Original sin

A foundational set of assumptions to which one commits that serves as a framework for understanding and interpreting reality and deeply shapes one’s behavior. A belief is trust, faith, acceptance, and confidence in something or someone. It could be someone you hold dear to you or something you might do in belief that you’ll get a certain result. When you combine a worldview and belief pertaining to Jesus Christ, you get the Christian worldview. In order to have a proper understanding of the…

5:17). They are filled with the Holy Spirit who sanctifies us and constantly leads us to become more and more like Christ. We are no longer held under God’s wrath, but rather adopted into God’s family. Our sins are justified and we now are apart of Christ’s righteousness. We become reconciled with God allowing us to be able to grow and have a greater relationship with our Father in Heaven. The darkness no longer holds us down because the light begins to spew…

way to defend Abelard’s claim because it renders the final act as a good deed, which is the actual crucifixion of Christ. According to the Stanford encyclopedia, Abelard concluded that the guard’s intentions in crucifying Christ were not considered a sin because, the guards ' act in accordance with a command that they were given. This makes the guards actions be based on ignorance, or negligence. If the guards intended on murdering Christ, but did not follow through with the act they would then…

Revenge in Hamlet, Sin or Justified? What is Revenge? Is it right? Is it worth sinning? There are too many questions to be asked when planning a revenge or thinking about revenge and that was the exact questions that was asked in Hamlet that was written by William Shakespeare in 1600s. Revenge, according to DICTIONARY is “the act of inflicting hurt on someone for an injury or wrong suffered at their hands.” In Hamlet’s case, revenge was mandatory because of a promise he made to his murdered…

He was afraid of that sack, yet wanted to fall through” (99). The Death of Ivan Ilyich, by Leo Tolstoy, is the story of a man who cares for nothing but worldly achievements and self-seeking happiness. Completely engrossed in his career, Ivan gives no thought to his spiritual life, and, as a result, the idea of death never crosses his mind—until death knocks on his door. When death stares Ivan in the face and laughs at his helplessness , Ivan can do nothing but pity himself, seeing no escape from…

Movie Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Stevenson uses biblical elements such as the sinful nature that is in every human heart because of sin to reveal what it look like to want to do right but evil is seems to always be present and more fun. This picture of sinful man and what sin will make you do is very powerful. Stevenson allows the reader to see who enticing sin and the power is has over us when we submit. Mary Reilly by Valerie Martin is a picture of the love can compassion and grace she…

It takes true talent for a playwright to include topics and themes that are common for their time period, and yet be able to simultaneously incorporate messages far beyond those performed around them. Hroswitha of Gandersheim, as her title indicates, was a woman from a very Christian background. She had been raised and educated in a place that would almost guarantee that the influence of Christian doctrine to permeate into her work (Hroswitha, ). Though considered a mystery play, The Conversion…

to Christianity. The most obvious being in the second stanza when Robertson mentions lambs and the First Communion. Lambs were scarified in the time before Christ is hopes of God forgiving their sins. Jesus is considered the Lamb of the Gods because he made the ultimate sacrifice when he died for our sins. The First Communion relates to Jesus’s last supper before he is crucified. This lead me to the impression that this stanza is about the Son of God, which is one of the way that we see God…

Anytime I will descend into sin, I was devastated. Romans 3:23 states “For all have sinned and come short of the glory of God”. I developed a life of prayer and fasting. God took the taste of liquor out of my mouth and I gave up partying. As I continue to grow, I learned the true…

Vanhoozer is against any possibility of egoism within the ‘need love’ teaching of Plato; however, the egoism does not subject the complete doctrine of God’s love to be eliminated. Man is indeed in desperate need of salvation from sin and such salvation and deliverance from sin might allow for a proper understanding of God’s…