Devil

The story kicks off to a start when the main character Pakhom overhears his wife discussing the struggles of the everyday peasant and he reflects: “If I had plenty of land, I shouldn’t fear the Devil himself!” (204). The Devil, overhearing all this, becomes pleased and decides to put Pakhom and his belief to the test. Pakhom’s neighbours get the opportunity to purchase more land at a decent price, hearing the news Pakhom feels left out and uncomfortable at the thought of others having more than…

“Edwards used a variety of…vibrant images and simple metaphors to persuade sinners to repent” (marcoquiroz Feb 6). Edwards not only depicts what God will do but also what the devil will do. “The Devil stands ready to fall upon them and seize them as his own, at what Moment God shall permit him. They belong to him; he has their Souls in his Possession, and under his Dominion. “ (Edwards pg.7) Jonathan Edwards also says: “like greedy hungry…

anguish on an enemy, these things are evil; and, although venial in a slave, are not to be forgiven in a tyrant; although redeemed by much that ennobles his defeat in one subdued, are marked by all that dishonors his conquest in the victor. Milton's Devil as a moral being is as far superior to his God, as one who perseveres in some purpose which he has conceived to be excellent in spite of adversity and torture is to one who in the cold security of undoubted triumph inflicts the most horrible…

Steven Furtick stated during his sermon ‘My Confidence Is Coming Back’ that “The devil cannot take your calling. The bible says that the gifts and the calling are without repentance. He does not change His mind when you lose your way. So since the devil can’t take your calling, he attacks your confidence. Because if he can get you to give him your confidence, he can keep you from functioning in your calling. If he can get you to believe that you are raising you kids just like your mom raised you…

For example, he utilizes horrific diction in the quote “The wrath of God burns against them, their damnation does not slumber, the pit is prepared, the fire is made ready, the furnace is now hot, ready to receive them, the flames do now rage and glow.” (pg. 153) Through his utilization of horrific diction such as “burns”, “damnation”, and “furnace” to express fear, he convinced unconverted Puritans to be born again. He also convinced the Puritans to convert to Puritanism with morbid diction…

Young Goodman Brown Nathaniel Hawthorne’s short story Young Goodman Brown transcends time. It shows a struggle that even modern Christians have. A person of rich faith can get so entangled in the pursuit of righteousness that they can forget to forgive. This is just one of the many ways this story can be perceived. Goodman Brown starts walking through the woods feeling very uneasy for “there may be a devilish Indian behind every tree” (Hawthorne 90). Along the path he meets an old man with a…

tortured.” Like this quote, the voice of the demon is created through simple, yet layered descriptions that give not a usual imagery that we are prone to think about when we typically think of hell. When we think of hell, we generally picture flamers; a devil torturing all that is around you. Yet, in this story by Neil Gaiman, you can clearly tell that he was going for a different approach, a different purpose that he tried to convey with a unique voice. He created an ambience of emptiness and…

The lesson this week’s discussion starts off with the question “can we resist temptations”. The author of our lesson points out that our temptations are a part of life from the time we first trade our favorite pacifier in for those temper tantrums that insure everything is going to be done on our terms. I am also sure that none of us every faced a temptation that could have directed us down the wrong path in life during our teenage years. Then when we finally think we are mature adults, and we…

Revivalist preacher, Jonathon Edwards, in his homily, From Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God, conveys the idea that those who haven’t experienced an internal renewal are servants of the devil. Edwards’ purpose is to portray the depravity and perversion of sinners and their ways. He adopts multiple tones, a fearful tone being a prevalent one, in order to foreground the immorality of choosing sin over God and the implications of doing so. Edwards proficiently uses the stylistic choices of…

The Byronic hero is a character with “dark” attributes that are not usually associated with a hero. It is a character with several qualities that would normally describe an antagonist. In such way, Byronic heroes are usually arrogant, rebellious, cynical, mysterious, and many times have a troubled past. Byronic heroes are also primarily characterized by being outcasts, having self-destructive behavior, and possessing the ability of seduction or attraction. Milton’s Satan from Paradise Lost…