Pigs in Heaven

Hope of the Godly Person The comfort in these things, which will be explained in later chapters is this: If you genuinely desire to do the will of God and you are ashamed of sin (even if at times you lapse into it) then you are to be saved. If you were raised in tyranny and taught evil but wish to learn the love of God for no other reason than he commanded it and believe his warnings, then you are a child of God and can be saved by God’s Son. The difference is as clear as the difference…

The most interesting thing about religions is how the people who subscribe to a certain sect think that their belief are unique and are the best in comparison to others (Van Voorst 15). Many people affiliating to a particular religion believe that their religion is the only true one and either do not clearly mention the fate of the people subscribing to other religions or they just assume that they are headed in the wrong direction (Knott 60). However, a closer examination of the major religions…

Critics may face difficulty when attempting to explain the importance of Dante’s journey through Hell. After banishment from his hometown Florence, Italy due to the political group “the Black-Guelphs” taking over, Dante is forced to partake on a horrendous journey through Hell. It is the only way he can reach his ultimate goal of eternal unity with God. In Hell he is subjected to experience a first person view of those who endure the wraths of Hell. Throughout the journey Dante is lead, taught,…

“My sermon this week will be about where the soul goes when you die. When your life here on earth ends your soul goes to one of two places. The eternal peace of Heaven or the agonizing pit of fire called hell. Those who go to Heaven have accepted Jesus Christ as their savior and will spend eternity in the paradise of Heaven with Him. Those who go to hell have denied themselves the eternal safety that Jesus provides and will spend eternity in agony by the torments that’s plural of the devil’s…

In some traditions an author display Hell as a place of torment and punishment in the afterlife. Also, in other traditions authors depict the Underworld not as a place where the corrupt individuals go but an abode for the dead located under the Earth’s surface. In Homer’s Odyssey the main purpose of the work was for entertainment, while Vigil was writing the Aeneid with a political agenda influencing the work. This differences in helped contribute to the contrast between The Odyssey and The…

At the beginning of the poem, Taylor is observing the sky. His thoughts become puzzled as he looks at somewhere that’s described as heaven. He says astonishingly, “A Golden Path my Pensill cannot line, / From that bright Throne unto my Threshold ly.” (lines 3-4). Taylor praises the heavens above by calling it a bright throne. He then says that he finds “the bread of life” at his door. The bread of life over here represents mana, which nourishes the soul. Taylor…

In Hawthorne’s The Scarlett Letter, although Dimmesdale does reveal his sin and claims Pearl, he is unable to triumph over his sin because of his need for his reputation in the town to be untainted, a restriction he fails to eliminate from his soul. The Puritan community is incapable to see sin as anything other than a hamartia which forces Dimmesdale into a battle with himself about his need for self importance against his guilt. A battle which ultimately ends in Dimmesdale being consumed by…

In chapter 4 of LADTE, D'Souza presents three concrete statements from the viewpoints of many scientific point of views, like neuroscience, philosophy, and morality. He supports his claim by examining the reason behind people's near-death experiences (NDEs), with the the theories from brain science, physics, biology, psychology, history, and philosophy. He believes that life after death exists, and that it can be beneficial. He discovered many expert testimony, that accounts of near-death…

The texts Daodejing by Laozi and Inferno by Dante both provide a powerful definition and illustration of virtue, which determines the future of an individual. Under Daodejing, virtue is defined as the power intrinsic in each thing in its natural state and the force that allows humans to reach their full potential. To achieve this power, one must follow the natural way of being uncorrupted, and ultimately it will reach their goals. The Inferno talks about a number of virtues as well as sins that…

how they can do good works instead. This expresses the Christian worldview's emphasis on absolute truth and ethics. Those who are forgiven of sins are also able to go to heaven. Embracing Jesus means making a commitment to live in God's kingdom. On earth, this is a state of mind but after death a Christian's soul goes to heaven where it dwells…