was good. Genesis 1:31 says‚ “And God saw everything that he had made‚ and behold‚ it was very good. And there was evening and there was morning‚ the sixth day.” He had no desire to create anything that was flawed or corrupt‚ instead‚ He created a paradise which reflected His upright character. Sin and suffering entered the world as a consequence of the sin of Adam and Eve. The origin of sin is a topic many theologians have debated over through the years‚ and although they have not come up with an
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My creation story In my opinion I believe the Islamic creation story which basically believes that God (Allah) all mighty clicked his fingers and proclaimed “Be” and it was. This is how I believe Allah crated the universe. Here is the creation story in my own words. Long ago when there was nothing‚ Allah (god) created the universe‚ the world‚ and our planet Earth‚ everything except for his self Allah the most high. (God has no mother or father‚ No one created Allah‚ all mighty.) Allah the Almighty
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Dante Alighieri and Charles Dickens are both well known authors from completely different regions and time periods yet there are many parallels between the two authors and their literature. A Christmas Carol and Dante’s Divine Comedy share many similarities and differences. Each novel is based around a central christian holiday‚ has a flawed main character encouraged to better themselves‚ and both manifest a tripartite structure. The greatest differences between the author’s and the literature are
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The Deception of Satan Satan was a powerful angel who‚ after being thrown into hell‚ used his powers to deceive God’s newly created beings‚ Adam and Eve. These characters are perceived as innocent and vulnerable creatures‚ who could be easily influenced. What better way to get revenge on God than to tempt His most prized possessions? Satan uses his power of deceiving rhetoric to mislead his followers. He then deceives Eve with the same kind of rhetoric. Satan’s tone changes between the speech
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the Millennium‚ Satan is released from the bottomless pit. He is allowed to deceive lost people on the earth‚ form an army‚ and come against Jesus in a final battle. God reigns fire down upon the army. Satan is thrown into the lake of fire. As the Millennium comes to a close‚ the earth is mostly‚ if not completely‚ destroyed. It is during this time where John writes about the great white throne.
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Appearance Versus Reality in Frankenstein By: Corbin Schmidt “The world is governed more by appearance than realities so that it is fully necessary to seem to know something as to know it” -Daniel Webster. One of the most important themes in Frankenstein by Mary Shelley is appearance versus reality. This theme comes into fruition throughout the novel‚ most notably when Shelley provides insight into the characters of the story and how they are immediately judged by their looks in most cases rather
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Loss of Innocence in Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein Innocence‚ throughout time it is lost‚ varying from who and how much. Throughout the novel Frankenstein there is a central theme of loss of innocence‚ cleverly instilled by the author‚ Mary Shelley. This theme is evident in Frankenstein’s monster‚ Victor Frankenstein himself‚ and three other minor characters that lose their innocence consequently from the two major characters loss. Frankenstein’s monster is destined to lose all innocence as
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Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein is interpreted differently by each reader. Underlying themes ranging from the author’s own life story to criticism of the shortcomings of religion‚ each reader finds a different theme explored throughout the literary classic. In the essay "Assembling Frankenstein" by Chris Baldrick‚ several of these underlying themes are proposed‚ many of which Baldrick attributes inspiration derived from correlated writings that are proposed to have influenced the author. Baldrick focuses
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During the Great Awakening an influential revivalist teacher by the name Jonathan Edwards played a crucial role by shaping the first revivals. Edwards’s sermon sinners in the hands of an angry God taught that the horrors of hell await those who are lost to sin. For example‚ Edwards states “ He is not only able to cast wicked men into hell‚ but he can most easily do it. Sometimes an earthly prince meets with a great deal of Difficulty to subdue a Rebel‚ that has found
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In the text Frankenstein‚ the author’s goal was to portray two key points. The first point is the flaws and evils that pollute humanity on a consistent basis. The second point is that people are willing to go very far and forsake their sense of right and wrong for the sake of their own personal gain and social status. When Doctor Victor Frankenstein created his beast‚ Frankenstein‚ he hardly considered the repercussions that may come with making the monster or how his neighbor villagers would react
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