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    necessitates that we forgive others. “We believe that God forgives us our sins; but also that He will not do so unless we forgive other people their sins against us.” (Lewis‚ 2001‚ p.178) The argument was that true forgiveness from God means admitting our sin and not trying to excuse our sin‚ also the same thing is true with others. When we forgive others‚ it is not finding excuses for their sins but truly forgiving their sin and not holding against them. I believe the arguments were set up logically

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    relate to God. Relational: Community understanding instead of an individual. Functional: Merges both Substantive and Rational to make something bigger. Cristims: doesn’t exactly tell you where you will be at if you don’t follow gods plan. * SIN Sin is accidental!! It is not how we are supposed to be‚ not how we were made. Unnatural‚ something that needs to be fixed‚ it against gods will. But it is not outside of gods will‚ god can use this and work with it to fulfill his plan. Judgement: both

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    Sin Nombre Sin Nombre‚ loosely translated as “without name”‚ is an independent film released in 2009 under the skillful direction of Cary Fukunaga. Fukunaga‚ a film graduate from New York University‚ also attended a French university and carries a bachelor’s degree in history from the University of California at Santa Cruz. During his studies and New York University‚ he made a short film titled Victoria Para Chino‚ a film about a group of immigrants who died in a refrigerated trailer when immigrating

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    presence. In the Christian religion‚ sin is seen as a corruptive and tainting agent that affects the soul. There is an emphasis on the cleansing and repenting for committed sins entirely because sin cannot exist in heaven. Through death the soul transcends the body and through the divinity of Gods judgment a soul will either be raised to heaven or cast into the abyss. This logically makes sense when you consider that God vanquishes all sin and evil and if your soul is of sin or evil it cannot exist in Gods

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    qualified to be the president during his first inauguration‚ let alone by the time he was speaking at his second inauguration. In his Second Inaugural Address‚ Lincoln examines the fact that slavery was going to rip the fact that slavery is not only a sin of the South‚ but also of the North. (Basler‚ p.793) He understands the nation to have a progressive aspect built into its very nature‚ and it must overcome any shortcomings along the way. For a nation to erupt in a civil war over a matter that seems

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    Over the years the topic of human nature has been studied and debated by many. Human nature can be defined as distinct characteristics that include how people think and act naturally. Between past and present events‚ there is corruption in human nature. With the corruption of human nature people only do kind acts only out of self interest. Throughout history‚ early American authors‚ such as Jonathan Edwards‚ Thomas Jefferson‚ and Olaudah Equiano‚ convey how they view human nature through their literature

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    insane are not responsible‚ because they have lost the intellectual capacity. However‚ part of our being human is also that we make mistakes. Sometime‚ we make mistakes without deliberation and intention. But sometime we knowingly and deliberately sin and do wrong to others. It is said‚ “to err is human and to forgive is divine.” Both parts of this statement are very true. As human beings we are responsible‚ but we do also make mistakes and we are constantly in need of forgiveness. Islam speaks about

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    foul ambition" basically says we are our goals are foul‚ not correct. We all want to be good‚ but things go bad. It is easier to do bad thing instead of good things‚ so that effects good virtues. It is harder to become good‚ especially if you sin. When we sin our love with God hurts and it effects our good virtues. On top of that‚ it makes us come bad people‚ not children of Christ.

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    "Wrath in hell"‚ "dreadful pit"‚ and "Wrath of God." The author provides all these examples to convince his audience the tragic experience they will obtain if they commit sins. He wants to hook his audience and persuades them not to sin. He uses "Fiery Pit"‚ "Pit of hell"‚ and "Wrath of God" to inform them the consequences of their sins. Lastly‚ the author expresses his message throughout examples of similies. For instance‚ in the fifth paragraph Jonathan Ecwards directly states‚ "The wrath of God is

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    with the greatest army. The problem was this: The land was now at peace. Israel had extended its borders. David’s sin was pride and ambition in counting the people so that he could glory in the size of his nation and army‚ its power and defenses. By doing this‚ he put his faith in the size of his army rather than in God’s ability to protect them regardless of their number. We sin in the same way when we place our security in money‚ jobs‚ education‚ different people‚ or many other things. That

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