What Becomes of the Christian-Hearted

Otherwise, in times of happiness and rejoicing, they worship their one, almighty, Christian God. When Grendel is attacking Herot, and its people think they are in their greatest danger, the people of Herot "sacrificed to the old stone gods / Made heathen vows / hoping for Hell's Support, the Devil's guidance in driving their affliction off." (175-178). With the use of the word "old" in this section, it can be inferred that the stone gods are things of the past. The rest of the passage shows that it was because of the doubt and fear, instilled in the people by Grendel, that the people of Herot regressed back to their old gods.

He was greatly feared by the people who tried feverishly to make themselves worthy of his grace in his eyes. Although the Puritan people knew that they chosen few were the only ones going to Heaven, they still strove to be good people. Their live styl... ... middle of paper ... ... live it, but in a way that if you are truly a Christian then you have all the freedom that you need. All the "bad" things will not appeal to you. All humans are born sinners, but I believe that you have the power to control your sin.

The grandmother must leave all of her manipulative self-centeredness, her focus on earthly things and showing of her Christianity by just talking and not by actions. In exchange for her sinfulness, she is given the Grace of God, forgiveness and the hope of Paradise. In the end, she finally meets Jesus and is transformed by the Grace of God. This enables her to show love and grace towards the Misfit, who has just had her family brutally murdered. For the grandmother it is hard to find the Good Man, but at the end of her journey she finally finds Him and is now with Him in

This ritual was one that was extremely important to Perpetua because she actually participated in it and was very highly persecuted for participating. Baptism is used to convert people to Christianity by anointing them in holy oils, immersing them in holy water, anointing them again, then wrapping them in white robes to symbolize the purity of their new state (p.76). This ritual was purposely deeply alienating to separate the catechumen, people in the process of converting, from their old lives as Romans. By alienating them from their old lives, it made it easier for the converts to completely cut ties from their old lives and families. This is important because in order to be “reborn,” they cannot be mothers, fathers, daughters, sons, etc.

The fears and pains create apprehension to live out my faith; since society accepted many sins, my freedom of religion in the Constitution would be exploited, making me acceptability to persecution. In First Corinthi... ... middle of paper ... ...an Christian believer, I faced racism from my physical appearance and persecution in my spiritual walk; the communities, the church, and the families I have cannot submit to God’s Word because preaching the Word will cause them to make sacrifices. In order to become the man I am, I had to create new friendships, to resist my friends’ atheist perspectives, to continue my involvement in church, and to isolate my presence from wicked people. Despite what may lie ahead of me, I am determined to live my life as Paul did. Both verses, 1st Corinthians 15:18 and Philippians 3:14, conclude that I have to live my life in faith and confidence without compromising my Christian beliefs to a secular, corrupted world.

In certainty they are humans like you and I that would much rather die than to watch their faith trampled over by an idea they do not believe in (“Early Christian Martyrs” 2). A martyr affirms a border that leaves them out, leaves them to be chosen for being different, a target, just like Germans felt about Jews when they began exterminating them. The Christians became a huge population but not all in one place, they were scattered around all over the place (“Why did Christianity Succeed” 1). People around them who were not Christian began to suspect that they performed acts of anti-social events like incestuous sexual relations and cannibalism, judging them because they were different (“Why Did Christianity Succeed?” 2). For people around them, martyrs became like heroes, strong and willing to fight for others who denied their faith and were not willing to fight for their own faith (“Early Christian Martyrs” 1).

There may be many questions and contradictions that may be asked upon Christianity, but there is always an explanation to it. There is a saying “The Bible can explain Science but Science cannot explain the Bible.” There are many things that serve as a contradiction to Christianity but knowing God, he has all of the answers that are even beyond philosophical comprehension and values and we should offer our lives to Him because He is the Way, the Truth and the Life. “Christianity is a religion of sacrifice and duty, even more than the stoics teach. In the end, Christianity will help the Roman Empire because it is making people better on the inside, where it counts.” “Christianity is the only real friend that Rome has.” - Junia “Deo Omnis Gloria” Giesler,M. (2002).

Tertullian wrote this work to Christians in defense of true Christianity that is unstained by the world. He argues that Christians should not attend the games and shows, because it drags them down into sin and lusts of the world. He makes a satire point that if they think the games are fun because people are destroyed, then they will really like the Second Coming because people will not only die but be sent to eternal death. De Idolatria, on Idolatry, is similar. De Idolatry is addressing how Christians are to live differently in a Pagan culture, not being the least bit involved in idol worship, even in their

He believes the girls even though Mary Warren is clearly sitting there denying all that is happening and he goes on to questioning her and asks if she has compacted with the Devil. Even Danforth fell into the spiraling pit of lies that the girls were coming up with, so one can only imagine how gullible they all must be if even their leaders fell for it. Religion is everything to them, and they will believe it no matter what. The townspeople’s lives greatly revolved around the church and the idea of a higher being controlling every aspect of their life from before birth to after death. Puritans were thought to be unholy if they did not regularly attend church and follow the Ten Commandments.

Instead use all that energy you waste on hate to love and help those around you, despite whether you think they are “right or wrong”. I believe that that’s what God is more concerned about. But, aren’t as christians we suppose to turn away from all “evil”? Well, John 8:7 states that, “...He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her.” This tells the story of a woman caught in the act of adultery and the Pharisees wanted to stone her. But Jesus came and pretty much told them that the only way they could justify doing that was if they were perfect.