“Zipacna” and “Cabrakan‚” were sons of the vain god Seven Macaw and Chimalmat (a Maya giant). Zipacna and his brother‚ Cabrakan (meaning: earthquake)‚ were often considered to be demons by the Maya. Zipacna was claimed as not only being vain‚ but also as being very arrogant and violent. Zipacna was characterized as a large caiman (an alligatorid crocodilian) and would often boast that he was the creator of the mountains. The elder son of Seven Macaw‚ Zipacna‚ was killed when the Hero Twins tricked
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Journal Article Review 2 SELF-FORGIVENESS: THE STEPCHILD OF FORGIVENESS RESEARCH COUN 504 Hozie Grasty 10/18/2008 Journal Article Review 2 In the second article I chose to read‚ Hall and Fincham (2005) discuss the concept of self-forgiveness. Their analysis seeks to get to the heart of what it means and essentially what it takes to forgive oneself for wrongdoing and reckless abandon. Enright (1996) defines self-forgiveness as “a willingness to abandon self-resentment in the face of
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Since these things are true‚ I very much wonder how God can have foreknowledge of everything in the future‚ and yet we do not sin by necessity’. (Augustine‚ On Free Choice of the Will‚ p. 73) Free will is the ability to make our own choices in issues regarding all aspects of life. It is a power that enables us to make our own choices that are not affected by external factors such as divine will. Therefore‚ each one sins by his/her own will. While‚ divine foreknowledge is the fact that God has
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Expect No Mercy What goes around comes around. When sinners reach hell they are forced to experience the counter-suffering of contrapasso. For each sin‚ Dante gives a specific punishment relating to that sin. Some of these sins include violence towards self‚ violence towards God‚ sorcery‚ and hypocrisy. For the despicable lives they lived on earth‚ they are doomed to suffer relating consequences for all of eternity. “No green leaves‚ but rather black in color‚ no smooth branches‚ but twisted
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What is temptation?: Cambridge Dictionary of Temptation: “The wish to do or have something which you know you should not do or have”‚ “Something that makes you want to do or have something that you know you should not” Sources of temptations: (a) Satan (Gen 3:1‚ Matt. 4:1); (b) The flesh (James 1:14)‚ (c) Evil association (Prov.1:10) and (d) at times Christian friends (Matt. 16:22-23). Temptation Vs Trial: The objective of temptation is to get the victim to err/fall while the objective of trial
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The Screwtape Letters: Chapter 2 As Christians‚ we often find ourselves getting distracted by worldly things‚ and that is what chapter 2 of the Screwtape letters is all about. In the beginning of the chapter‚ Screwtape tells his nephew that his patient has become a Christian‚ but that there is still hope for them. The main areas that Screwtape advises Wormwood to attack the man in are his perception of the church and taking advantage of his spiritual immaturity. Screwtape says that‚ "all the
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Morgan Martin PHI Tuesday/Thursday 9:30-10:45 Professor Meinzer August 11‚ 2014 A Forgiving‚ Loving‚ and Patient God There are many characteristics in describing the Christian Gods personality. God is similar to us—only in perfection. He is holy‚ fair‚ righteous‚ and impartial. He has feelings‚ can be jealous and angry‚ and always keeps his promises. Although‚ I believe God has three attributes that make him the merciful God that he is: loving‚ forgiving‚ and patient. These three characteristics
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Pride is the root of all sins because it blinds our understanding of the truth‚ and leads to self-delusion. From there‚ it spreads like a cancer‚ and we rationalize our sinful behaviors‚ making excuses We become immersed in “amor sui” or self-love‚ and and turn away from God. God hates pride….come all other sins‚ which in turn lead to evil. Only after he riginal sin defined the unconverted Augustine and humility defined the Christian one. When Augustine was only able to find God when he gave up
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November 1‚ 2013 Lap 4 Reflection Essays 1. What is redemptive love? How was Jesus’ suffering and death an act of redemptive love? Redemptive love is the act of redeeming. It is the ultimate kind of love. Jesus’ suffering and death is an act of redemptive love because he redeemed us from our sins. 2. How do we know the Resurrection of Jesus was a real historical event? In what ways does Jesus’ Resurrection also transcend history? The Resurrection is in all four Gospels‚ so it is cited by four
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In his strong and most famous sermon to the congregation at Enfield‚ Connecticut‚ in 1741‚ Pastor Jonathan Edwards is trying to awaken the "natural men" in the congregation who had not accepted Jesus as their savior. He perceives himself very religiously and is strong-willed‚ making him appear credible. Edwards’s purpose is to move the "sinners" to want repentance‚ by frightening them with his use of words in portraying God. Through the use of rhetorical devices‚ Edwards presents himself‚ God
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