The overall thesis is that we are forgiven like we are willing to forgive others; if we expect God to forgive us then it 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
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My original lesson plan covered the imagery in the hate sermon “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God” by Johnathan Edwards. I placed special emphasis on the use of personification‚ simile‚ and metaphors throughout the sermon. Edwards uses flames of Hell as a form of imagery scare the Puritan settlers to repair their relationship with God. When I modified the lesson plan‚ I considered that my students in my classroom may have different religious backgrounds and this hate sermon would be hard for them
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Saint Augustine Confessions chronicles the journey to Catholicism in ancient Rome. In the beginning of his life Augustine struggles with what god should be and if God is real. This is one of his early questions that goes unanswered. There is no logical way to know whether god is there or not. Augustine seems to constantly bring his experiences in life back to religion‚ and whether it was sinful or not. In Rome at the time Catholicism was not the most popular religion of choice. The most popular
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John Mbiti‚ is called the “father of contemporary African Theology”‚ and was born in November of the year 1931‚i n Kenya. He is currently 87 years of age and is a renowned pastor‚ author of various books as well as a Theologian and a teacher. He is also seen as a religious Philosopher and he critically challenged the Christian hypothesis of the “demonic and anti-christian”‚ seen as the traditional African religion. He made the following statement “Christian Theology in Africa is not a new phenomenon”
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Yin yang The Yin Yang meaning and symbol dates back to ancient China and represents the belief that everything in the universe consists of two forces that are opposing‚ and it influences the destinies of creatures. It may be hard to admit it‚ but not everyone will see eye to eye. Having opposing opinions with someone else may sound bad at first‚ but the good news is that if everyone had the same point of view towards issues‚ the world wouldn’t be able to advance. Arguments can be found everywhere
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In Crime and Punishment by Dostoyevsky‚ the initial thoughts of a reader are that there is an absence of God in this book; it begins about a man filled with desperation. Who succumbs to his evil ways committing a sin‚ but it also takes on the master plot of a quest: a quest of Raskolnikov to find himself‚ which is ultimately found in his unknown quest for God. His quest is brought on by the absence of God in his life and this quest slowly begins to show a conclusion‚ when he is in prison and allows
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Many puritan writers during this time period were extremely religious and often spoke of god in their writings. Anne Bradstreet’s poems “To My Dear And Loving Husband” and “Upon the Burning of our House” as well as Jonathan Edwards sermon “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God” are great examples of puritan writing. Both of these writers express similarities in their religious values and use plenty of figurative language to express their ideas to their audience. Both Bradstreet and Edwards showed
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Anonymous April 11‚ 2013 Mr. ------ Antinomialism Two Thousand years ago‚ the most unpredictable thing that could have ever happened to mankind occurred. Christ was born. As Christians‚ we hear the story of Christ dying for our sins‚ and it almost just passes over our heads as if it was completely normal. We fail to see the immensity of what God did for us. At the time of creation‚ God had made something so incredible‚ that even He‚ who is more glorious than anything imaginable‚ called His creation
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In “Tooth and Claw”‚ a dull man named Junior gets a feral cat because he wins a game of dice. The waitress he had been pining after suddenly develops an interest in him because of his interesting new pet. The cat ends up being more of a liability than an asset‚ as it terrrorizes Junior and ruins his home. Junior’s relationship with the cat mirrors humanity’s sinfulness and the consequences thereof. Daria‚ the waitress‚ symbolizes temptation. Junior has longed for her but she is only attracted to
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In the sermon "Sinner’s in the Hand of an Angry God" by Johnathan Edwards‚ he author describes how God can easily condem sinners into the pit the fiery pit of hell in any given moment. Edwards clearly informs his audience that God has an omnipotent force and won’t delay on sending you into hell. He incorporates alliteration‚ imagery‚ and simile into his sermon to convey his message. First Edward applies examples of alliteration to emphasize the idea that God is omnipotent. In various paragraphs
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