I'm reading The Lord of the Flies for class, and I need to understand the relation of the temptations of Christ to Simon and The Lord of the Flies. I'm not very religious, so anything (bible verses, short descriptions) on what the temptation(s) of Christ were would be appeciated.
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Hope this inspires your research.\n\nLuke 4\nThe Temptation of Jesus \n    1Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit in the desert, 2where for forty days he was tempted by the devil. He ate nothing during those days, and at the end of them he was hungry. \n\n    3The devil said to him, "If you are the Son of God, tell this stone to become bread." \n\n    4Jesus answered, "It is written: 'Man does not live on bread alone.'[a]" \n\n    5The devil led him up to a high place and showed him in an instant all the kingdoms of the world. 6And he said to him, "I will give you all their authority and splendor, for it has been given to me, and I can give it to anyone I want to. 7So if you worship me, it will all be yours." \n\n    8Jesus answered, "It is written: 'Worship the Lord your God and serve him only.'[b]" \n\n    9The devil led him to Jerusalem and had him stand on the highest point of the temple. "If you are the Son of God," he said, "throw yourself down from here. 10For it is written: \n   " 'He will command his angels concerning you \n      to guard you carefully; \n    11they will lift you up in their hands, \n      so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.'[c]" \n\n    12Jesus answered, "It says: 'Do not put the Lord your God to the test.'[d]" \n\n    13When the devil had finished all this tempting, he left him until an opportune time.
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The story of the "journey of magi" is taken fron the Gospel according to St.Matthew in the New Testament of the Bible. Three wise men of the east noticed a new star in the sky. It announces the birth of Jesus Christ. They decided to undertake a journey in order to have a glimpse of the new born baby and to pay him their respects. Since it was a spiritual quest so the journey was very ardous and hazardous.\nThe birth of Jesus Christ led to the death of the old faith and the birth of a new faith. But the Journey they undertook was only 'satisfactory' and not ideal in every respect. So they looked for another death that would lead to a genuine regeneration of life and faith.\nThe poem is a dramatic monologue by one of the three wise men.
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That's a very interesting assignment. What is YOUR question? Have you tried spark notes to help you with some ideas?\n\nAlso, there are at least 12 other people who have asked questions about Ralph in Yahoo Answers. You might find some ideas in those...\n\nhttp://answers.yahoo.com/search/search_result;_ylt=ArZr6Oh1ATWr9oUKlbWPc1cnzKIX?p=Ralph+Lord+of+the+Flies&scope=subject&mc=&fltr=_en&tab=0&asktime=&st=1
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Satan offers only 3 temptations, the same 3 he offered Eve &\nJesus. The lust of the eyes, lust of the flesh & the pride of life. He offers this to people to get them focused on anything but Jesus. He can't claim your soul, he leads you astray, and you miss the opportunity to Choose Christ & be saved. All unsaved people are destined to hell, the same as Satan.
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Why don't you Pray and meditate on that question and see if the Lord will reveal the truth to you.  The Book was written and categorized as Fiction.  The first line in the book says, "This is a book of Fiction"\n\nI am overjoyed for the fact that this book/movie has sparked such a great interest in my savior.  Can you imagine how many have picked up a Bible to read more about the Christ, that would have never touched it otherwise? Until this Movie came out, only about 10% of the population knew who Mary Magdalene was? I saw a blip on CNN News the other day that People are taking Bibles right and left out of hotel rooms since the release of the Movie.  I truly think that the Authors intention when writing this book was to promote Christianity.
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i'm pretty sure you know the Christian view... this is something i've been thinking about a good bit lately - Genesis talks about 'when a man leaves his parents and basically takes a wife... they live together and become one.. sorry - paraphrasing i dont like... i'll add more as i research\nI'm curious more because of the jewish prophecy concerning the messiah; of a virgin, yet of the line of David. \n& my head hurts.
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Hey kewlchic1...\n\n I've just read the short story and I enjoyed reading about the miracles of brother Gómez in the city of Lima.\n The scorpion alluded in the title is mentioned in the last miracle of the story. One day, brother Gómez is visited by a peddler who, knowing of the brother's miraculous reputation, hopes to be granted the miracle of having loads of money. Brother Gómez grants him the miracle by transforming a scorpion in his cell into a scorpion shaped jewel. The peddler uses it to pay his debts and make money. At the end, he returns the jewel to brother Gómez and he brings it to life again.\n\nHope this helps!
