Righteousness

Righteousness, is it a an innate feature or is it something that is taught? Every person starts out the same, a blank canvas waiting to be filled. Like many animals in the animal kingdom, we rely heavily on our parents to take care of and teach us the ways of society and life. However, everyone is taught and raised differently. The way that parenting is done affects the child no matter their social class or their location. So what specifically about certain parenting styles negatively affects…

to make Cyrano’s morality a joke, and with that he reveals his patronizing nature, as if he is above such petty things as morals. In the use of the “three musketeers and Don Christ Quixote”, characters in literature who are renowned for their righteousness and morality, he brings Cyrano’s stance on fame and success to the level of those characters- admirable, but ultimately ridiculed and fictional. It is clear that he does not care much for the- to him, fanciful- beliefs of his companion and is…

Martin Luther King's "I Have A Dream" is one of the most motivational speeches ever given. “In the Hands of an Angry God” by Jonathon Edward, This has an edge and is a bit scary. Each of the views will move you and both share the same message just in a very different way that I will explain and describe. King and Edwards were both very powerful in their messages; King uses a more kind approach and begs his listeners to be called to action through kindness and understanding. Edwards speaks that…

Antigone is the sequel story to Oedipus written by Sophocles. The author included many conflicts that created the plot of the story. There are two main conflicts and they are between Creon and Antigone, and Creon and Haemon. There are also many smaller controversies that make the story have its conflict, that’s why it is essential for respectful conversation between two opposing views. Although the conflict between Antigone and Creon is important to the story, the conflict between Haemon and…

To be apart of a religious minority community means to be different from your peers. Growing up as a Jehovah’s Witness was very challenging, but I saw the benefits as I grew older. I struggled as a child because there were rarely kids around me who shared the same beliefs as me. With there currently being only 8 million Witnesses worldwide, running into one outside of my congregation would be rare. During certain celebrations, such as Halloween and Christmas, I could not participate because of…

Mesopotamia and Rome were two civilizations that were both highly impactful on world history. Even today, we can see themes that have transcended centuries. One of the themes that linked these two superpowers together was expansionism, a force that both built and destroyed these empires. As leaders in many spheres of government and culture, it was no surprise the rulers wanted to expand their borders. In this essay, I will dive more into this, exploring what each did to ensure permanent strength…

Eucharistic bread, meant to represent the body of Christ. In combination, these parallels highlight that evil is not inferior to good, but rather, that man’s depraved evil is equally probable to prevail over man’s self-contrived righteousness as man’s self-contrived righteousness is equal in likelihood to prevail over man’s depraved…

were far more influences and religions that just Christianity and I believe this is why he so strongly wanted to establish their faith and doctrine and unite them. HE spoke to the Christians that they are no longer slaves to the law but slaves to righteousness (Romans 6:15-19). The Roman Christians would be examples to the culture that is so counter to what it means to be alive and free in Christ. For the culture Paul spoke of “claimed to be wise, they became fools and exchanged the glory of the…

in for some followers, it brings protection and good fortune. In a church, more specifically, a catholic church, adornments for Jesus and God, cover the sanctuary. For many, the images of Jesus’ crucifixion are used as a reminder to keep one’s righteousness and modest intentions. An obvious depiction of divinity is the nativity scene that is popular during the Christian holiday of Christmas. This event depicts the birth of Jesus, a vital segment in the lineage of Christianity. The scene has…

The crux of Calvin’s “Reply to Sadoleto” focuses on the theological criticisms of Roman Catholicism and the formation of Reformation theology. Calvin argues that the Roman Catholic Church first and foremost silenced the Gospel, which led to the perversion of the four things on which the safety of the church is founded, which are doctrine, discipline, the sacraments, and ceremonies (9). In order to purify these vital elements of the church, the Catholic Church needs to change its perspective on…