Original sin

Paul’s visions could have caused him to become proud, but God allowed him to have this thorn to keep him humble. There have been many ideas given about what Paul’s thorn was, but we don’t really know what it was. This allows us to apply this verse to whatever suffering we may be going through. Regardless of the fact that we cannot know for sure what Paul was really facing, let’s look at what some scholars have thought it might be. The word thorn can also be translated as stake. One of the…

Have you found that life can be a struggle? Mine rarely drifts along with the perfection of my dreams or to the sweet songs we hear on the radio. The struggle is deeper than we normally think. The usual view of our struggle has been that we are fighting against flesh and blood, against other people. But the Apostle Paul says the battle is not against flesh and blood; it is much deeper than that. This fight is between the Kingdom of God and Satan and people are the combat zone. The battle is…

In the Bible, there are many places that tell us how we should talk, and what to say, and many other things about speech. For example. Matthew 12:34 "You snakes—how can you say good things when you are evil? For the mouth speaks what the heart is full of." Here, its telling us that whatever comes out of our mouths, comes from our hearts, so if your heart is hard towards someone, you would probably speak harshly towards them. Another verse that talks about the mouth is in Matthew 15: 11 "It is…

It is almost that this angel was so dangerous and volatile God had to put them in this position. The lead angel begs Enoch to petition their case to God to release them from this punishment and their request is denied. This also infuriated God because man is lesser than an angel. Writings like Dante's Inferno looks largely like it would have been inspired by work of Enoch. Also there are various scriptures of the New Testament that you can match up Enoch’s work with, within the New Testament.…

Lazy is a common adjective used to describe a kid who doesn’t do his homework or the college student skipping class to sleep in. The use of lazy in these examples has a negative connotation which suggests that people perceive physically laziness as a detrimental trait. Christopher Morely, writer of this essay, candidly expresses his belief that philosophical laziness is a favorable quality that many people do not obtain. Through Morely’s use of irony and allusions, he achieves his purpose to…

Whenever we hear the word sin, we start squirming. But not because we feel the need to change. The word just makes us uncomfortable. Thus the natural tendency in this world where everyone wants to make themselves feel and look good (especially by not offending anyone else), is to simply not talk about sin. Then they do not have to worry about their friends not liking them. Besides, we should not judge each other right? And really, his definition of wrong is different from mine—so how can he tell…

Pearl is a result of sin and is described as an “imp of evil” (85) so it is obvious that in her wholesome community she is unacceptable. When Pearl and Hester go into the town, the children, being raised as they have been, even have “a vague idea of something outlandish, unearthly…

Wrongdoing may be a bad habit familiar in every single society overall and is arranged in either sorted out or unite operation. social science normally rotates around equity, cops and hence the law guilty parties. In any case, the subject isn 't limited to the 3 squares rather it goes on the far side, profound into mental impact. Wrongdoing or criminal exercises zone unit activities that bargain the last word prosperity of the general public inside the light-weight of concordant concurrence.…

I grew up with the famous bible verse from Micah 7:19, “He will turn again, and have compassion upon us: he will subdue our iniquities, and cast all their sins into the bottom of the sea.” However, this quote was defined as “let go and let God.” This idea made me believed that once I forgave, I moved on with my life. Through the book Helping Clients Forgive: An Empirical Guide for Resolving Anger and Restoring Hope by Robert D. Enright and Richard P. Fitzgibbons I was able to understand the…

Sin and guilt are two recurring themes not only found in The Minister’s Black Veil, but are also recurring themes found in many works by Hawthorne. The Scarlet Letter is one of Hawthorne’s most famous writings and it is closely related to the theme of sin, specifically sin in secrecy, as proven to be true in Hawthorne’s The Minister’s Black Veil. The Scarlet Letter is also based during the Puritan time period therefore, sin is something that mostly all individuals frown upon and punishment is…