In chapter ten, Timothy Keller says that proper understanding of the Christian doctrine of sin can be a great source for human hope. He defines sin as “seeking to become oneself, to get an identity, apart from God” (Timothy Keller 168). In other words, we attempt to find our sense of worth outside of God. He also says, “sin is not simply doing evil things, but the making of good things into ultimate things” (Keller 168). Keller says that there are personal consequences for the rebellion against God. He insists that our identity away from God is volatile. It seems like our sense of worth is sturdy on the outside, however it can collapse in an instant. Keller claims that if anything endangers our identities, we will be without a self again. …show more content…
If Christ is the trajectory of our lives, then when we fail him, he will forgive us (Keller 179). He states that everybody lives for something. Nevertheless, nothing can fill up our souls like Jesus can, Keller says. A life not focused on God only leaves us feeling empty and we become like the things we use to replace God (ref. Psalm 135:15-16). That means, people who worship something other than God become spiritually senseless and perish with their idols. Humans make idols or goals out of their desires and interests. However, these gods and goals don’t last because they are man made and are prone to fail. However, God can never disappoint us. When we receive Christ as our Lord, we come to admit that we have failed and do not need to fight for perfection, but instead need God’s forgiveness and shift our reliance upon …show more content…
Korea was “an ocean of tears.” Most of the families kept crying for hours while they were embracing each other. Even though they were not saying a word but weeping, they were still communicating with each other the pain that they went through while they were apart. They got old during fifty years of separation but they recognized one another and told each other that they still have the same look. They were overwhelmed with joy while they were talking about their lives. They were also mourning to hear some of their families had passed away while they were separated. They were in great relief and exceeding joy at the same time. Keller says “this same dynamic is at work when you lose some possession you take for granted,” he continues, “when you find it again (having thought it was gone forever) you cherish and appreciate it in a far deeper way” (Keller
“She had never said it was love. Neither had he. They were shy. They had been unsure. Now, there would be no time for love. It was in the moment of parting that she knew she loved him” (Yang 21). Love exists as an emotion that persists to be challenging to comprehend, but once one feels it, it seems problematic to let go of it. Kao Kalia Yang wrote the book The Latehomecomer: A Hmong Family Memoir, which tells of the anguish the Hmong people faced in their excursion from Laos to the United States. Yang uses her unique writing style to present her topic in an enlightening way to her readers. Yang uses the story of her parents to convey the sufferings of the Hmong people and their journey. Her parents make a fitting example of a typical Hmong family fighting to survive and find love in a time of turmoil. Although Kao Kalia’s parents met in unfortunate circumstances and had no home to live in, love kept them and their family together, even when times seemed their darkest.
"Sin creates [an inclination] to sin; it engenders vice by repetition of the same acts. This results in perverse inclinations which cloud conscience and corrupt the concrete judgment of good and evil. Thus sin tends to reproduce itself and reinforce itself, but it cannot destroy the moral sense at its root."
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The memory of the Nanjing Massacre remains diverse in Japan and China. The number of the victims could not come to a conclusion between the two. While the debate remains in Japan, the more united view of the Nanjing Massacre is the case in China. The comfort women issue in Korea is a complicated issue that can be viewed in more aspects. In Korea, the image of the comfort women is more of a nationalistic presence rather than the female presence of the individual women. Memories can be shaped and presented in very different ways. Some parts of the memory bring more attention than others. The individuals have memories of their own and it is the fact people need to take more aspect into consideration.
The Roman philosopher Lucius Annaeus Seneca once said, “It is a rough road that leads to the heights of greatness.” Not everyone is always on the front lines in the battle of good versus evil. Ranks are filled with select soldiers that will take on the fight. Regardless, those willing to take the rough road, the steep hills, and the bad days are the ones that are truly filling the trenches. Anyone can be great; one way to acheive greatness is by studying this characteristic in others.
First, we are declared righteous before God. Paul says, “Therefore there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus” (Rom. 8:1). We no longer are condemned by our sin; instead, we are righteous before God because we are in Christ. Second, we live in the power and strength of Jesus Christ. Paul makes this clear when he says, “I can do all things through Him who strengthens me” (Phil 4:13). Paul struggled with a thorn in the flesh, and he asked God to remove it, but God responded and said His grace was sufficient. His power is made perfect in our weaknesses so that the power of Christ rests in us (2 Cor.
