Eternity

The purpose of wanting something that we do not possess makes us feel complete. For example, a man who craves for another being to feel love. Also, it is possible that some people crave things that they already have since they want to keep it for eternity. Like Socrates…

Purgatory is one of the biggest grey areas in the Bible, however it is a stage post mortem in which a human can redeem his or herself in the eyes of God, allowing them to spend eternity in peace and harmony along with Him. Many questions often arises about the system of judgement by which God governs: what about infants or people who have not been given the chance to prove themselves to God? What happens to those who commit suicide…

When mowing the grass, it is very easy to miss the toad that might be hiding among the blades of grass. Does it matter if this single toad dies at the blades of the mower? “The Death of the Toad” tells the tale of this final day in the life of this toad. The toad is clipped and eventually dies from the blow but that only creates the questions of what is meaningless and what is meaningful. Does this amphibian’s life matter or does death have the final say? Also, why is the toad in a manmade…

As William Shakespeare says, “We know what we are, but not what we may be” (BrainyQuote). Often times in society, people allow material possessions inhibit their ability to become what they are capable of being; accepting who they are currently. Illegal and legal substances such as drugs cause people to lack free thinking and cause addictive behaviors that can lead people to not seek opportunities to succeed. The influence of others pushes people to take part in the use of things like drugs in…

Looking into Pascal’s Wager is quite informative and interesting. Pascal’s Wager is typically known in the Theist culture as a wager for god. Pascal’s Wager states, “Believing in God is the better choice.” The arguments of Pascal are proven faulty in a number of ways. Pascal’s book has still become a major Theist book. Pascal’s wager is, in the Theist 1 culture, a wager for God. Instead, this wager has been used as the opposite. The wager is actually one of three from a French man named Pascal,…

named Jöns. A wise servant of the brave and valiant knight, Attonis Block, but Jöns differs from Block in many ways. First off, Block is faith driven, while Jöns is attached to earthly things. He states: “My little stomach is my world, my head is my eternity, and my hands, two wonderful suns. My legs are time's damned pendulums, and my dirty feet are two splendid starting points for my philosophy. Everything is worth precisely as much as a belch, the…

Jonathan Edwards was a Puritan minister during a religious reform period called the Great Awakening. At this time hundreds of men and women were being converted because of powerful sermons during that time. Edwards believed that religion should not only be based on reason but emotion should be a key role too. Edwards used rhetorical appeals in his sermon, “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God”, such as the ethical appeal, logical appeal, and emotional appeal to persuade unconverted members to…

As the smell of wild carnations fills the air, the audience is immersed in the world of Pina Bausch’s Nelken. Nelken, or ‘Carnations’ in English, focuses on the universal language of love. The primitive need for love and the driving desperation for emotional intimacy and security is shown through Bausch’s distinctive revolutionary dance theatre. Nelken creates a light-hearted, joyous atmosphere however, the shadow of fascism Bausch grew up in is present throughout the entire performance. The…

To Paul of Tarsus, the Law is less important compare to faith which he believes can bring salvation to everybody. According to Paul, all people are sinners. The way people become sinners not only because people have original sin but also for various reasons. For example,some people are sinner because they suppress the truth and believes on the things which is considered as wickedness. As the result their mind goes darken, their heart become impurity and they will do something dishonor either in…

The world we live in is a broken and sinful place where death and destruction seem still to reign and yet our faith teaches that in Christ has defeated death through his work on the cross and in resurrection declaring that not even death can separate us from the love of God. Paul teaches in Romans 6:4 “Therefore we have been buried with him by baptism into death, so that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, so we too might walk in newness of life.” In baptism we…