Repentance

The drama of the recent presidential election left Americans asking the question, “What just happened here?” Whether a person’s favorite candidate won or lost is irrelevant to this discussion. What is important is the way in which people acted and reacted as tweets, posts, and advertisements went viral, and frankly, much of it was not pretty, or kind, or remotely Christ-like. How does a person, or more specifically a Christian, respond to all the negative campaigning full of hurtful words,…

sentenced him to serve as Omphale’s servant for three years. Omphale was the Lydian queen, or queen of the barbarians, making her a suitable master for Hercules to perform his penance. He greatly yearned to be cleansed of his guilt, and sought out his repentance for his actions, and readily accepted the punishment from Zeus. Hercules and Omphale’s myth is central to the comprehension of Permoser’s ivory sculpture, as it is the feeling of guilt and torment that drives the form of the piece.…

cities looked at themselves as being higher than God. Isaiah 28-39 focuses on the rise and fall of Jerusalem. It begins with accusations against Jerusalem leaders for turning to Egypt for military protection. Isaiah says that only trust in God and repentance will save them. The rise of Hezekiah is an example of this. Just as Isaiah predicted, the Assyrian army's come to try and attack the city. So, Hezekiah humbles himself before God and he prays for divine deliverance. The city is miraculously…

familiar faces, which bring him comfort. One such face is that of Mr Harford, one of the men that had been drinking with Kernan on the night of the fall, a man who was by no accounts holy. The preacher dissuaded such thoughts with not with a sermon of repentance and righteous correction, but of grace and forgiveness, stating “Jesus Christ was not a hard taskmaster. He understood our little failings, understood the weaknesses of our poor fallen nature, understood the temptations of this life.”…

How Christianity Changed After Becoming Legal in the Roman Empire The Church has never changed its teachings, but has clarified and expanded its teachings as new revelations were given to the Church. Looking specifically at the legalization of Christianity in 313 A.D. and also being made the official religion of the Roman Empire thereafter, it is seen that the Church becomes bolder in public because of the reduced fear of persecution by the Romans. Christians becoming involved in positions…

Some characters realize that they can be saved by God through truth and repentance of sin, and act accordingly. The main character John Proctor, joins the minority of faithful and choses to act within his own core values. As others before him did, “he stands mute and died Christian under the law”. (pg. 125) His past actions were…

THE BLACK DEATH Your presence is required at the Church this Saturday, where the King has announced a public enquiry to the great pestilence, whereby Father Rowen and leading scientist Dr. Mark will address our concerns and questions. In the meantime, here is there advice: HOW DID THE BLACK DEATH COME TO OUR HOMES? According to Father Rowen, God is punishing us for our sins. As King Magnus of Sweden explained, "God for the sins of men has struck the world with this great punishment of sudden…

Lucifer, the light bringer, and the most beautiful angel at God’s side. He shined brighter than all the other angels and had the most power next to God, but that was not enough. Cast into hell because of his pride and beginning to want nothing more than the power that was God’s and God’s alone, the fallen angel, Satan, is now commonly known as the ruler of all things evil, destructive, and bad. When thought of today, Satan brings to people’s minds things such as torture and sin, nothing at all…

choose. He allows the people to not choose that and instead choose his way, which is grace and justification from the crimes that they committed against him. It joins with thee free will argument saying that it is the choice of the sinner to choose repentance or death. If God is goodness then the opposite has to be death. A crime committed against goodness is the absence of goodness. Therefore it makes sense that a perfect God has to allow some way of justification in order to preserve free will…

The book written by Richard Wright was centred around the racial discrimination in the country. The protagonist of Native Son is Bigger Thomas, a disillusioned twenty-year-old black man, who grew up in Chicago in the 1920s. Richard Wright focuses on the maltreatment and ugly stereotypical behavior which was used to label blacks. Bigger Thomas is a troubled young man trying to live up to the expectations of his household. He comes from an extremely poor family and is ashamed of his background. He…