Venial sin

Confession is fundamental in our Christian faith. Through confession, our sin is revealed and we are able to stand in front God and our brothers as a new person as our sin has been confessed and washed away by the blood of Jesus Christ. Confession is a blessing from God. It is one of the opportunities God gives to the Christians to break “into the darkness and seclusion of the heart”(p112). Although confession exposes wickedness, it helps one to have better relationship with God. Confession is not easy as it reveals your evilness to others. Confession between two believers is different than the confession between non-believers. God is the present when confession is made between two believers. As we exposed our sin through confession to our brothers, we are no longer controlled by sin. However, it is hard to confess because “the…

because Pearl was unable to answer how she was created. While the magistrates and Hester are conversing, Hester cries, “‘God gave me the child’ cried she, … ‘she is my happiness! Pearl keeps me here in life…. I will not giver her up!’”(Hawthorne 109). Hester’s commitment to Pearl is because of her role in the story to show love and passion for her child. Pearl is what makes her happy but also is a living reminder her of her sin. Hester also has the role of having the ability to defy Puritan…

“Confession of errors is like a broom which sweeps away dirt and leaves the surface brighter and cleaner,” exhorted Mahatma Gandhi. Most agree Dimmsdale should have confessed his sin with Hester, but some protest not confessing his sins saved Hester and him. Dimmsdale should have confessed his sin with Hester for three reasons: for his soul, for his mistress, and for his God. The first reason Dimmsdale should have confessed his sin with Hester concerns his soul. If Dimmsdale continued to…

Dimmesdale last words shows exactly why he is wrong and why he deserves to go to hell. Dimmesdale made Pearl and Hester suffer and live as the face of humility among the townspeople for 7 years, and he has the audacity to say that he has suffered even more than Hester. Hester was publicly humiliated, almost lost her own daughter, had to wear a scarlet for 7 years, and was looked down upon her own community for years. On the other hand, Dimmesdale was seen as a respectable and kind person, but…

commits an unreligious sin of passion, struggles with the truth that to be honest with God, it is necessary to confess. He must go through many trials and tribulations to find this truth out. Dimmesdale’s rejection of the truth, shown by his unwillingness to confess his sin, results in the loss of his “self” which is his honest connection with God. Dimmesdale's unwillingness to confess his sin, leads to his physical deterioration and self harm. When having a confrontation with Roger…

Arthur Dimmesdale was a man whose downfall was caused by his concealment of his act of adultery with Hester Prynne. Though the act itself he committed is a mortal sin, it brought the birth of Pearl, an angelic girl with a will of fire. Though Dimmesdale confessed himself in the end, it had life and soul changing effects. He was the last thought of person in their world to ever commit a sin like that. One of the ways Dimmesdale’s sin of concealment led to his downfall is the way it affected…

a ‘great sinner?’ Is it the amount of sins they commit or the severity of their sins? Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale, in The Scarlet Letter by Nathanial Hawthorne, has sins of both great quality and quantity. In the book, Hester Prynne is punished for the sin of adultery; neither she nor Dimmesdale tells the town that Dimmesdale is the father. Hester continues raising her daughter, Pearl, on her own. Reverend Dimmesdale is the most sinful character because he denies his family, tortures himself to…

A fellow clergyman, John Wilson, tries to help him but he sends him away and summons Hester and Pearl. They come up and Chillingworth interjects, telling Dimmesdale to tell them to leave and save his reputation. However, Dimmesdale responds that this should have been done seven years ago. He reveals to everyone that Hester and himself share the same sin and then reveals a scarlet letter on his own chest. He falls to the ground and is dying. Pearl kisses his forehead and Hester asks if they will…

that Hawthorne wrote her in with greater intention than just a means for the people to find out about Hester’s pregnancy. Pearl was put into the story to show readers that wonderful things can come from situations viewed as evil or sinful. Starting from the very beginning of Pearl we have her birth. The mere presence of this child is an “act against god” because Hester committed adultery when she slept with another man who was not her husband. Then later in the book Pearl is often described as…

with a great deal of responsibility. The choices that we make in life may result in disaster. If there would be no possible result for disaster toward human freedom, human choice would not be free. We must focus on following in God’s footsteps and rules, being the ten commandments. If we do not abide by this that is when sin comes into play. Disbelief or untruthfulness towards God can result in sin. Another way to look at sin is when people fail to achieve the intentions God may had for them. An…