This passage of scripture in Romans is giving its audience confidence in their faith. It is stating that Christians are justified by their faith and therefore have access into God’s undeserving grace. This passage also draws the audience’s attention to the fact that since they are justified through faith, they should rejoice in their sufferings because each individual produces endurance. The trials and sufferings one faces in their present situation is just preparing them for the more difficult sufferings to come. How one endures their current challenging situation contributes to the making of their character. The character and endurance then yields hope. This hope does not bring same onto Christians in light of the fact that God has poured His love into their hearts through the Holy Spirit. Furthermore, this passage in Romans is expressing to the audience that since they are justified through faith, they have peace in God. They should not be uneasy about the trials and sufferings in life, but instead rejoice because each new trial will cause the next to appear less challenging. Context The book of Romans was written by the apostle Paul to the people of Rome. Paul wrote to both the Jews and Gentiles in the city of Rome for the reason that, according to Blue Letter Bible, the majority of the population during that time were Gentiles. Therefore, the church was expected to be a mix of both Jews and Gentiles. Paul, the author of Romans, was born an Israelite with the name of Saul. According to Bible Hub, it was a normality for Jews during this time period to have two names, one Jewish and the other Gentile. The explanation for this name change seems to be as simple as this thought, “I take it, then, that the assumption of the name... ... middle of paper ... ...hanged, but the verses still apply to peoples’ lives in the same way. Christians are able to rejoice in tough situations for the reason that they produce endurance. This endurance then helps to build their character in a positive and Christ—like way. Their character is then the source of hope. As discussed earlier, hope is trusting in God and what he is capable of, especially during a time of need. Hope does not let people down because they have the love of God in their hearts through the Holy Spirit. The love of God reminds individuals going through these sufferings that they can get through whatever their situation may be with their continuing faith. Therefore, if an individual is suffering from trying to fit in with their friends, then they are able to rejoice knowing that God has a perfect plan for their life and everything will work out in the end.
Shakespeare has a way of creating his characters so the audience can relate to them in a way. In his villains we see the negative characteristics that are in ourselves and others around us; things that often define the “natural man” such as greed or jealousy. With the entire terrible and treacherous thing that Shakespeare makes his villains do, he always manages to make them human in a way. As if he is meaning to display that no matter how twisted a person can be, they are still a person. In Shakespeare’s plays Othello, Hamlet, and A Midsummer Night’s Dream, the villains share the characteristics of greed, clever and conniving ways, and recklessness; however, they all bring their own features to the table.
In the "great works" of ancient Greece and of Christianity, suffering alone is portrayed as something to be feared. Both Homer's Odyssey and the Gospel of Matthew contend that suffering is virtually unbearable when the sufferer has not outside support. If, however, the tormented can find support from others, these teachings continue, suffering becomes more tolerable. Both agree that we wish to find supporters when we are tormented. Unfortunately, these sources diverge on how one finds such support. Homer teaches that one can find support by knowing that all of mankind suffers together, ultimately tormented by the gods. The Gospel of Matthew, however, teaches that by placing faith in God, the tormented can find support from God. More, it teaches that God hears the calls for help from humans and, if asked in true faith, will give support to all sufferers.
Sometimes our appreciation and trust in God becomes conditioned on how well things are going for us. When a Christian suffers, they assume that there must be sin in their life. But suffering is not always a result of sin as we see with Job. In most cases, those who are sinners suffer a little while those who are good suffer much. Many people see this as a stumbling block for Christian and ask why God allows suffering. Instead of us asking ourselves “why me” we might be better off asking “why not me.” God often uses suffering to produce righteous character in believers. Sometimes He wants those who suffer to be more dependent upon Him. It may be that He is trying to get our attention. We might even be sinning; however, we cannot always equate suffering with sin in those who love the Lord as we see with Job’s
Paul, also known as Saul, was an apostle of God who wrote the book of Ephesians and was sent to set up churches for Him. He changed his name from Saul to Paul because he wanted to start his life over, follow God, and live for Him. He wanted to start over because he was known as a man who persecuted Christians. Saul did not even notice he was doing wrong until he started to reach Damascus and a voice yelled from the Heavens saying, “Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?” Saul answered back, “Who are you, Lord?” then the Lord answered, “I am Jesus whom you are persecuting. But, rise and enter the city, and you will be told what to do.” For three days Saul was made blind by Jesus and did not eat or drink. Then, Ananias walked into where Saul was staying and restored his sight, something like scales fell off his eyes and he could see. After being in Damascus with the disciples he proclaimed that Jesus is the one true God. Then, he fled to Jerusalem where he joined the disciples with the help of Barnabas, changed his name to Paul and became a missionary to Christ. He set out on three missionary journeys where on his third, he was put under house arrest in Rome for two years where he wrote the book of Ephesians. After his release, he left, went to Spain, and was eventually persecuted and martyred by Nero.
