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Messianic Psalms also describe the resurrection of Christ. When David wrote Psalms 16:10, he refered to the resurrection of Christ: “Because you will not abandon me to the grave, nor will you let your Holy one to see decay”. This is reflected in Acts 13: 35 when Paul writes, “So it is written elsewhere: You shall not let your Holy One see decay.” This clearly indicated that Christ will die but will resurrect through

He endorses the idea of man being covered in sin by stating that he needs to be beaten clean and punished for his transgressions. It is evident that Donne is conscious of the reality of sin and it’s affects on

He explains, “There is Hell’s wide gaping mouth open (Page 2)”. This implies that Hell is a wide mouth waiting to swallow those who disobey God. It also conveys that people should follow God’s rules in order to avoid going to Hell or being swallowed by Hell’s open mouth, which awaits them. Edwards daunts his believes into following God in order to get into heaven and avoid Hell. He makes Hell seem like the worst thing ever imagined and that God is willing to send people there for not believing/ following him.

Another thing we can learn from God and Moses relationship is obedience. Moses obeyed God in everything that God told him to fulfill. When God told Moses to lead the Hebrews out of Egypt, Moses did not stop until he led the Hebrews out of Egypt.

As David was the leader, his word was law. It was believed that God spoke to him, so each spoken word coming from him was a message from God. A situation that led to the Davidians downfall was David's apocalyptic beliefs. He spoke of the world turning against the Cult and not accepting them. In response he obtained firearms, explosives and such.

Often in sermons ministers persuade their audience to behave in a spiritual or moral fashion. Such is the case in “Sinners of an Angry God” by Johnathan Edwards. Where John Edwards speaks upon where God sends sinners to hell who do not repent. Edwards wanted to educate puritans about learning that they will go to hell and its never ending if they do not stop sinning. John Edwards had a remarkable impact on his use of admonishing tone, “swallowed up in everlasting in hope of the Glory God.”

For Luther true worship of God is summed up in fear of God. However simple this may seem there are some particular nuances to this fear that can be seen throughout Luther’s lectures on the psalms that help illustrate his theological position. In the small catechism of 1529 Luther said of the first commandment that we should fear, love, and trust God above all things. If in other places, e.g., the Large Catechism, we fulfill the first commandment by faith along, here fear, love, and trust are all three involved.

Throughout history God sought to execute His redemptive plan. After the fall, God intervened and said that he would put enmity between Satan and humans. He said that the woman's seed would execute a deadly blow resulting in redemption for mankind but this was only possible through the death of Christ. In Revelation 5:6 Christ is seen as a worthy lamb who died (was slain), resurrected and redeemed mankind back to a better relationship with God.

In verse 18 “in my flesh” means the whole fallen nature that needs the resurrection body. In verse 24 the “wretched man” cries out to be rescued from this body of death. As a believer in Christ, Paul longed to be delivered out of the fallen human body which still has indwelling sin. Paul did not longed to be delivered from the penalty of sin - that was paid for us on the cross - Paul longed for deliverance from the power of sin. What we have here is an honest and personal evaluation of Paul, of who he is in contrast with who Jesus is, and Paul comes to the conclusion that he is a wretched man in need of deliverance from

The bible has a lot to say about the forgiveness of sins - the new testament is all about the work of Jesus Christ who was sent by God to suffer and die for just that reason. To help his followers understand the true nature of forgiveness, Jesus used two parables. These parables are the parable of the Unforgiving Servant, which teaches of God’s unlimited mercy and passing it forward, and the parable of the Prodigal Son, which teaches that repentance will always lead to God welcoming us back with open arms. Both of these parables relate to the sacrament of reconciliation - the humility required to ask for forgiveness, and God’s willingness to do so, to restore our relationship with Him.

Below are some references: Ex. 10:3 And Moses and Aaron went in unto Pharaoh, and said unto him, Thus saith Jehovah, the God of the Hebrews, How long wilt thou refuse to humble thyself before me? let my people go, that they may serve me.

The third appeal described in the NMSI paper is logos. Logos is the appeal to the “audience’s logic by constructing a well-reasoned argument” (“Using” 13). In “Sinners”, Edwards uses the audience’s appeal to logic by stating facts or common sense. He appeals to the unconverted’s sense of intelligence in saying “it would be dreadful to suffer this fierceness and wrath of Almighty God one moment; but you must suffer to it all eternity” if they do not choose to follow God (Edwards 43). Edwards also says “all you that were never born again, and made new creatures, and raised from being dead in sin. .

Continuing on, people judge God 's power to let people die even though they pray to Him. Elie yells at God for his bad judgment for killing innocent people. “...you cause the heavens torain down fire and damnation. But look at these men whom you have betrayed, allowing them tobe tortured, slaughtered, gassed, and burned, what do they do? They pray before you!

For Instance, “The bow of God’s wrath is bent and the arrow made ready on the string”. This shows that Gods anger is the bow and the arrow using the instrument of Gods anger. Also he states “All you that was never born again and made new creatures will be punish”. If you don’t accept God, he won’t accept you in. This means that the sinners have to be born again to be in the kingdom.

This refers to the idea that God created the plague to discern those who were strong in their faith and willing to be martyrs. He continues on with idea stating that true believers would seek refuge in God and trust in His plan for