Repentance

Ministers our task with making sure we beliefs are rooted in Christ through faith.It because of this we are are saved and live a life that is committed to Jesus Christ. 2 Corinthians 5:17 speaks of if we are in christ we are new creatures and old habits are passes and behold we are new. As ministers we are charge with making sure that we allow the newness that christ has introduce to due is permanent, and we continually to grow in this through our relationship with Christ. 2 Corinthians…

The Rhetoric of Respect The nature of an individual’s actions often dictate one’s moral value and respectability. Although one may be burdened by unfortunate situations, the courses of actions taken in accordance with a situation often determine one’s reputation. In The Scarlet Letter, Hester Prynne, although a woman of disgraceful standing in society, earns respect through her actions that embody her ethical resoluteness. Hawthorne portrays Hester’s moral behavior with literary devices that…

traditions uphold love, sincerity, and devotional intention are primarily what Vishnu views as most important. Having this new knowledge at the forefront, to his followers is Vishnu seen as a forgiving accepting God if a followers goes astray? Is there a repentance process? The article, Problems of Purity and Novel Ritual Solutions, discussed the rules that Hindu followers feel are being violated with online worship of Vishnu. Therefore, acknowledging that online Hindu worship exists in our…

Some say it is hard to find your true self. That one can only find sanity after they have gone insane. In Shakespeare’s King Lear many of the characters, Lear included, find they fall into insanity due to circumstances that were unjust. The only way for Lear to realize who he truly was, was for him to enter a state of insanity, and emerge from it with knowledge of self. Madness is a state of severe mental illness, a behavior or thinking that is very foolish or dangerous, according to Webster.…

practice (Leviticus 14:8). Baptism was also used to pledge converts to Judaism, and the Essenes, generations of Jesus, practiced a daily ceremonial bathing. “According to bible in the Gospels, John the Baptizer, who baptized his followers as a sign of repentance, baptized Jesus as well. Jesus later instructed his followers to baptize others.” For early Christians, baptism was a symbol of moral cleansing, the beginning of new and everlasting life, and a sign of a Christian's readiness for the…

repent. However, if the person refuses to repent, then he is punishable with death. This is explained in the Quranic verse 3:90, “but those who reject Faith after they accepted it, and then go on adding to their defiance of Faith,- never will their repentance be accepted; for they are those who have (of set purpose) gone astray” and also Quran 9:66, “Make ye no excuses: ye have rejected Faith after ye had accepted it. If We pardon some of you, We will punish others amongst you, for that they are…

Self sacrifice is giving up one’s own desires in order to help another or a cause. In Crime and Punishment, Sonia and Raskolnikov are similar in the aspect that they both sacrifice for the benefit of others. Raskolnikov sacrifices his money several times throughout the novel and rather than feeling food, he instead feels regret. Raskolnikov constantly feels guilty when others sacrifice themselves for him and he does not understand that people can sacrifice out of kindness. Whereas, Sonia…

life, he frequently cited his professorship as justification for his reforming work. However, Luther was very concerned with the sins that he was constantly making, he was severely troubled that many people believed they had no further need for repentance once they had purchased indulgences. His argument was that indulgences…

God has shown great mercy over the centuries to those who mock Him and blaspheme. For reasons historians and theologians can only speculate about, however, there are times and instances He chooses to address blasphemy in a dramatic way. Man’s pride can lead down a dark path that can end in conflict with a sovereign God and His judgement against that pride. One such case was Herod Agrippa I. Herod Agrippa I of Acts chapter 12 was the last of the Herodian dynasty to rule with the title of…

Miracles, parables, and the life of Jesus Christ. The Gospels encompass the work, life, and teachings of the Son of God. Jesus did miraculous work to show the people around him his true identity. Christ preached to crowds of thousands, his message heard throughout the land even after he rose to his father in heaven. All of these events have been recorded in the four Gospels in the New Testament. The authors, Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John, all capture the extraordinary life of Jesus Christ from…