英美文化欣赏课期末考试论文

The Seven Holy Virtues against Seven Deadly Sins (Zhang Longway, International economy and trade, Hohai University, Changzhou)

Abstract: According to The Bible, the humankind was born with sins, and they can’t escape from sins unless they can go back to The Heaven. But Father also says, if we can live faithfully within the Seven Holy Virtues, we can get his forgiveness, then, we will get back to our Hometown——The Heaven. We are created by the God with only particular inalienable rights, and that is Free-will. We can choose the way that we really enjoy even though this is the route to the Hell. So we can live by ourselves because of the Free-will. Thanks God, only you, can bring the diversity to our world. Key words: Virtues, Sins, Freedom

1. Introduction

While the wave of revolution of Science and technology comes so fiercely, the humankind has been lost in the life that is so beautiful but fallen. We have forgotten the glory and salvation that Father once gave us. We just choose the way to the Hell. We have been the staff of Satan. So we should find the way, the route and the path to get through this dilemma. We should find once the seven holy virtues and get rid of the seven deadly sins. Only do we this, we can find our real hometown——the Heaven in our mind.

2. Brief Description of the Seven Deadly Sins

As the Bible says, Lucifinil trusted to have equal'd the most High, Rais'd impious War in Heav'n and Battel proud. While he is falling down in the Heaven, a third of angels follows him, and the star of the sky also was fallen ([1] The Bible, Isaiah, 211-223 line). So there was not the Great Angel, and they have been fallen to the Hell. The Dark, owns his Seven King. They are the Seven Deadly Sins ([2] Paradise Lost, Book Ⅱ, 112-131 line)

2.1 Pride

Lucifer stands for Pride, which is that he is not willing to go down on the Son of Father. In Isaiah Book, the poem says :

How you have fallen from heaven, morning star, son of the dawn!

You have been cast down to the earth, you who once laid low the nations!

You said in your heart, "I will ascend11 to heaven;

I will raise my throne above the stars of God;

I will sit enthroned on the mount of assembly, on the utmost heights of the sacred mountain.

I will ascend above the tops of the clouds;

I will make myself like the Most High."

But you are brought down to the grave, to the depths of the pit. ([3] Isaiah Book, 14:12-14:15)

2.2 Greed

Mammon stands for Greed, which always want more gold and jewelry.

No one can serve two masters,for either he will hate the one and love the other; or else he will be devoted to one and despise the other. You can't serve both God and Mammon. ([4] Book Mark 6:19 - 21,24)

2.3 Lust

Asmodeus: Lust (Lust) (the father of anger or desire). He is said to be distorted the lusts of the normal human beings, by aspen di temptation and the crime of the people will be closed on the second hell forever.

2.4 Rage

Samael: rage (he is said to be distorted the lusts of the normal human beings, by aspen di temptation and the crime of the people will be closed on the second hell forever.) the embodiment of angry.

2.5 Gluttony

Beelzebub: Gluttony (Gluttony) (fly monarch, called "the prince" phase in the Bible. Originally Feincky people of god (Baal - zebul), its meaning is "the host of heaven". But the Rabbi (says Rabbi, jewish religious leaders) in the literature, don't west bligh this name is already used as the meaning of "Lord of the flies" in, it is seen as a disease caused by the devil.

2.6 Envy