William Shakespeare is one of the most well-known authors in history. His works of literature have been studied for years. Shakespeare’s comedy, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, is one of seventeen. Shakespeare knew he was a fantastic author whose work would be admired much after he passed away. He used creative literary devices to add suspense and interest to his writings. One of those includes using a play within a play. Shakespeare uses a play within a play in A Midsummer Night’s Dream to add depth and elaboration to the comedy’s theme.
The book of Job in the Old Testament explores many questions we ask ourselves as human beings. Why do the good suffer? How can we comfort someone who is hurting? Does our sin bring us suffering? How do we keep our faith when times get hard? These are just a few that came into my mind while reading Job. We see human suffering on a daily basis. All we have to do is turn on the news and we are shown so many stories of human suffering that it makes you ask the question “If God is so good and just, why do so many people suffer?” The story of Job shows us that we should keep our faith when faced with the worst that God can throw at us. When we are faced with the challenges of life where does our hope lie? It is inevitable that we will face challenges or suffering in this life. It’s not a question of if, but of when. What we put our hope or our faith in will determine how we handle the suffering life brings our way.
According to Sharpe (2015), “when truly deep suffering comes into their lives, Christians will often pray to God for healing or rescue” (para. 2). Based on this fundamental belief in the Christian worldview, it is imperative that every human encounter suffering as this brings a person closer in their relationship with God. The Christian worldview holds a belief that God has a purpose for everything that happens in a person’s life, whether it is joy and happiness, pain and suffering, and life and death. This can be seen throughout the Bible such as “’For I know the plans I have for you,’ declares the Lord, ‘plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future’” (Jeremiah 29:11, New International Version), and in Ecclesiastes 3 “A Time for Everything.” These core Christian beliefs should cause a person to look past the suffering that he or she is facing, and try to see what kind of positives can come from the current suffering that a person is
At 12:31 P.M. Central Standard Time, on Friday, November 22nd, 1963 in Dallas, Texas, something was stolen from the American people and in fact the world. The one thing that was carved from the collective souls and hearts of this great country was its innocence. The bullet from the rifle of an assassin and who fired it and from where is just smoke and mirrors, background scenery for the real unresolved questions. What did the death of JFK mean for the Country? People around the country and around the world were shocked and deeply saddened, for they knew at that moment that the beauty and glory of “Camelot” was over. Theodore Sorensen is quoted as saying, “Countless individuals have noted that the President’s death affected them even more deeply than the death of their own parents. The reason they believe, is that the latter situation most often represented a loss of the past – while the assassination of President Kennedy represented an incalculable loss of the future.”
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Never risk your heart to a fool, for if you do you will surely become one. Love can be found in many different ways, but the idea of true love is one’s opinion. Love can be foolish or amazing depending on who you are. Love is a dark and intangible feeling that often exposes its targets to danger, pain and suffering. Love is set out to be full of happiness, yet it works to weaken us, and drives us to depend on and to be sensitive of others. Love is built on a foundation of trust which can be broken at any time, a thin barrier between formality and chaos. Foolishness is defined as lack of good sense or judgment, putting yourself through all that seems foolish, doesn’t it? True love doesn’t exist in the play A Midsummer Night’s Dream by William Shakespeare. 3 major relationships that are perceived to be true love, that are just plain foolish are Oberon and Titania, Theseus and Hippolyta, Demetrius and Helena.
Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare The idea of courtly love based in Shakespeare's 'Twelfth night' involved a woman being put on a pedestal and worshipped from a distance like she was goddess who could not be attained. Only by very long devotion and lots of trials could a man get this kind of woman. The woman quite often appeared to be both cruel and fair. Courtly love was a sexless kind of love and was more idealised.
William Shakespeare’s Merchant of Venice is a story about man seeking justice for the forfeiture of his bond. Shylock the Jew created a bond loaning three thousand ducats to his rival Antonio. In the event that the loan could not be paid back, Shylock was entitled to a “pound of flesh from the breast” of Antonio. Antonio’s invested the money in his merchant ships hoping to gain profit. Unfortunately he loses his ships at sea, losing everything Shylock had loaned him. Shylock happily takes Antonio to court in hopes of receiving that pound of flesh as a result of the forfeiture of his bond. However due to manipulation of the court by an illegitimate lawyer, Shylock is ruled as the guilty party of the case. Shylocks’ sentencing from the court is an act of abuse and bias while not necessarily being justified.
- But comfort can be found when we see the picture God has presented, not of a life without struggle, but a life where victory can be found in the struggle itself.
We will face trails and tests in our walk but HE IS STILL FAITHFUL Look to your neighbor and say in HE will turn my mess into a bless. Hurts sometimes help us appreciate rather than condemn each person’s unique perspective. James 1:2-4 share with us how we alto Thank & praise God for the trials, temptations, & difficulties that we face as they are working for a far greater purpose. In our perseverance we find maturity & complete works. For knowing that tribulation brings about perseverance; 4and perseverance, proven character; and proven character, hope;5and hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out within our hearts. When look at hope in a God who is still faithful he was the same God who provide hope to the Moses and the Israelites, to David, and Job especially when Job Lost all his processions he still choose to worship God. Where is your Hope at? Soo many of us has social media account you probably have seen the post with the little