Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God

Dante’s Inferno The Divine Comedy, written by Dante Alighieri is the most notable epic poem produced during the Middle Ages. In the instance of the title the word comedy is taken from an Italian word defined as the prosperous ending after a difficult beginning. The Divine Comedy is a trilogy of poems the first being the Inferno, the story of Dante’s journey through hell. Two unique aspects of the Divine Comedy are that it was the first major epic to be written in Italian, rather than Latin, and…

Barban writes that the partner that was cheated on should forgive their unfaithful partner, "The Christian parallels are implicit but never explicit in this poem or any of the others. Marie makes it clear that God is merciful to true lovers, as if God himself were the designer of their fate. Their sins, including adultery, are considered forgivable, if not already forgiven for love 's sake." Backing up with the Bible, on John 8:10 – 11, it states, 10 Jesus straightened up and asked…

Read John 5:4&5: ' 'Whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith. Who is he that overcometh the world, but he that believeth that Jesus is the Son of God? ' ' We watch the news or read the newspapers about a battle being fought, rather it 's a war, sporting event or even an election. Everyone is anxious to see who won. The passage in the Bible I asked you to read tells us who is to gain the victory in life. When I accepted…

More often than not, heroes are represented as large, muscled men with capes, flying in the sky, working by day, fighting crime by night. Although this is a comic depiction, it is what the majority of children grow up thinking a hero looks like. Similarly, a hero, or heroine, is defined as someone who is “admired or idealized for courage, outstanding achievements, or noble qualities”. The Scarlet Letter, by Nathaniel Hawthorne, plays with the idea of heroism, making it a subtle, yet effective…

thoughts, and death has birth in the hearts of humanity. God despises sin, and sin cannot be measured. Each human shares a humanistic characteristic of sin with his friend or relative. As a result, bad things happen to us, no matter how good or bad we are. Moreover, sin reminds that we are fallen, but God guides us through our tedious journeys to find the Savior God has ordained. One example of sin is “one-night stands”, or having sex before marriage. God prevents single people to have sex with…

certain passages in each chapter that have a significant impact on my life. Matt. 5: 40-45 Jesus talks about loving your enemy, those that hate you, use you, or persecute you. No matter what happens don’t hate those around you, they are children of God just like you are. I like the way he starts off these verses. Usually when someone is taking something from you, you don’t love them for it. Instead, he says if they, “Sue you and take your coat, then give them your cloak also”. (Matt. 5: 40)…

Puritan culture was a huge starting point for the American culture we have today. The ways Puritans thought, influencences our ways of thinking consciously. They believed in complete sovereignty of God. Many cultures are vastly different when it comes to how we think and contradict things in our life. The American culture is directed off ideas the Puritans had. American society’s most important concepts are freedom and liberty, which Puritans brought out first. Even though we aren’t exactly the…

actions of the people in todays world are driven by revenge and lust, in the same way that Roger Chillingworth’s sins were driven in Nathaniel Hawthorne’s novel. Because of his demanding and vengeful ways, Roger Chillingworth is one of the greatest sinners in The Scarlet Letter. Through his forceful ways, Roger Chillingworth sinned in marrying Hester Prynne. Hester admits that, from the beginning, she knew she did not love him. However they were still married, if not out of love, out of…

society changed from resource farming centered to settlements with complex economic and political systems. This change was brought on by economic, religious, and political developments. Document 1: An Excerpt from John Edwards’s Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God, written in 1741 is one of the most famous sermons of “The Great Awakening” which was a protestant evangelical movement during the 1730s and 1740s. In this document Edwards talks of how the wicked can be brought to hell at any…

Creative Response Gracious, by definition gracious means showing divine grace. Grace by the Christian definition means the free and unmerited favor of God, as manifested in the salvation of sinners and the bestowal of blessings. And lastly, Tempest by definition. A wild, windy, and vicious storm. This gives me chills because God has such a wild and vicious love for us. My favorite worship song ‘Gracious Tempest’ by Hillsong Worship reminds me so greatly of the beautiful relationship we…