Analysis Of The Book ' Salvation ' By F. Scott Fitzgerald

Others point out that you cannot get into heaven based upon good works alone; if you could, then Christ’s sacrifice would have been meaningless. To gain salvation, you must receive God’s grace,

God’s righteousness can also be seen in his wrath. We first see the wrath of God in the Old Testament.

“Faith alone is the saving and efficacious use of the Word of God, according to Rom. 10{:9}” (16).

Though Jesus was sinless and undeserving of death, he offered himself as a sacrifice in atonement for all sin (Invitation to World Religions, pg.418). Paul was always emphatic in maintaining that salvation cannot be earned by “works”, whether humans’ effort to obey the commandments in the Torah or excellent work in general. Instead, he taught that the salvation made possible by Christ’s sacrifice is a gift, the ultimate expression of God’s love and grace. Salvation is given to those who respond to God’s grace in faith, the conviction that God has acted through Jesus Christ to amend for human sin. Although Paul was very clear in teaching that salvation depends on God’s grace and the individual’s turning to God in faith, he did not dismiss the importance of works (Invitation to World Religions, pg.419). For Paul, faith does more than bringing salvation; it unites the believers with Christ in a “newness of life”. He believed that the spirit lives in believers and brings them into union with God. As a divine presence within, the spirit encourages the growth of spiritual virtues, the greatest which is love and makes all Christians one in the church often called “the body of Christ”.

As a Christian, I understand that it is God’s saving grace that keeps me on a daily basis. If it was not for this undeserved grace, I do not know where I would be. Most people do not

Salvation is defined as the deliverance from sin and its consequences. In a Christianity sense, salvation is when a person accepts the Lord Jesus Christ as their savior, and they believe the fact that he died for the sins of Christians. The term of salvation is often referred to as being “saved”. Salvation is when one delivers not only their body in a physical to the church and God, but it is also a committee to Jesus mentally and spiritually. Getting saved can be a very pressuring and life changing decision. That is sometimes forced upon young adolescents. Ultimately it can cause one to question their spiritually sometimes even damaging their belief in Jesus. In Langston Hughes’

God’s grace is a word frequently used to refer to “gift from God”. In many circles, it is theological defined as God’s unmerited favor (Hughes, 1998, Ryrie, 1963). Within this

Grace is one of the most important themes in Flannery O'Connor's stories. It is the one thing that may help or curse the characters in her stories. God’s grace is often neglected by some characters and they end up with a curse God creates. In the stories, “The Enduring Chill”, “The River”, and “The Lame Shall Enter First”, God’s grace is portrayed as the Christianity religion itself. As one neglects it and some believe in it, Flannery O’Connor is trying to say that God’s grace is real and all you need to do is believe He exists.

Despite their many flaws and guilts, the grandmother and the Misfit are both unlikely recipients of grace. In the context of this story, God has the power to allow anyone, even sinful people, by bestowing grace. The grandmother lies, besmirches, and manipulates other while the Misfit is an impenitent killer. It seems both individuals are ultimately undeserving of grace, however the story belies this timeless stereotype. The grandmother’s most fathomable moment comes in her cry out to the Misfit, insisting he is her son. This is the clarity, compassion, and grace God gifts her. The Misfit, too, experiences this moment. He has lost pleasure from killing, as indicated by his statement “It’s no real pleasure in life,” (O’Connor 146), potentially indicating change in his

How could GOD put all of this goodness and grace into one human being? How could it be so hard to be perfect, but look across and see perfection standing before you? It’s quite ironic that the one who loves us unconditionally can do no wrong, but loves the ones who can do no right. The only way to explain it is simply this, Give without expecting anything in return, not even a thank you. He died for us never expecting a single thing in return, that kind of love is unthinkable by any normal human

Grace is defined as “divine help or strength … given through the mercy and love of God.” This grace can help us serve beyond our capacity to love, and in the scriptures grace is frequently used to connote a strengthening or

In Langston Hughes 's autobiographical anecdote, “Salvation,” the author reflects on his childhood, and also examines the basis on which his religious views were founded. Hughes 's nonfiction piece, written in adulthood, allows him to look back on his past and reconsider what he learned about salvation, as well as organized religion and conformity, as a child. Because of this inquiry, he begins to question the ways in which adults pressure young people to conform to their views of religion, even without having the deep feeling of faith required. When people are young, they are often asked to conform to roles that they don’t really understand or think deeply about, and religious duty is thus carried on without a lot of free will. Langston Hughes divulges the hypocrisy and the fraudulent faith of the Church and its indoctrinated members through irony and his own indoctrination into his damning salvation. The church service pressures and bullies young Hughes into falsifying his salvation. This ceremony proves that the church values tradition over faith.

What is faith? Scripture tells us in Hebrews 11:1 that “Faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see.” (NIV) Faith means trusting that various situations will provide results best suited to help us in some way during our life. I’m sure others may have a different opinion; however, throughout my life, that has been the most accurate description.

The unmerited favor of God expressed unto those who did nothing of their own power to earn this gift. Because of Christ Jesus obedience unto the death of the cross, the grace of God is given unto us through justification by faith unto righteous, when one truly repents for their sins, (Romans 5:17-19).

The way of grace, are the ways God works grace into our spirits, from before the time we come to know him through the day we are magnified with Christ in the next lifetime. Some of the means are, denying ourselves and taking up our cross. Others are categorical and initiated, like prayer, probing Scripture, the Lord’s Supper, fasting, and attending Christian get-togethers. Even the infrastructure of Methodism, with its accentuation on discipleship and purification through small group amassments, may be viewed a means of grace.