Mere Christianity

Angry God”. This sermon, perhaps one of the most devastating, influential monologues of the time, impresses the severity of man’s nature through the single, powerful line, “There is nothing that keeps wicked men at any one moment out of hell but the mere pleasure of God” (4). The wonderful thing about the religion of Edwards and the Colonists, however, is that it does not leave man down in the dirt without offering a solution. It creates the need – forgiveness and redemption – and then fulfills…

An epic struggle between God and nature takes place within Alfred Lord Tennyson’s mind in his elegy, In Memoriam A.H.H.. Tennyson brings to life his own world of grief and suffering in a quest to discern man’s purpose on earth. He draws on his own experiences and knowledge of the natural world to challenge his personal beliefs on both God and nature. Tennyson wrote In Memoriam A.H.H. following the death of his close friend, Arthur Henry Hallam. Devastated by the abrupt loss of life, he began to…

"It is possible perhaps even psychologically commonplace, for someone other than a mere criminal to talk and act like Tartuffe, that he differs only in degree from large categories of the truly religious, leads to an implied devaluation of a whole cast of mind, a whole moral stance in society." They are people who aspire to harm others…

thought about sex (Blackwell 2014). Blackwell cites another study in which 1500 men were asked if they could dance without having evil thoughts, no hands were raised (Blackwell 2014). The truth is this is very difficult if not impossible. The goal of Christianity is to walk in the light and please God, not to get as close to sin as possible without sinning (1 Jn. 1:7-10). The Christian should not gamble on the grace of God, God’s grace teaches ones to live in a certain fashion while living in…

Philosophy of psychology Name of student Institution Affiliation Date Philosophy of psychology Question 1 Confucius was optimistic about human accomplishments. He was convinced that people have access to heaven 's morality. Confucius believed that every person is a potential sage who acts with extreme benevolence. This statement means that anyone can cultivate virtue and to harmonize with the decree of heaven. He, however, knew that the human potential to become sages did not mean that…

Consultants on Religious Tolerance Robertson, Pat Christian, Fundamentalist Preacher, Televangelist, 1988 republican presidential candidate7 Spong, John Shelby "A second look at the first of the five fundamentals: The inerrant Bible," A New Christianity for a New World subscription service, 2006-APR-04.4 "The Reformation Statement on the Role of Women," Reformation Fellowship of the East Valley, at: http://www.ids.org/indepth/ids/state29.html 5 Warner, Charles Dudley American editor and…

Doing God Service: The Excommunication of Anne Hutchinson In the summer of 1591, a threat to the Puritan faith would be born in the small town of Alford, Lincolnshire to nonconforming puritans, Francis Marbury and Bridget Dryden. Anne Marbury, raised during the persecution by Queen Elizabeth and James I of the Catholics and separatists, was no stranger to religion. Anne’s childhood would be filled with daily prayers, Bible reading, and the education of maternal duties taught to her by her…

The conflict between the Christians and the Jesus Seminar has been an ongoing struggle since 1985. The Jesus Seminar, founded by Robert Funk, originated in 1985 as around 70 biblical scholars set out to determine the legitimacy of Jesus’ sayings (Dart). The Seminar focused on the historicity of Jesus using the best methods of science and literary criticism as it pertains to the Bible. Funk believed that the gospel writers had made Jesus into a “larger than life” figure in order to satisfy their…

The persecution of the Christian religion is said to have started all the way back in the first century when Jewish people would supposedly crucify Christians. The main problem with the global issue of the persecution of Christians is that nobody is effectively addressing it. These problems have and are going to continue into the upcoming years if a country does not step up in time. Due to the fact that countries are negligent to the issue of religious persecution, terrorist and extremist…

Our nation was founded on unalienable rights with governance through family, church and community, each rightfully sovereign within its sphere. Human dignity, legal equality, and personal freedom reflect biblical values imparted on Western Civilization. Americans are frequently reminded of what the revisionists deem our greatest achievement: “Separation of Church and State”(True meaning). Crosses are ripped down in parks, prayer has been banished from schools and the ACLU rampages to remove…