Is abortion a valid litmus test to elect a politician? ... Not just my own belief, but also the Word of God clearly states that it is a sin. ... Therefore, it is a sin for me to support a politician that promotes killing and murdering human lives. 2. ...
Rather than testing human capabilities, Paul promoted the idea of keeping faith in the works of God, through constant prayer and reading of God's word. ... In Paul's writings, while teaching that spiritual growth may accompany struggles and sin, he also advised the adherent to "flee " from sin. ... Paul gave examples of the adherent's ideal life, which had a transforming effect on Christianity not because of its content, but because Paul admitted sin was inevitable. ...
The character of Beowulf himself in the epic Beowulf is representative of Christ in that he acts as a deliverer to the people of Herot by redeeming them from the evils of Grendel just as Christ delivered people from the evils of their own sins. ... Unferth symbolizes the pharasees who are mentioned in the Bible in that he is jealous of Beowulf and therefore attempts to belittle and test his credibility just as the pharasees doubted the works and biblical knowledge of Christ. ... Since King Hrothgar is responsible for sending Beowulf to fight Grendel to save Herot from the evil of his actions,...
Chapter seven touches on the subject of forgiveness, focusing on the importance of it and chapter eight deals with the subject of The Great Sin, being from Lewis's perspective, pride. ... The third chapter inquires as to whether these Gospels stood the test of time, being reliably preserved for us to this day. ...
