Seven deadly sins

every Christian has heard before, but there is depth and importance to what the Lord speaks within Noland’s writing. A few of the main points he touches that I will reflect on are, servant-hood v. stardom, the artist in community, and the artist and sin. Servant-hood v. Stardom A lot of times within the Christian faith there is this fine line that borders pride and humility. Even things intended for good can easily be turned into a prideful motive. So, where is the line? In ministry that are…

What is the first thing that comes to mind when you think of Hell? What images do you imagine? You may think of a satanic devil with his little “helpers” burning through the pits of hell. You may further fill in the picture with other beastly devils that roam around torturing damned sinners who will never see light of day, or those who turn cry out with pain, regret, and suffering. In Dante’s epic poem known as the Divine Comedy, he creates a unreal version of himself as he travels through…

The Effect of Sin Sin is a very alluring thing usually having to deal with a human’s desires, but what does this sin lead to in the long run? Dante's focus on sin in The Divine Comedy is portrayed by man's desire and how it affects their punishment. This sin leads to most of the books turmoil and his experiences throughout. The Divine Comedy is a book revolving around sin and its effects on man. The pure essence of it is the driving point of Dante’s Inferno, a section of the book that is…

fair is an evil place where the devil lurks. The devil has brought all these people in and is using them to bring in more people, therefore Christian and Faithful have to stay close to God while going through the fair or they might be brought into sin and towards Satan if they fall away from God. John Bunyan is also saying that there are places like this in the world that will tempt people to go away from the path of God, but those people need to stay strong like Christian does and they also…

In the story The Sandman by Hoffman we are introduced to many characters and we see the development of these characters the main female characters are named Clara and Olimpia, they share many of the same characteristics as described by Hoffman in his story. We will be comparing both of these women by taking a look at them thorough the perspective of the male character Nathanael; this story was written by Hoffman and uses the cyborg as a double for a person. Clara is the real woman in the story…

From Pride Stems Life and Death The inner emotions and traits of humans are unpredictable, because each person’s thoughts and opinions are specialized for themselves. In James Hurst's short story, The “Scarlet Ibis”, Brother states that, "...pride is a wonderful, terrible thing, a seed that bears two vines, life and death" (347). This means that everyone has a choice to make, either good or bad. Choosing one or the other, can greatly affect each life. One's prideful qualities may create self…

greed and lustful desires it eventually leads to their down fall as well harming those around them. There is ultimately no fulfillment or joy that comes out of it but rather meaninglessness and loss. However, it is not impossible to avoid greed’s deadly grip and characters such as Bilbo and Banquo are able to maintain healthy mindsets in the face of temptation. Appreciation for the simpler things in life as well as self-control and moderate desires allow for them to overcome the power of greed.…

Zina is a crime, not only against God, but against the community as well, for marriage is one of the foundations upon which our society is built. Zina is the ultimate sin regarding the home and family life. If zina is allowed to go improperly punished, the community shall suffer as well as the sinners, for as Syed Abdul’ Al Mawdudi said regarding the importance of marriage, “If men and women were to lose sight of this…

on her breast for the rest of her life. She lives in a society of “puritans”, people who focus their whole lives on religion and the bible, and because of this, they are very unforgiving towards her sin. The author of the book, however, disagrees with this. He believes that the puritans all had sins they never shared, and that the rules they lived their life by were simply stupid. In The Scarlet Letter, Nathaniel Hawthorne uses irony to criticize the puritan ideals. The man who Hester had sex…

Despite this it criticises religion heavily, portraying it as an extension of greed. It emphasizes the corruption of the church and the projection of these sins onto God. Regardless of its cynical nature the book also validates religion and reestablishes its authority as the only way to avoid…