Sin Critical Thinkings Samples For Students

Augustine and Pelagius on Nature and Grace

In the 5th century, in the Church of Rome, the theological debate arises about the balance of forces of human nature and the grace of God in the salvation of man. Long before the separation of the Churches, the theological debate has significant influences on the development of Western Christianity both in the Roman Catholic and Protestant traditions. Particularly, the debate focused with the two important and outstanding names of the history, the Father of the Western Church, Saint Augustine of Hippo with his counterpart monk Pelagius, both are involved of this argument. Correspondingly, the Pelagian controversy has changed ...

Men commit different types of sins daily. Each sin is justified by the persons who commit the sin. I agree with Gandhi’s “pleasure without sin” as this sin is probably one of the most popular sins that persons commit without even realizing that the actions is morally and ethically wrong and that it goes against the teachings of the Bible. Most persons seek pleasure and are not concerned with how their actions impact on those around them. In fact, persons who immature, selfish, greedy and sensuous are the ones who have sinned as they only seek pleasure because ...

Abortion Under this neutral, it would seem, short word, there is hiding the real human tragedy, crime, and simply put, murder. Yes, it is a murder indeed, an attempt on the life of a small, completely innocent person. Whatever attempts to justify this act: financial situation, the circumstances, etc., they still do not remove responsibility for infanticide. After all, every person, since he/she is conceived, has the right to be born, to develop and to live.
Doctors often suspend from a crime under the guise of cold terms, calling the baby just an embryo. In fact, in this way they are ...

Introduction

“Women who seek to be equal with men lack ambition”, said Marilyn Monroe as she was defining the power of women thru their charms and presence, and not thru equal work with men. This concept, according to which femininity is the aspect that most empowers women in relationship with men was developed in various writings of the nineteenth century and comes as a contradiction to the binary relationship man – woman, which suggests that woman is placed on the negative side, as she is disempowered. Three novels, “The Awakening” (Kate Chopin), “Mrs. Spring Fragrance” (Sui Sin Far) and “Maggie: A Girl ...

Critical Thinking Assignment

Part One

The origin of Islam is explained in the summary of the creation of the earth and the heavens. The creation of the earth and the heavens was done in six days (Weider, & Gutlerrez, 2011). God created the sun, moon, trees and the firmament. He also created man and this explains the origin of Islam.

The question of Identity

Islam is seen as a way of life of the Islamic people. It is the way f life of human beings and thus it shows being civilized. It embodies and can make real the things, which make people to be human. People can choose ...

Introduction

Capital punishment or the death penalty is the process by which a state puts an accused person to death for perpetrating a grave crime. The matter has been of considerable controversy over the past century in various countries and states. Human rights activists have continually criticized the states of being inhuman, immoral, and irresponsible for the welfare of its people through killing suspected criminals (Vaughn 78). Religious groups such as Christians have also expressed their disappointments over capital punishment, as it goes against the wishes and plans of God. The various reasons that state carrying out the process hold ...

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“The Birth-Mark” and “The Cask of Amontillado” – A comparative study
Edgar Allan Poe and Nathaniel Hawthorne are two important contributors of the nineteenth-century American literature. Edgar Allan Poe was one of the most celebrated authors, posthumously though, of the past century. Some of his stories are almost autobiographical, and though he lived in a previous era, his ideas were far ahead of his time. Nathaniel Hawthorne is an author, whose works are even today cited for seeking ethical guidance. His stories urge the reader to analyze his moral confusions. This essay is an attempt to compare and ...

In the context of this film, a surrealistic body horror is displayed which was directed and written by David Lynch, an American filmmaker. The story portrayed in this movie is all about Henry Spencer who was left taking care of his own grossly deformed child in a landscape which was desolate. Spencer is shown experiencing hallucinations and dream of his lady and child in the radiator. The surrealistic imagery as well as sexual undercurrents is clearly portrayed in this film making them the main styles used in elaboration of the intended message. The main themes and purpose of the film therefore ...

According to the Loc sin’s theory, individuals are seen to be greater than the sum of their parts. All the times, human beings are considered to be whole regardless of whether technology is utilized on them or even when they are sick (Locsin & Purnell, 2015). This theory expects nurses not just to try and fix the broken patients, but to care for the patients holistically. It encourages the mutual process between the nurse and the ones being nursed.
I am greatly connected to this theory given the fact that I strongly believe that caring and technology can coexist ( ...

