Therefore, what God has joined together, let not man separate.” Matthew 9:6 Marriage is a gift God bestowed upon to man ever since the creation at the Garden of Eden around six thousand years ago. He designed it to be sacred, Holy, and forever. In the book the Scarlet Letter, a man named Roger Chillingworth left moved himself and his wife to a small New England Puritan town, then left her there to study medicine, before getting to really meet anyone. When he returned, however, he found her standing shamefully on the town scaffold, a small whimpering child in her arms, and an elaborately embroidered A on her dress. After asking ,in confusion, what was occurring, the news he was told began to slowly sink in. His wife, Hester Prynne, was had committed
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Mercy is what Hester truly needed, and resentment is what Roger needed to let go of . She greatly desired care and comfort, and Roger was able to give it to her, even though she did not deserve it. Ultimately, he simply did not make the choice that would affect them for the better. Finally, Chillingworth should not have kept his Marriage to Hester a secret because he would be acting under the Bible. The Bible is and should be the guidelines of our lives, that should matter more to us than what society thinks or judges. And it clearly explains that marriage was designed to be forever, and that Holy matrimony takes two separate people and makes them to be one flesh.. Overall, Roger should have cared more about keeping the family together than on whether or not he would be judged for keeping his wife. Despite these arguments, many other readers still believed he made a wise decision. Claims such as that Hester was the one who wronged him, therefore, she must suffer, have arose. No matter what, Roger should have forgiven whatever Hester had one against, especially because she apologized directly and sincerely. Another argument for the affirmative is that by following this route, he would be saving his dignity. This is weak, however, because this would be done out of selfish ambition, and therefore not done kindly and seen in God’s
Mercy is what Hester truly needed, and resentment is what Roger needed to let go of . She greatly desired care and comfort, and Roger was able to give it to her, even though she did not deserve it. Ultimately, he simply did not make the choice that would affect them for the better. Finally, Chillingworth should not have kept his Marriage to Hester a secret because he would be acting under the Bible. The Bible is and should be the guidelines of our lives, that should matter more to us than what society thinks or judges. And it clearly explains that marriage was designed to be forever, and that Holy matrimony takes two separate people and makes them to be one flesh.. Overall, Roger should have cared more about keeping the family together than on whether or not he would be judged for keeping his wife. Despite these arguments, many other readers still believed he made a wise decision. Claims such as that Hester was the one who wronged him, therefore, she must suffer, have arose. No matter what, Roger should have forgiven whatever Hester had one against, especially because she apologized directly and sincerely. Another argument for the affirmative is that by following this route, he would be saving his dignity. This is weak, however, because this would be done out of selfish ambition, and therefore not done kindly and seen in God’s