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After spending eleven years in Korea, our family moved a totally different environment. This I knew would
The quote “embracing that which makes you different, is what makes you most powerful and strong” was said by Darren Criss. Criss stated this quote at an interview about A Very Potter Musical in 2009 about up and coming stars. He was talking about doing something different, a parody musical on a popular franchise. Criss belonged to a theatre group ,Team Starkid, which was very different from other theatre or comedy groups. The quote means that showing what makes people different and not giving up knowing they’re different is what makes them the most powerful and strong. The quote goes along with society today because individuals try to hard to please society instead of what is successful for them. Many people have lived according to this quote
Overcoming the grief that is felt after losing a loved one is a physically and mentally agonizing task. According to Dr. Christina Hibbert, a clinical psychologist who graduated from the California School of Professional Psychology, three main stages of grief include anger, depression and acceptance. Each one of these emotions can be seen in William Shakespeare’s Hamlet and The Descendants (2011, Payne) as the artists explore the effects of grief and the different emotional responses that one can have due to the loss of a loved one. Additionally, in Ismail Kadare’s Broken April, the Berisha family feels the sufferance that is associated with unexpected death, as well as the various temperamental reactions that one will have after losing a loved one. Each of these works of art represent a powerful example of the stages that one will go through after feeling the intense sorrow that is connected with death, as well as the unavoidable effects of grief.
The impacts of Korean War on the civilian population were dramatic, even until now the people can still feel them. It was estimated in the Korean War that the civilian casualties were about three to four million. “Many of those people assumed their flight to be a temporary measure; they fully expected to return to their lands after the fighting ended. So many left not just property and heirlooms, but also close relatives.” “Even after the signing of armistice at Panmunjom, psychological peace is not yet part of the Korean existence. For the Korean War split a land and separated a people. And no armistice can remedy that ill.” (calvin.edu). According to Charles J. Hanley, Seoul Government managed to investigate the dark history of mass political executions that were conducted in South Korea and they found evidence that proved that Seoul government killed thousands of peo...
...is simple truth we learn that man must acknowledge when his work is complete and then chose to focus on that which is better and cannot be taken away from us – time spent in communion with the Lord, memories shared with loved ones, and rest. But, most importantly, from this passage we learn that man must not put his faith in anyone or anything else but the Lord, for he is sufficient to provide for our needs and desires. He knows each person before their birth, he gives each of them a purpose in life, salvation from their sins, a place to dwell God’s presence after death, and selfless love. Man’s only true need is salvation from the sins that have condemned him. The only way to receive that salvation is through faith in God. Christ’s sacrifice on the cross has allowed man to do that, anything more is futile for he alone is sufficient and his work is complete.
I think that he tries using God as an example that his Creator will forgive him for finding his daughter and because it was for the “greater good. Keller Dover presented more of a self-interested ethic when his daughter, Anna, was kidnapped. His patience is very short, knowing that the daughters were missing for a week, and expecting Detective Loki to solve the case in a short amount of time. Keller doesn’t understand what his actions of torture can do in the future case. He is never at home because he is too busy torturing Alex when he could be supporting his wife, Grace and his oldest son, Ralph. This is presented when Ralph confronted Keller about leaving his family behind. “.. You’ve been leaving me and mom here while you 've been going out and getting fucking drunk! You think I can 't smell it on you…” Keller has a lot of pressure of being a home caretaker and the safe keeper for the
It is impossible to not encounter Christ in one’s life, thus man is faced with the decision to accept or deny Christ. As human reason cannot ask “How?” when concerning Christ, as human reason does not have the capability in understanding anything that is beyond his own being, man is “strained to the limit by the question ‘Who?’” (49). Yet to ask “who” Christ is is a difficulty in itself. Christ, or the divine Logos, reveals himself to man and it is up to the man himself to answer his own question. Who Christ is is who he is to the individual. Yet if one desires to achieve an accurate identity of Christ, one must understand him. In order to understand him, one must “commit…to him in a stark ‘Either-Or’”: either Christ or the world (Bonhoeffer, 43). To commit to Christ is to allow him to take control. It is during this commitment that one learns of the “grace and love of God which [culminated] in the cross” (47). Yet what does it mean to follow Christ? Bonhoeffer stresses the importance of discipleship. Man cannot live by cheap grace, as it is the “grace we bestow on ourselves” (54), and his Christian faith will collapse. Real grace comes with a cost and that is a life to serve Chr...
At the end of our lives we all must be held account for our time here on earth. And the sad reality is that many this will be a terrible occasion for many. For the non-believers their final destination will be hell, an eternal separation from God. But God in His mercy has provided all of us the only means for salvation through His Son, Jesus Christ. Acts 4:12 tells us that “salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved.” This passage speaks of the name of Jesus and His saving power. Another example is found in the book of John. Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me” (John 14:6). There is no other way for Christian believers to be saved other than through belief in Jesus