Venial sin

sinned. They have sinned badly enough that someone could believe that they will never be forgiven. However, I will show some proof that God not only can, but already has forgiven both of them. Hester and Dimmesdale both have done penance for their sins. Every day, Hester wore the scarlet letter, and every day she has been shamed and insulted for it. “Clergymen paused in the streets, to address words of exhortation, that brought a crowd, with its mingled grin and frown, around the poor, sinful…

Genesis 34 is a passage filled with sin. Contextually one might question the characters action and ponder their lawfulness. However it's not the law that we live by that dictates and predates these actions. There is no divine sanction for the acts of Simeon and Levi (Jacob's 2nd and 3rd sons respectively). Remember the tragedies that take place in this chapter and the confusing morals all stem from the concept of compromise whether fulfilled or not. I write the paper as a testament of my…

Letter As we think of sin, we think an act that violates god’s will. Sin in the Scarlet letter is more than just an act, its one of the main themes in the book. Hester, Chillingworth and Dimmesdale all committed sins that corrupted the puritan society. Sin for Hester made her independent, for Dimmesdale it civilizes him, and as for Chillingworth well he turns evil. The Scarlet Letter, written by Nathaniel Hawthorne. Hester’s sin was adultery. Back in those times, sin was more punished…

In the Book of Job a great quarrel or debate between Job and his three friends, liphaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite and Zophar the Naamathite. This debate only occurs after Job’s outburst in which he cursed the day of his birth and began wondering why those who long for death continue to live. Following his cries, Job’s friends offer their though that ultimately lead Job in the wrong direction. Each friend of Job’s offers a reason to Job’s suffering. For example, Eliphaz justifies his…

the audience that people should be good in life, and look forward to death so they may go to heaven. Sin seems good to the people at the time, but it will bring about sorrow when they die. When the story begins, God is unhappy with the people in the world and says these people are unkind to him. God believes they are only interested in secular riches and don't fear his justice. The seven deadly sins are now an accepted ritual in daily life. One man, in particular, Everyman, seeks his own…

Everyone sins daily, some are more excruciating than most. In the “Ministers Black Veil” the main character Mr. Hooper, appears to his service in a mysterious figure of darkness casting on his face. A black veil that symbolizes the concealed sin within his appearance. Nothing but his chin and mouth show as the disturbed people observed the veil in dismay. Mr. Hooper drifts away from the world by shielding his sin with the black veil. In the beginning, the veil appeared as…

sensible person can reasonably see that Lady Macbeth is considered a model for all riddling with guilt, specifically with murder. For instance, she can be a formula of all suffering from sin. Therefore, as a formula serves to be the solution to a problem, Lady Macbeth serves to be a resolution with all troubled with sin. Lady Macbeth must be considered a personified formula of redemption. To start with, Lady Macbeth has all the qualities of women in search for forgiveness. It is clear that…

This message is very important to all, unbeliever and believer. For the unbeliever, life is short, death is sure, sin is the cause, and Christ is the cure. Time is running out and no man knows the hour or the day (Matt 24:36) this present age will end or the end of their life. In order for one’s eternity to be secure in the age to come, they must choose Jesus as…

that “greed is the root of all evil”. This is all ironic because while his job is to pardon people of their sins he does this by getting people to buy falsely “ancient” relics and he teaches sermons on the topic that greed is evil. “He has perfected this sermon not only from frequent repetition but also because, as he acknowledges, he is himself the epitome of avarice, so he understands the sin from within, so to speak” (Dean). Each tale was to…

Good and evil, the two things that sit on your shoulders. Evil is the opposite of good. It is defined as profoundly immoral and malevolent. Many factors go into determining how one may define this word. Isiah 5:20 says, “Woe unto them that call evil good and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter.” Someone may not recognize evil and have been raised through evil acts but it does not make it better. Each reader has to…