Langston’s Lie In his essay called “Salvation”‚ Langston Hughes recalls how he was introduced to religion and the church. He goes to say that at thirteen years old he was brought to his Aunt Reed’s church and was told that he needed to be saved by Jesus Christ. At the ceremony‚ while all the other children went up to accept Jesus‚ Langston and another child named Westley remained seated. As the congregation prayed and the priest sang psalms‚ Westley cracked under the pressure and went up to the
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at the cross then we will get salvation. “Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved‚ but whoever does not believe will be condemned” (Mark 16:16). Salvation is a grace we find in God. He sent his only son to die on the cross for our sins. God do not distinguish who can get salvation‚ he does not make any distinction between poor‚ rich‚ helpless. But instead he sent his son to die for all of us and if we believe then we will have salvation through Christ. Salvation have to do with earthly reality
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Sin and Salvation Sin and Salvation are two of the most crucial concepts in Christianity. They are the basis for the current purpose of man’s existence and define the future of God’s creation. Sin is a curse that all descendants of Adam are cursed with due to his disobedience of God. The consequences of his sin is that all of humanity is separated from God and damned to eternal Hell. This‚ however‚ is not the full story. When Adam first sinned‚ God promised a savior that would right the wrong
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relationship as a way to highlight suffering‚ and describe life before salvation. Their dynamic changes‚ however‚ when Sonny is introduced to music‚ as Baldwin uses music to represent redemption. At the same time‚ the story emphasizes that without suffering‚ salvation is unnecessary. The story illustrates the turmoil that precedes salvation‚ the effect salvation can have on people and relationships‚ and the dependency suffering and salvation have on each other. The dynamic between Sonny and his brother is
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"It was less than a second‚ maybe half a second‚ but it changed everything." I was sitting in my Wednesday night church group. The topic was " Salvation." The teacher was reading the bible amd there was a scripture that said if you are not saved you will not go to Heaven. I got scared because I knew I wasnt saved‚ so I asked my friend that was sitting beside me "How do you know your saved "When class was over me and the girl ran to a lady I know very well and asked how do you know if your saved
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My week at the Salvation Army educating clients about cholesterol was a great opportunity and I learned a lot. I never realized that the Salvation Army does that much for our community and we don’t even know about it. I think an individual really has to go and see what services the Salvation Army provides to the community because they shelter and feed many unfortunate human beings. They not only shelter and feed them‚ but their program is set up where the clients have to be looking for a place
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Diversity and Pluralism in a Modern American Society Abstract The United Sates has always been a beacon for freedom and liberty to those across the globe looking to escape tyranny and oppression‚ or gain an opportunity to advance their personal interests that they would not otherwise have in the country of origin. National crisis like famine‚ war‚ poverty‚ unemployment and oppression have traditionally spurred people to emigrate from their home countries to find a better
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Poverty on a global scale is significantly different than on a local scale. The underlying causes for poverty differs from country to country. This is why the Salvation Army’s method towards helping alleviate the pain from poverty is different for each country‚ although there are common themes. Operating in 126 countries‚ the Salvation Army‚ through numerous community based programs‚ tries to help stymie the effects of poverty on the communities they are stationed in. One such effect of poverty is
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Valued Possessions vs. Insignificant Desires Anna Quindlen‚ a novelist‚ social critic‚ and journalist wrote an intriguing essay “Stuff is Not Salvation” about the addiction of Americans‚ who splurge on materialistic items that have no real meaning. The ability to obtain credit is one of the main reasons to blame for society’s consumption epidemic. However‚ Quindlen feels the economic decline due to credit card debt is insignificant compared to the underlying issues of American’s binging problems
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teachings of the ordinary and universal magisterium are harder to point to‚ since these are not contained in any one specific document‚ but are the common teachings found among the Bishops dispersed through the world yet united with the pope. Pope John Paul II specifically clarified that the reservation of ordination to males is infallible under the infallibility of the ordinary and universal magisterium of the Church‚ without issuing a corresponding extraordinary papal definition. This document
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