important motivation tools because its effectiveness is proven in Christianity‚ marketing‚ and scientific findings. One example of how fear motivates humans is Christianity. Christians fear eternal damnation‚ and fear is a leading contributor to the salvation of Christians. Jonathan Edwards used fear in his famous sermon: “O sinner! Consider the fearful danger you are in: it is a great furnace of wrath‚ a wide and bottomless pit‚ full of the fire of wrath‚ that you are held over in the hand of that God
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1. To whom is the sermon addressed? The sermon is addressed to the congregation. 2. According to Edwards‚ why is God wrathful? People are wicked sinners‚ and God’s wrath is infinite and arbitrary. 3. Reread the sixth paragraph. What people‚ according to Edwards‚ are not in the hands of this angry God? How is this state achieved? Reading the sermon he claims that‚ “Thus all you that never passed under a great change of heart‚ by the mighty power of the Spirit of God upon your souls; all you
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THEOLOGICAL CENTRE FOR ASIA (MALAYSIA) THE CALLING OF A MISSIONARY A PAPER SUBMITTED TO THE TCA FACILATOR‚ DR. TERESA CHAI Ph.D. ‚ IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE COURSE MI 110 ON THE PRINCIPLES OF MISSION BY STUDENT NO. KCH00001 MALAYSIA 08 DECEMBER 2007 TABLE OF CONTENTS The Primary Call…………………………………………………………………………3 The Missionary Call……………………………………………………………………
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2.5. The original sin “Deliver us from evil" (Mt 6: 13) A light on the question of evil‚ so often obscured today‚ comes from the truth of the faith on original sin: man‚ departing from God by his own free will‚ experiences internal disruption‚ because the separation from the Father who gives life condemns him for this very fact to death. This is what the Second Vatican Council teaches us in this regard: «What divine revelation makes known to us agrees with experience. Examining his heart‚ man finds
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Athanasius venerated as a great saint within the Western Christianity‚ Coptic Orthodox‚ Roman Catholic‚ Oriental and Eastern Orthodox churches‚ the Lutherans‚ and the Anglican Communion. His theology was instrumental in establishing the meaning of salvation‚ the Trinity and the Godhead within the Christian Faith. Athanasius grew up in a wealthy family who could afford to keep him instructed with as esteemed secular education. He often quoted Plato and used definitions from Aristotle‚ as well. His
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“Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God” is a sermon given by Johnathan Edwards‚ a preacher and a theologian. Published in 1741‚ Edwards’ sermon is one of most defining pieces of literature during the First Great Awakening in the United States. The Day of Doom is a poem written by Michael Wigglesworth‚ a Puritan minister. The poem became wildly popular in Puritan New England when it was published in 1662. Both texts discuss the themes of divine judgement and punishment. Edwards’ sermon illustrates
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much different‚ we have life beyond death through Christ in heaven. As for the non Christian they also have eternal life‚ but it will not be over like they expected. We all have a choice of salvation in life‚ some choose to love and cherish it‚ but others would rather go on their sinful way and not have salvation.
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Romans chapters 1-8 is a foundation for a correct biblical worldview‚ but it dives further into the deeper questions of life. Such as God’s existence or what right and wrong is. Paul instead is addressing certain challenges the Gentiles and Jews encountering. To address these challenges‚ he creates a foundation for a biblical worldview they could use. He teaches how a Christian should view the natural world‚ our human identity and our human relationships: as well as culture. In the first chapter
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corrupted. Application These verses can be used as a “What Not to Do” guide for my life. I shouldn’t do what the people did back then. I should do the opposite and hold onto the word of God. It is the “What to Do” guide. God is our only way to salvation. In these days‚ there is not a lot to trust and believe in‚ I just have to learn to lean on God when life gets hard‚ when tragedy hits‚ when death takes the ones you love away. He is always there. He is our genuine
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represented by their foot sliding." (Edwards) Here Edwards is saying that God can cast the wicked men into hell any time He wants. Similarly‚ Puritans believed that you were predestined for either heaven or hell. God alone determined a person’s salvation. "Your wickedness makes you as it were heavy as lead‚ and to tend downwards with great weight and pressure towards hell; and if God should let you go‚ you would immediately sink and swiftly descend and plunge into the bottomless gulf..." (Edwards)
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