfway stop of Purgatory to be cleansed and purified to ultimately ascend into Heaven or everlasting damnation into Hell. Heaven is the ultimate nirvana for Catholics to aspire to ascend into. This place to Catholics is a place of divinity and to enter God’s kingdom would be the pinnacle of any Catholics everlasting soul. The Bible‚ the Catholics holy book‚ shares small hints that God has given us to let us know that once in Heaven we will have no more pain
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what he intended to be understood when writing his sermon "Sinners in the hands of an angry God." He makes the audience of the eighteenth century grasp onto their chairs and look away in fear of the sight or sound of hell. He wants to make sure the audience is aware of heaven and hell‚ so they may achieve the "right one." Edwards scares the audience to believe that God can do away with them at any second. He uses dramatic comparisons to show the wrath of God. To make people turn from their
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between the eternal destinations of Paradise and Hell. The Day of Judgment is described as passing over Hell on a narrow bridge in order to enter Paradise. Those who fall‚ weighted by their bad deeds‚ will remain in Hell forever. The Qur ’an specifies two exceptions to this general rule: 1. Warriors who die fighting in the cause of God are ushered immediately to God ’s presence (2:159 and 3:169); and 2. “Enemies of Islam” are sentenced immediately to Hell upon death.’ (Religion Facts‚ 2014).’ ‘Most
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