Essay on Salvation

One of the most profound disruptions of Na Prous is the condemnation of the Pope. The most important detail to recognize is that these condemnations come not from Na Prous, but from God as told to Na Prous. By comparing John XXII with “Caiaphas, who crucified Christ,” Na Prous claims that the current Pope is as sinful as those who the church has condemned as sinful: All those who are familiar with the bible recognize the severity of these comparisons. Therefore, if the church was to follow its own

We spend a lifetime making choices that lead into alternative results. These choices are called ''Right and/or Wrong.'' How does one classify right or wrong. Some people would classify it as, Right meaning when your correct, wrong being something bad. well as my own indiviual person with my own thoughts i dont believe in right or wrong. sounds crazy right? i know. but let me explain why. what might be right to me, may be wrong to you. whats wrong to me, may be right to you. nothing is exactly a ''right''

Suffering : Mary Rowlandson and Olaudah Equiano We all have been in a bad situation yet very few of us would go as far as to label themselves as suffering. To suffer is to experience or be subjected to something bad or unpleasant. In the cases of Mary Rowlandson and Olaudah Equiano they both had to endure watching those near them grasped by the cold hands of death. Unlike Equiano, Mary was subjected to a form of suffering that created conflicts within herself concerning her predicament and her god

One of the major themes of the book of Genesis, is God’s grace, love and patience. God loved us so much that He gave His own son to die on the cross to save us. But why was this necessary in the first place? The obvious answer is because of our sin. We are sinful humans to begin with, starting with Adam and Eve and continuing from there. So why are we still alive? Ananias and Saphira both lied (sin) and they both ended up dying because of it. We are told that the consequences of sin is death, so

Lee Stronel, a Christian apologist and author conducted a survey from 75 churches in the United States and Canada in 2012. Stronel, asked the number one question that most Christians were afraid to ask, “Why does God, allow suffering and pain?” Many people wrote down their beliefs and ideas, which says is is only temporary or for a way Jesus can act in our life. Stronel recently answered his own question in his book, The Case for Faith. In the book he clearly states that God is not the creator

Jonathan Edwards uses many vivid images to make and reinforce his point to the members of his congregation. Perhaps the most powerful image is the extended metaphor of God holding the sinner over the pit of hell. “…there is nothing between you and Hell but the air; it is only power and mere pleasure of God that holds you up.” This image would have been even more powerful in Edwards’ time than it is today, as Puritan worshippers were regularly exposed to the idea of a fiery hell. Edwards also

My definition of sin is that anything that personally goes against God’s will and plan for your life. Sin can be anything it can be a thought, a mean look, having road rage, lusting after someone or something, or making idols out of worldly possessions. Sin is something that every one of us commit on a daily bases. Sin often becomes a habit and is something we do without even thinking about for me when I’m in my personal vehicle road rage is definitely one of my easiest sins to identify because it

Sin has undergone many different definitions because of the dramatic mutation of Christian ideas (Fredriksen). The idea of sin itself has undergone many changes as the ideas grew and changed as Christian ideas grew and changed (Fredriksen). Envy is often regarded as the sin that is at the root of all sins (Epstein). Envy is the deadliest of the fall seven sins because it affects the vast majority of the public, it encompasses the other sins, and envy can manifest into something much worse than simply

Once Paul establishes the definition of justification for his readers he moves on to define the basis for justification. In doing so, Paul again returns to comparing condemnation and justification. Paul demonstrated both how condemnation entered the world along with how justification entered the world, both of which each occurred through one man. When defining justification, Paul first described condemnation which helped readers understand the need for justification. Similarly, Paul starts his discussion

A freak show is an exhibition of biological rarities, referred to as “freaks of nature.” This may include a 500 pound women or a person with 4 eyes or 1 leg. It’s a side show at a fair featuring unusual or grotesque phisical features on animals or humans. They aren’t seen as much in our generation but were very popular between the 1800’s and the 1900’s. Overly tattoed or peirced people are found in freak shows. They’re usually seen throwing rings of fire or sword eating. Wright or Wrong you ask