Actual sin, above defined, is the act of a moral agent in violating a known rule of duty. Original sin, as generally understood, is native depravity of heart to the divine will, that corruption of nature of deterioration of the moral character of man, which is supposed to be the effect...
A crucible, as defined by the Merriam-Webester Concise Electronic Dictionary, is "the state or fact of being tested (as by suffering)", which attests to what Elizabeth Proctor is going through exactly. Elizabeth has quite a crucible to struggle through. The infidelity of her husband is a....
safety- the state of being certain that adverse effects will not be caused by some agent under defined conditions; "insure the safety of the children"; "the reciprocal of safety is risk" 4.salvation- saving someone or something from harm or from an unpleasant situation; "the salvation of hi...
A mortal sin is defined as a grave action that is committed in full knowledge of its gravity and with the full consent of the sinner's will. Such a sin cuts the sinner off from God's sanctifying grace until it is repented, usually in confession with a priest. Are oaths legally bindin...
Luther defined sin as ‘humanity turned in on itself.’ We see this inward turn clearly at work when Baker sings on “Everybody Does”: “I know myself better than anybody else, and you’re gonna run when you find out who I am … It’s alright, everybody does.” Perhaps she is ...
Sin may be comprehensively defined as lack of conformity to the law of God in act, habit, attitude, outlook, disposition, motivation, and mode of existence… Original sin, meaning sin derived from our origin, is not a biblical phrase (Augustine coined it), but it is one that brings into...
It is often defined on the basis of an Aramaic cognate that means “to gather,” with an extended meaning of “to gather together under her to hatch.” Many commentators go back to a rabbinic explanation that the partridge steals the eggs of other birds and hatches them out only to see ...
The intense conflict has to do with biblically defined sinful behaviors and if there just might be a biological predisposition for these behaviors. The Biology of Sin speaks to this debate and hopefully brings some resolution to the conflict. As both a Christian and a neuroscientist, Dr. ...
Dracula stars Peter Stickles (The Lair) in the title role as the Count who is held captive in his manor by his servants. Other great genre names round out the cast with Domiziano Arcangeli (Virus X), Elina Madison (Huff), Elissa Dowling (Bloody Bloody Bible Camp), Bruce Hart (Home...
mind body dualism in the bible Dualism is defined as the state of being composed of two parts. It often refers to the idea that man has two natures: physical (body) and spiritual (soul). Dualism considers the physical to be evil and only the spirit or soul to be good. We will take...