that he will curse God if things get bad enough. God allows Satan to torment Job to test his faithfulness. The theme of suffering was continuous throughout “The Book of Job” and reveals that through his suffering Job remains righteous‚ Job suffers greatly but remains a righteous and a good citizen. As a result of Satan’s attempt to test Job‚ his servants‚ his herds of cattle‚ and his ten children all die. Job believes the deaths are caused by natural catastrophes. Mourning his losses‚ Job tears off
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responds to Antigone’s call to action‚ “We are only women‚ We cannot fight with men‚ Antigone! The law is strong‚ we must give in to the law” (191-192). In her response Ismene expresses her lack of strength and fear‚ Sophocles portrays her as less righteous than Antigone. Although Ismene later retracts her refusal‚ Sophocles still frames this act in relation to Antigone. The nobility in Antigone’s conviction to the law of the gods is further shown through Ismene’s change of
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forgiveness and meekness. What is virtue? Can we do anything? Death of god-clearing of the ground. Simon Blackburn is inviting the reader into a discussion as to whether ethics exist without the presence of a god or a religion telling us what is righteous and what is not. He wants us to act according to our own moral compass and believes if humans act this way we may not be god like but we certainly wont be sinners. His ending quote… Can humans act however we like? The passage of writing does very
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attorneys have been required to defend. Specifically‚ defending those they know to be guilty. Legal defense has long required that the innocent defend the less-than-innocent. But much to the plight of the accuser‚ it is not just morally and ethically righteous for the accused to be defended‚ it is necessary for the foundations of fairness in society. The Sixth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States of America grants the right “...to have the Assistance of Counsel…” (Sixth Amendment) — or in
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perspective those who die in sin will live in eternal pain and suffering in a world of fire and brimstone. However for the righteous they hope for greater and wonderful things in the next life. Theirs will be a life of singing and dancing sharing n the glory of God. To them they will head to paradise.Thus death can not be classified as bad and cruel if one has lived a righteous and good life. This is so because such a person always plans to move a better place in the future. Thus death is only a stepping
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detailed and writes that he has started this message previously and only now has he been able to finish it; he seems aware that Pho will not surrender and writes “But I seem to perceive your reasoning. You are determined to do whatever you deem righteous. You give all your efforts and talents to the cause you
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What is the significance and nature of Cain and Abel’s gifts? What was the basis of their acceptance or rejection? Gen. 4:1-6 v.3 (AKJV) And in process of time it came to pass‚ that Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an offering to the LORD. v.4 (AKJV) And Abel‚ he also brought of the firstborn of his flock and of the fat thereof. And the LORD had respect to Abel and to his offering: v.5 (AKJV) But to Cain and to his offering he had not respect. And Cain was very wroth‚ and his countenance
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ETHICAL DIMENSIONS OF GANDHI Mohan Chanda Karam Chand Gandhi popularly known as Mahatma Gandhi all over the world. He was also called as the father of nation by one of the greatest revolutionaries of the world Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose. Mahatma Gandhi has been considered as the embodiment of simplicity & openness. Gandhi’s philosophical inheritance is from the spirit of of renunciation actions of Bhagawat Gita and his practical doctrines are based on the inspirations from three great thinkers
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THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN Deborah Rurisa Dec 17‚ 2014 Entering the kingdom of God is not easy‚ the Kingdom of God is only reserved for the humble and the righteous . There are different facts about the kingdom of heaven that people fail to understand ‚ and it’s our job as Christians to tell others about the kingdom of God . Joe Dasin‚ a 1900 famous french singer always said‚ “on iras tous au paradis ”‚ which basically means we will all go to paradise whether we do good or
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In the early Christian church there existed a debate over the duration of hell. One sect argued that hell was endless and that the unrepentant sinners who were punished there experienced everlasting‚ agonizing torment. This idea is often referred to as the doctrine of endless hell. There existed another sect‚ however‚ that argued that although hell was agonizing‚ it did not last forever. Instead‚ they argued that hell involved “purging” the damned of their sin and that rather being purely punitive
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