Justified sinner

the love of God, he only knew the judging angry God. Luther did not understand how an angry God could be righteous. Consequently, Luther had been taught that, “God is righteous and punishes the unrighteous sinner”. As a result, he believed there was no way for sinners to be justified by God. Luther felt crushed by the Mosaic Law and threatened with God’s righteousness and wrath by the gospel. However, through his studies and meditations Luther came to understand the true meaning of the

America has been through many changes and alterations over the years. But each change contained content from the age that preceded it. Whether it be a form of writing or a manner of speaking there are always remnants. But what can be learned from the past of America? By looking deeper into America's past. What did the Puritans do wrong what impact did they have in this world? To truly dive deep into America’s past one must think about what is informative about America's past and how it was settled

the best understanding of the nature, source and consequences of sin. Sin is any evil action or motive that is in opposition to God. Sin has very serious consequences when it comes to relationships between the sinner and God. Sin also has severe consequences that affect the individual sinner, causing the individual to have social implications. It is evident from both the Old Testament and the New Testament descriptions of sin, that sin is universal. Both testaments describe the extent and intensiveness

Victim-blaming is an issue that has been happening a lot recently. It has probably been happening since at least the beginning of recorded history but has only recently been noticed as an issue. This happens when the victim of a of abuse is held partly or entirely responsible for the actions committed against them. Victim-blaming usually happens in hate crimes, discrimination, rape and bullying. The reason why people victim-blame is to justify abuse or social injustice. It is not only the perpetrator

When asked the paradoxical question “Can evil actions produce good consequences?”, giving a justified answer requires much intellect and thoroughness. For example, in The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne a woman named Hester Prynne committed adultery while living in a repressive Puritan society during the 1600’s. As a result of her sin, a child was born and the real question that arises is, “What punishment does Hester Prynne really deserve for her maleficent actions?” The first outlook is that

Montreal Wednesday sermon on salvation was delivered by pastor Jefferson taken from the scripture John 3:14-16. Salvation is a fundamental subject in Christian belief. It is in fact the truth that founded Christianity. However, many Christians do not know or correctly understand the true significance of salvation. As a result, most Christians like the ones in Quebec refuse to know the word of God and openly show hatred towards God and Christian religion. Why do they hate Christianity? Because they

they think it’s unjust? If an individual obeys the law, he would automatically be thought of supporting the unjust system but in case he does not, he would be accused of disobeying the law. There are various controversies about whether violence is justified when liberty is threatened. Throughout history, people have had

• Word Of God As Written, Incarnate, and Proclaimed: Barth theorizes that Jesus Christ is the Word of God in three co-equal forms: the Word revealed, the Word written, and the Word proclaimed. As a co-centric circle the three forms of the one Word of God labor together in seamless harmony to produce the substance of all divine revelation. • The Word Revealed: The New Testament notion of the incarnation – “the Word of God,” is inescapably centered on the idea that God has formed alliance between

In life, we tend to see things in a black and white manner; good vs. bad. However, there is often a gray area that goes unexplored. Antigone manages to venture into this gray area through a complicated conflict of values. Kreon, the ruler of Thebes, has declared the leader of a rebellion against the state must not be buried. This conflicts with the leaders’ sister, Antigone, as she feels compelled to bury him. This conflict of values was expressed by German philosopher Hegel when he said “At the

which in response are intended to produce instinctive behavior (Johannesen, 2008). Haiman believes this way of communication is unethical because it thwarts and plays with the human mind in order to get a desired response (Johannesen, 2008). Matt justified this by saying that manipulating people to behave morally by threatening them with hell and damnation is unethical and I agree. Clearly, I cannot judge the heart motive of the one who is using fear of hell and damnation to get people to behave