Tertullian Morality

The author uses these to enhance our understanding, on a more personal level, of the word redemption, and later, the impact it would have on the life of a faithful Christian when dealt by the hand of God.

What are their outstanding qualities? Does the author give any indication as to how or why the character developed these qualities?

The author have shown his deep study about forgiveness. He writer has given names of the people who are working on this topic to gain reader’s attention. The writer also gives the result of whole research by the 2 researchers and states that

It is also vital to look at Wilson’s view on the practice of forgiveness and how if an individual decides to ignore it, it can place a road block in their process of change. She believes that God speaks about forgiveness for the following reasons:” (1) we are all sinners with whom to relate so we’ll need to become skillful forgivers (2) God makes forgiveness a centerpiece of our healing process because living in un-forgiveness is so much worse (Wilson, 2001).

• What are their outstanding qualities? Does the author give any indication as to how or why the character developed these qualities?

Repentance is a concept of turning away from sin, which paves the way to salvation and thus eternal life in the Kingdom of God. Most denominations have the belief that one renounces from sin and aims to live a life according to the work of the Holy Spirit, with the exception of Baptist and Pentecostal who view Baptism as the complete submission to the will of God. Salvation is the means to eternal life in the Kingdom of God, and thus baptism becomes a meaning of initiating into the Christian community. “Forgive anyone who offends you” (Colossians 3) suggest that baptised individuals need to forgive those who offend them, as

Other characteristics include being in agony or being self-sacrificing (Foster 126). Although these are characteristics of a Christ figure, the character is not required to have all of these aspects in order to be considered a Christ figure (Foster 127). Jesus Christ chose to be crucified rather than falsely confess to accusation made against him. Although some believed him, many were against

The first characteristic is how he presents moral issues of right vs. wrong through several characters throughout the story. One example of how this is demonstrated is when James’ mother Rachel wants to marry a black man named Peter. In this scenario, Rachel and the Ku Klux Klan have different ideas of right vs. wrong because they were an interracial couple. However, after she is pregnant with James, she runs away to New York with Peter and is disowned by her family. Ruchel Dwajra Zylska is dead to her family and is mourned the way Jews mourn: They said Kaddish and sat shiva. She also converts her religion to Christianity. We also see differences in moral values when James’ mother tells her story of when she was little and still living with her father. She states how her father, as a very religious man, made his kids know the Old Testament, although they did not share the same passion for Judaism. She also elaborates on her father’s emphasis on her brother Sam. Moreover, their father worked him the hardest. He would read Hebrew for hours and be expected to open the store at 7. He was expected to saw lumber, cut ice, stack the meats out, stock the shelves, and feed the cow in the backyard all before school. Rachel says this this treatment caused

In Tony’s largely Catholic tradition, when a person commits a sin, that person must seek forgiveness from God. Although within the mind of this young boy, a new thought develops: “God was not always forgiving. He made laws to follow and if you broke them you were punished [it was] the Virgin [who] always forgave (47).” Tony understands how repentance does not come without a price. God punishes his people in order to teach a lesson rather than to scorn them, yet the idea of any punishment at all makes him appear like nothing more than a bully than a savior. This conflicting view of God is continues as Tony begins catechism, still unable to hear God’s words, and is taught about the Golden Carp from his friend

That portion in the second book is where the qualities are actually first enumerated. The discussion will deviate a little in the third to the fifth books, and the subject will be brought up again in the sixth book.

Characterization is a literary element used by the author to present qualities of characters in a literary piece, the purpose of characterization is to make characters credible and make them suitable for the role they play in the work. Authors present various characters possessing dissimilar qualities, to emphasize different aspects of the work. In the novel “The Scarlet Letter”, the author Nathaneil Hawthorn’s depiction of the two male characters, Arthur Dimmesdale and Roger Chillingworth, emphasizes the moral problems of the seventeenth century puritan society. Hence, their different characters contribute vitally to the plot of the novel.

In Christopher Marlowe’s play, Doctor Faustus, the idea of repentance is a reoccurring theme with the title character. Faustus is often urged by others to repent his decision to sell his soul to the devil, but in the end he suffers eternal damnation. Faustus was resigned to this fate because he lacked the belief in his soul of God. He was once a moral and devout man, but greed led him to sin.

In general, self-forgiveness is identified by a common ability to exhibit self-respect in spite of the acceptance of wrong-doing (Hall, J., Fincham, D., 2005). I never considered the distinction between interpersonal forgiveness and intrapersonal forgiveness. While they share many similarities, there is even greater evidence of the differences between the two. One significant difference involves the consequences of withholding forgiveness from self. It is likely that intrapersonal unforgiveness can be much more detrimental than interpersonal. Hall & Fincham state “ Self-forgiveness often entails a resolution to change” (2005). It is this process of acceptance of one’s own imperfections and sinful nature that catapults a desire for self-improvement and growth. This is a critical component of healing the soul and beginning the journey to spiritual and mental health. Also enlightening was the declaration that one can experience pseudo self forgiveness by failing to acknowledge any wrong doing and convincing him/herself that they are without fault. Finally, I was struck by the notion that self-forgiveness will typically

Asking for forgiveness and forgiving to many is the hardest thing to do but we must remember in the book of Matthew (18:21-22) Peter said to the Lord: “Lord if another member of the church sins against me, how often should I forgive? As many as seven times?” Jesus said to him, “Not seven times, but, I tell you, seventy-seven times.” In this paper, the chosen case study will give the reader a better understanding of what forgiveness is to Jesus. Forgiveness is a big part of the Bible and if Jesus forgives us of our sins we too must learn to be as forgiving as him.

Once we recognize God’s true love for us and see the need of looking to Christ to change our hearts rather than trying to do it on our own, we see our need of repentance, which involves a change of direction, turning our back on previous intentions and actions, and seeking new direction in life. Instead of making excuses, blaming circumstances or others, repentance means taking full responsibility. King David, after committing murder and adultery appealed to Christ: "Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me" (Psalms 51:10). He accepted his guilt and asked for a new direction – from Christ.