Compare And Contrast Christianism In The Seafarer

Throughout the story, he intertwines the beliefs of Christians with the Pagan beliefs. The speaker mixes up the concept of Fate with the Christian idea of free will. This shows how people had trouble trying to escape the former Anglo-Saxon

The Pagan churches were stripped from the gods they worshiped into places for Christianity to be worshipped. The entire conversion did not begin with the people but with the king himself first which was why the changes shoved into the pagan worshipers. After the last Pagan kin... ... middle of paper ... ...new god in a simpler way. The author of Beowulf presents the same goal to Christianize the pagans through his descriptions of characters. The two major societies presented in Beowulf are the Danes and Geats and they are supposed to completely represent Christianity and just that, however; paganism was seeped into the epic poem purposely by the author.

Everyone must accept God as their savior or they will go to hell. This is a very familiar message that is preached by Christian religious leaders in places of worship around the world. As simple as this message may seem, the way it is delivered to the people makes all the difference in either turning them into believers, or scaring them away from religion altogether. John Winthrop and Jonathan Edwards were both religious leaders that lived centuries before the present time. They shared the same goal in persuading people into Christianity, yet differed greatly in the way they chose to develop their sermons.

The capturing of this great city led to the fall of the Roman Empire in the west. Romans saw this destruction as a form of punishment for converting from the traditional Roman religion to Catholic Christianity. Pagans believed Christians were to blame for the fall of the Roman Empire. The Christians didn’t like the fact that Christians wanted to be more faithful to their God rather than their state. It was believed that the Christian God was the one true God, so the Romans couldn’t understand why this God didn’t protect them like he shoul... ... middle of paper ... ... Martin Luther had trouble controlling his tongue, and John Calvin was believed to fight the battle of faith with weapons of the world.

This says that the people whose fear consumes them to the point that they lose faith that, after death, their souls will not be granted eternal peace by the Father, God. This illustrates that the soldiers who have fallen from faith in their worship are doing so only because of great fear, but that they are looked down upon by God and good Christians. It says that only those who will sacrifice themselves and trust in God will be let into Heaven. These

In the epic poem, Beowulf, there is evidence of Christian and pagan ideas. The idea of fate is discussed often throughout, and the people of that time are described as leaving what happens with the fight between good and evil forces up to the idea of fate. For fear that there is nothing that can be done to change the course of what happens, everything is predestined. However, the poem also has Christian elements as well, and the people of that time often speak of God in relation to the help he gives them as well as his judgement. There has been some discussion as to whether this work can be labeled as a Christian work, or if the Christian elements were put in as an afterthought.

This will guide you to a stronger belief in God. Like Saint Augustine all his sins made him praise to God who mercifully directed his path and brought him out of misery and error. Overall, he wants his audience to believe that God is the creator of everything and most importantly the savior in all of us. However, times have changed and that the confession was written a long time ago. Nowadays many people don’t have a religion because people are more open with their feelings.

In conclusion, we see that the novel The Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan conveys the message that justification and salvation can be granted through faith alone, and works are inconsequential. This is his basic position on Christianity. This concept is reiterated numerous times throughout the novel, as in the examples of Mr. Worldly-Wiseman, By-ends, and Ignorance. What practical application does this have for us today? Bunyan's belief in accordance with Luther may well have helped pave the way for the doctrines of many mainstream Christian religions today.

In Beowulf, a tension arises between the natural construction of the poem and the Christian ideals added. Before the advent of Christianity, paganism placed an emphasis on wyrd. According to Christianity, God instills within mankind a sense of free will, which directly contrasts with the pagan idea of fate. Throughout Beowulf, these characteristics of paganism and Christianity transmute together. Beowulf instills the principle of fate within his speeches, as when he talks about how “fate saves an undoomed man when his courage is good” (11).

There is a poem that Swindoll includes that I really like: For eve... ... middle of paper ... ...t as a workman, and gentle as a servant. When Paul is talking with Timothy in his letters he warns him of people who will depart from the truth. The “fact, for many, Christian life will be one giant compromise with the world.” This statement is heartbreaking because it is true. We in the church no longer point out the hypocrisy because we either do the same or are afraid of rocking the boat. Swindoll give a little life lesion he says “When someone in authority over you has your good at heart, do exactly what they tell you.” This is something that I wish more people lived by.