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The Scarlet Letter
BY NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE BENER ZHU PERIOD 2
Essential Question
- Why does facing our sin allow growth?
Essential Question:
What is required for human to fully reflect the value of repentance on their sins?”
It is Societal because think about the society, we need to do some good stuffs for the community.
It is Psychological because it is difficult for the person actually repents from his/her sins.
What is required for human to fully reflect the value of repentance on their sins?”
It is Societal because think about the society, we need to do some good stuffs for the community.
It is Psychological because it is difficult for the person actually repents from his/her sins.
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1. Be honest about your need for repentance.
Repentance requires honesty. No one comes to God with true repentance in their heart unless they have first acknowledged their need for forgiveness and reconciliation with him. That is the point we need to fix it. Only those who have ceased trying to cover up their sin with self-righteousness and deceit can experience the deep and lasting change that comes only through repentance.
In the novel, when Hester leaves the prison and go to the scaffold. She stands on the scaffold and facing to the town’s people who is ridicule to her. This is where she is publicly humiliated by the town’s people for what she has done. She feels honestly and want to repent her sins because she can hide away from the crowds but she actually don’t do that with her baby.
Repentance requires honesty. No one comes to God with true repentance in their heart unless they have first acknowledged their need for forgiveness and reconciliation with him. That is the point we need to fix it. Only those who have ceased trying to cover up their sin with self-righteousness and deceit can experience the deep and lasting change that comes only through repentance.
In the novel, when Hester leaves the prison and go to the scaffold. She stands on the scaffold and facing to the town’s people who is ridicule to her. This is where she is publicly humiliated by the town’s people for what she has done. She feels honestly and want to repent her sins because she can hide away from the crowds but she actually don’t do that with her baby.
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2. Acknowledge the danger of sin and damage of guilt.
We often blame others for our stress and general moodiness, but many times we simply feel bad because we have done bad things.
We must honestly assess the consequences of our sin, which means assessing both personal consequences and the impact it has had—and will continue to have—on others.
In the novel, Hester has realized that her sins are unable to make up, so she simply wears the scarlet letter A on her clothes so that her heart could be better from her sins. I think her actions will not impact others and that is the best way to repent.
We often blame others for our stress and general moodiness, but many times we simply feel bad because we have done bad things.
We must honestly assess the consequences of our sin, which means assessing both personal consequences and the impact it has had—and will continue to have—on others.
In the novel, Hester has realized that her sins are unable to make up, so she simply wears the scarlet letter A on her clothes so that her heart could be better from her sins. I think her actions will not impact others and that is the best way to repent.
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Confess fully
Deep repentance demands full confession. Though it seems counterintuitive, the only way to be truly covered by Christ is to fully expose your sin. In the process of repentance, we must fight to be utterly transparent before God about the depth and breadth of our sin. Only ruthless honesty will suffice—and lead to freedom and joy.
In the novel, Hester did her needlework for the community and sell for the money to repent for her sins. It fully reflects that she has realized her sins.
Deep repentance demands full confession. Though it seems counterintuitive, the only way to be truly covered by Christ is to fully expose your sin. In the process of repentance, we must fight to be utterly transparent before God about the depth and breadth of our sin. Only ruthless honesty will suffice—and lead to freedom and joy.
In the novel, Hester did her needlework for the community and sell for the money to repent for her sins. It fully reflects that she has realized her sins.
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Hide in God
We too often hide behind self-made righteousness in order to make ourselves appear more acceptable than we really are. If you want to change, to really change—which, by the way, is the mark of true repentance—then you must hide in God alone.
It’s not enough just to repent of overt sins. It’s not enough to say, “I admit to my wrong behaviors.” All kinds of people repent that way, especially religious people with an image to maintain.
A Christian doesn’t just repent of their outward sins, but also of their attempts to hide behind shoddy self-made righteousness. Stop hiding in your effort. Hide in God.
We too often hide behind self-made righteousness in order to make ourselves appear more acceptable than we really are. If you want to change, to really change—which, by the way, is the mark of true repentance—then you must hide in God alone.
It’s not enough just to repent of overt sins. It’s not enough to say, “I admit to my wrong behaviors.” All kinds of people repent that way, especially religious people with an image to maintain.
A Christian doesn’t just repent of their outward sins, but also of their attempts to hide behind shoddy self-made righteousness. Stop hiding in your effort. Hide in God.
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