Repentance

The first eight verses in the book of Hebrews have been discussed and debated for centuries as Dr. Toussaint accurately describes it as “an infamously difficult passage.” The following paper will discuss three widely interpreted views of this passage and why I believe the third viewpoint is the most accurate interpretation. The first view is this passage describes a saved person who loses his/her salvation. The second view is this passage is written for believers and discusses their works and…

The original argument for infant baptism, and perhaps the one with the most backing is that of original sin. It came about with Augustine, whose whole basis for the practice is built from original sin (Sullivan 3). He stressed that all people are born into the world inheriting the sin of Adam (3). To be baptized is to be cleanse of the original sin that comes with life on earth (3). “Original sin is way of saying we’re born into that web of society that is marked by sin… baptism removes original…

of Spades, the Russian poet, Alexander Pushkin may have given us hints to these questions in the guise of the protagonists; Lizaveta and Hermann. Pushkin cleverly portrays life as a game, boiled down to the conscience of man and the validity of repentance; this is what separates wrong from right. Under the care of the heartless old Countess Anna Fedotovna, young Lizaveta Ivanova feels that there’s something missing from her life. Why shouldn’t she? Lizaveta has every right to be. As the martyr…

God takes away something precious from Jonah in order to destroy it. It is a way that the prophet bitter tastes the dive judgment, as God is presented here as all powerful. Maybe, the prophet might understand what would mean the destruction of the Ninevites. The following verse refers to the sunrise, which means that the attack of the worm was during the night, probably when Jonah was resting. Jonah 4:8: “When the sun came up God appointed a scorching east wind, and the sun beat down on Jonah…

“Yom Kippur - the Day of Atonement Yom Kippur, the most sacred and solemn day of the Jewish year, brings the Days of Repentance to a close. As well as fasting for 25 hours, Jews spend the day in prayer, asking for forgiveness and resolving to behave better in the future”. Also, Jews believe in Sabbath day the most important day of the week and on the Sabbath day people and…

which had revealed my heart and left me with a profound sense of indignation. Whereas the author deposited that Jesus has to be my first love, my life and not a part of it. In reality, this was a wake-up call that rocked my world and called me to repentance. Confirming the fact, that the Lord must be my first love and therefore it must be evident in my actions, thought and behaviour if this is a…

there are several prophecies indicating the arrival of the Jesus. The old testament is all about the arrival of messaiah, the savior, his birth, his suffering and his death. Whereas in the new testament, the Jesus of Nazreth called his listeners to repentance in anticipation of the imminent arrival of the God’s kingdom. There are gospels in the new testament indicating the Christ communicating the message that the god kingdom is arrived and it is to be…

If a group from my congregation asked me to teach a four week course, I would choose Genesis on the grounds that it holds more stories that have relevance to the context of my congregation. The approximate demographics of my congregation are as follows: over ninety percent are Caucasian; over fifty percent are 45 years of age or older; women are the dominate group within most of the small group activities; and the mining, healthcare, and retail industries are the largest employers respectively.…

Hubris is defined as excessive pride or arrogance. It was the center of many of the books read in class and the characters that were exuding it eventually suffered. Some characters who fit this description are Bernard, Macbeth, and Hercules. They were very promising people who fell prey to their nature. Their potential was eternally ruined by their hubris; it swiftly became their undoing. Had they not had such an extreme hubris, they would have been powerful. Bernard, a character from Aldous…

Inferno by Dante Alighieri is about his experience visiting sinners, and descending through Hell. Even though the sinners are in Hell for a reason, they tend to believe that they are not deserving of their sins. They blame others for their logical punishments. Lust is in the incontinence section of Hell. Francesca, the main sinner of Canto V, convinces Dante that she isn’t entirely deserving of the punishment, but she also reveals her true character through her diction and allusions. Dante…