The supremacy of God in preaching is one of the many books by John Piper and just like all of his other books; the central focus of the book is about the glory of God. It advocates the common saying that Piper, who has served as a pastor at Bethlehem Baptist church for thirty-three years makes in all his preaching and writing that God is most glorified when people are most satisfied in him. Throughout the book, Piper makes the clarion call that preachers should make the glory of God the central pillar in their preaching rather than focusing ...

God's grace can be used interchangeably to describe the good gifts that persons enjoy in life freely. Of course there are numerous gifts that include aspects of nature and those that center on the wondrous actions of mankind. The foundations of grace lie in the creation of life and the Book of Genesis allows one to accept and appreciate this grace of God. Additionally, grace reflects the redemption that mankind will receive in the Kingdom as God’s grace includes the forgiveness of sin and a place in the life hereafter. So what exactly then is grace?
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Introduction

Confers grace
Washes sins away
Puts to death sinful tendencies and temptations
It is God’s gift of love
Faith
As God’s gift and Inspires love
Facilitates worship and aids in resisting temptations
Necessary for the fulfillment of God’s promises
Believers are made righteous and justified
Enables believers to be saved, see and please God
Allow Christians to understand difficult mysteries beyond their power
Saint Bernard of the Claviaux wrote eighty-six sermons on the Song of Songs and On Loving God. In which baptism and faith ...

Philosophy

In his philosophy, Nietzsche appraises the origin of morality, in an attempt to recount the backgrounds of both sin as well as morals (3). Owing to the fact that basic words of ethical deeds entails several connections with nobility alongside the slavery theories; he capitalizes on the coincidence to genially sum up the difference between nobility and the slave moralities. He tailors the nobility morality on magnificence alongside the aspiration to enhance quality as opposed to inferiority, whereas the slave morality tends to proclaim ‘good’ as the absolute opposite of nobility “beauty or good.” For instance, the slave nobility ...

- A. the effect of the first-person narrative voice in the story is of great significance. This is because the reader is in a position to relate with Dubus’ story. This is because it is through the first-person narrative that a writer can fully express himself giving a detailed account of their experiences. This is an excellent technique since the reader is well enlightened and in a position to put across the events in the story.
B. if the story was told through an omniscient narrator, the story would be in the third person pronoun. In this instance, the writer would be ...

The presentation by Sandy should be an eye-opener into the world of people trying to come to terms with the reality that they are attracted to people of the same sex. The fact that society does not wish to accept that it exists is a problem that many homosexuals are facing. Homosexuality should not be the problem, choosing not to deal with it, is the problem. Many religions, if not all, claim that it is a sin. It is even in the Holy Book that participating in sexual deed with individuals of similar sex is a sin. However, what people do not ...

INTRODUCTION

Philosophy is an ancient Greek word that simply means the love of wisdom. Philosophy is therefore described to be the study of the general problems that people have that is connected with reasoning, reality, knowledge, values, beliefs and language. Philosophy is divided into different sections such as philosophy of religion. Philosophy of religion is defined as the inclusion of philosophical examination and a religion that focuses on aspects of religion for example the existence of God, ethics, history, law and the relationship between religion and science. The inclusion of humans' relationship with God according to the bible is that god ...

Religious

The context of truth and morality stems from certain beliefs and values. Particular beliefs of individuals about God may differ, but the concept of God being a supernatural power remains the same across diverse religions and cultures. Experts may debate the very existence of God however God being as an omnipotent cultural idea cannot be debated (Laurin, Kay & Fitzsimons, 1). According to Plato one should be a firm believer of god and he recognized two reasons as to why we should believe in the superpower.
- According to Plato, the world, moon, sun and stars and in that order ...

Oedipus the Rex is one of the most famous Athenian tragedies written by Sophocles in the 5th century BC. It is interesting to note that besides fascinating plot one may find here a reflection of historical and social backgrounds that influenced the play. One of such was an old conflict between the city of Athens and the city of Thebes.
It comes quite clear from the text of the play that all gods supported the rightfulness of punishment to which Thebes were subjected by gods. When the chorus appears in the play for the first time, it is praying ...

James Thurber’s, “The Life of Walter Mitty,” is one of his most famous and well-liked short stories (All-Story, 2012). On first read, it appears humorous and light. However, further consideration reveals a sad undertone to the tale, as Mitty is incapable of living up to his own fantasies of himself. The main theme of the story is that there are different versions of reality, for everyone. Thurber uses a variety of narrative techniques, such as symbolism, to highlight his chosen theme.

As George Cheatham says in his piece, The Secret Sin of Walter Mitty?: “Serious matters, we now know, bubble ...