Forgiveness Essay

a just God lend forgiveness and thus offer reconciliation to his fallen creation? All these fundamental questions and more have been thoroughly explored by philosophers of all ages. Two thinkers in particular who have sought to provide answers to these inquiries are Friedrich Nietzsche and Saint Anselm. In their respective works, On the Genealogy of Morals and Cur Deus Homo, both authors demonstrate vastly different perspectives on the consequential topics of debt and forgiveness, yet similar…

murderer gets sentenced to death, forgiveness is often put aside. Where forgiveness should be, revenge starts to grow and prosper. The death penalty is cultivating these families’ need for revenge. CNN has an article written by the Jason Marsh titled ‘Does death penalty bring closure?’ The article includes families speaking out about the death penalty’s effect on them and finishes with the necessity of forgiveness. Loren Toussaint is quoted saying, “It 's [forgiveness] an act of transformative…

The Crucible and The Scarlet Letter were each written by authors with strong views and opinions of Puritan society and Puritanical religious ideals. The Crucible, a play about the Salem witch trials, was written by Arthur Miller in relation McCarthy hearings of the early 1900’s. The play delved into the horrors of false accusations of the Salem witch hearings. It was disheartening to see neighbors turn against neighbors. The town turned into utter chaos. The main character, John Proctor, had to…

In Section 5, “Making Moral Decisions,” the topics of gifts, guides, and forgiveness and reconciliation are discussed. We learn what it means to live as a moral person and what gifts God gives us to live a moral life. We also learn about what guides us in making moral decisions and what happens when we miss the mark. Most importantly, we learn that God gives us everything we truly “need to live a holy, happy, and healthy life”(228). In article 47, various topics about the call to be holy are…

Hope-Focused Approach In choosing an approach, I took some time seriously considering the behavioral, strategic, and structural approaches that were used in formulating the HFA. My reasoning was that choosing HFA might seem to be too easy, since the course focused on this approach within both our textbook reading and discussion board writing. After researching each of these approaches and spending several days struggling to write a draft on the behavioral approach, I realized the HFA is the…

This quote heavily applies to the protagonist throughout the entirety Touching Spirit Bear by Ben Mikaelsen. In this story, the reader follows the story of Cole Matthews, a fifteen-year-old juvenile delinquent from Minneapolis. Cole narrowly escapes going to court for assaulting a classmate named Peter Driscal after he tried to turn him in for robbing a store. Instead of going to court and most likely jail, Cole is sent to Circle Justice. It is decided that Cole should be sent away to a remote…

In this interview John addresses areas such as homosexuality, pornography, how to approach the area of sexual abuse with a client as well as his experience with a client that discloses that they are an abuser. John’s theoretical approach to counseling in the area of sexual issues is that of the Socratic method of self-discovery and also Christian nouthetic counseling. John’s belief is that when an individual has made it to the point of seeking out counsel that their minds has already informed…

faced with the struggle to forgive the former Nazi prison guard, she mentions the Christian perspective of forgiveness that prompted her to forgive. This ties into the scripture in Romans 5:5, which mentions that the Holy Spirit has been “given to us that the love of God will be shed abroad in our hearts”(The Holy Bible). When she says, “Jesus, I prayed, I cannot forgive him. Give me Your forgiveness...my heart sprang a love for this stranger that almost overwhelmed me”(Corrie ten Boom 220).…

fathom the horrors and treatment that the Jewish population had to suffer throughout the Holocaust. Simon Welch, a holocaust survivor, had one experience that he would never forget. While working near a hospital, he was asked by a German soldier for forgiveness for his wrong deeds. Whelsiver did not give an answer, but many people have given their opinions and words on how they would have handled the matter. One of the many to discuss their thoughts is Harry James Cargas. Cargas was born on 18,…

prisoners should not be punished for crimes, yet given time to repent and soul search and this would deliver them from such behaviors. More and more we are noticing how prisoners in jail come out and focus on positivity by seeking God and asking for forgiveness of their wrong. Most prison cells come with a Bible in the cell allowing for the inmates to read and reflect on “The Word” and in hopes this will cause…