Devil

The dynamics and workings of the cross are the same and haven 't changed. Jesus is the same yesterday, today and forever. We have one altar in the courts of heaven. Just one. That 's all we need. What gave us the idea this dynamic stopped working after we got saved? We still have to humble ourselves and we still have to seek forgiveness. You might ask, "Why do I have to ask forgiveness for the same thing over and over again?" We should ask God for forgiveness everyday for the sins of our…

with calling their relationship with Trump “Faustian.” Faust is referring a main character in a German legend. In the German story Faust makes a deal with the Devil, he exchanges his soul for knowledge and vast power, he had a chance to be saved by God but he is so corrupted by the deal made that he is eventually dragged to hell by the Devil. In…

and the devil as a spider. The devil with his web of lies and desception has caused the Puritan man to 'fall foul therein' for the Puritan man got tangled up in the web without meaning to be. The devil has the man in a situation where he could falling prey to the devil and unltimately dying, however 'thy whorl pins did not clasp/ Lest he should fling/ His sting' the devil doesn't want to get close to the man because he is a loyal Puritan and in God's grace, therefore fighting against the devil…

that is a respected person within the village. Goody Cloyse reveals the old man as the devil and herself as a witch going to the ceremony within the forest. Brown is awaken by familiar voices and…

to escape hell. A major turning point for Faustus and his road to hell, is when he decides to sell his soul to the devil for twenty four years of service. The good angel repeatedly tries to make Faustus leave his magic. “Sweet Faustus, leave that execrable art.”(P.20). The angel’s attempts, however, proved unsuccessful and Faustus fulfills his commitment in the contract with the devil by selling his soul to Lucifer. At this point, Faustus is officially damned to Hell once the twenty four years…

I hope you can you see my point in here. Some may be would say that our actions are different than Haiti’s attitude couple centuries ago when they set up a pact with the devil (Times magazine website, Jan/13/2010) and, according to this theory, the whole cursing was supposed attributed to the country. If I assume that it was a true fact, in both cases the denial of God as the center of the nation was made by actions and…

Opening Prayer: Lord, we give you praise and thanks for this day, for your accompaniment throughout it as we encountered graces and trials, both beckoning us to draw us closer. We ask that you send your Holy Spirit down upon me as an instrument of your love and Word. May you reveal the hunger within each of us and satisfy it. As we pray together, "Bless us, O Lord, and these, Thy gifts, which we are about to receive from Thy bounty. Through Christ, our Lord. Amen. And bless the cook!"…

The poem “January”, written by poet William Carlos Williams, uses imagery to paint a vivid picture in the mind of the reader. Williams also uses descriptive language and the metaphor of wind and the sentences the narrator is bound to, to exemplify the picture in the reader’s mind. A particular example of imagery in the poem is when William states “And the wind, as before fingers perfectly it’s derisive music.” In this quote, Williams expands to the senses of auditory and touch. He expands to…

The town had previously belonged to God, but has now been overpowered by someone who is not supposed to be in control. The town belongs to a greater force; the usurper. This usurper is interpreted as the devil. The persona is struggling to let God in because of the greater force. He wants God to take his town back from the usurper. God’s power of logic and knowledge is the viceroy of the town. The viceroy proves to be weaker than the usurper. God is not…

information in. As they talk about a religious aspect of life, Rufus and his mother are talking about the Devil and God. “…The Devil is everywhere too – everywhere except Heaven, that is – and he is always tempting us. What’s tempt? Tempt is, well the Devil tempts us when there is something we want to do, but we know it is bad’” (Agee 54-55). He is struggling to understand the difference between God and the Devil and why his father is gone. “Why does God let us do bad things?” “Because He…he…