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"Lord of the Flies" was banned based on the notion that the book is violent and oppressive, goes against religious ideals and expresses the notion that man is by nature evil and savage.\n\nThis might help: http://www.academon.com/lib/paper/56845.html
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You raise several interesting points in your question. I am not entirely sure what specific answer you are looking for, but I will give it a shot.\n\nYou say that satan used Scripture to tempt Jesus. He did, indeed. Jesus also used Scripture to defend himself against these temptations. Ultimately, we see that Jesus overcame all temptation by using the Scripture as his sword. \n\nIt is at this point that I would like to point out that satan, and devil, are not proper names, and could be applied to any number of enemies. These adjectives are used to describe an accuser, adversary, and Jesus also called Peter satan. There are dozens of reference in the Bible, but it seems that translators used these words in place of several persons and personalities. One interesting name replaced by "satan" is Satyr, mentioned in Greek mythology as a creature composed of a man and a goat, supposed to inhabit wild and desolate regions.\n\nBack to your question.\n\nPaul never mentions hell in any of his writings. He does wish condemnation for those who fool Christians into believing lies. This condemnation he wishes for judaisers (those who want Christians to follow Jewish law), false prophets, and lying spirits. Condemnation is judgment, but it is not to be confused with a lake of fire.\n\nThe Church has existed since the time Jesus chose twelve disciples. But, it does not predate the writings of the Jewish Bible, what Christians call the Old Testament. It did, however exist without a printed version of the Christian "Bible" until the 1500's.\n\nSince the the Scriptures were first put onto paper, there have been countless translations. This was necessary to introduce the Bible to people and cultures all over the world. The original writings of the prophets and disciples have been gone for centuries. All we have left of the Scripture are translations. \n\nUnfortunately, Rome held "copyright" on Scripture, and would not allow the sacred writings to be seen by common people. For that reason, we have, as Christians, a Bible made up of books that we believe to be legitimate writings. But, there are dozens of writings that could also be just as legitimate as the ones we allow in our Bible.\n\nThe important thing to remember is that the Scriptures tell a story. This is the story of mankind, his history, his lineage. It is also a story about God, and his dealings with mankind. But, most importantly, it tells us we are loved by our Creator, and it offers us salvation.\n\nYes, many have tried to add books to the Bible. Many have tried to tell a different story. In my opinion, no book written after the apostles died can adequately describe the teachings of Jesus. But, they can all give us a version of the story that they have heard.\n\nWhat we do to become part of the God's eternal, yet evolving, story is more important than fighting over who wrote what.
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The part with the angels is very true. The ending will be as amazing as it says, but some parts such as the Beasts (The ones John saw come out of the water) represent different counties that are still here today. It is literal yet very symbolic. Pray to GOD for understanding and read it again sometime. It should then become very clear to you.
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Well done.  I knew about the one in Exodus, but the others are new to me.  Thanks for pointing that out.  \n\nI'm a Bible believing Christian and I have always supported abortion.  In fact, I support abortion even when the mother doesn't want to in cases where the child will be born seriously defective.  \n\nI have gotten into many arguments with my Christian friends over this and I believe their problem is that they listen to what the preacher says and not the Bible.  For me, the Bible trumps the preacher any day.\n\nGreat job.\n\n===\nTo Williamzo: Exodus 21:22 says {para} "If two men fight and during the fight a pregnant woman is injured such that she miscarries, the man shall be FINED as the judges determine, but  if the woman also dies, then the man is put to death."  I suggest you read it again.\n\nWhat God is telling us in this verse is that an unborn baby is NOT the same thing as a human life.  If it were, the punishment would be death for that also.  Thus, God is telling us that abortion is NOT murder.\n\nBefore conception/before entering the womb - Isn't it obvious that God is talking about their spirit and not their physical body?
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Well, I see it like this: God's will was already established both the good and the bad. But we are floating around with a choice to become either Judas Iscariot or Peter. Both were choosen to be Apostles, both sinned against God, however, only one of them chose to repent with godly sorrow and not just because he got caught like Judas did. People always say, was Judas predestined to go to hell? No, I don't think so, I believe God's will is predestined not the people that will choose themselves what part they want to play. So, predestination for those who don't want to receive Jesus because they think it will just fall on them are wrong. Proof of what I just said can be found in Deut 28, where he set before us both blessings and cursings, see the plan is set, but what part of the plan you'll be in is entirely up to you,thus, your freedom to choose! God bless you girl!
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Your question is what lessons are learned from the story of Lot. I know that there are some gross situations here, but let me explain my take on this story. I am a Christian though not an expert and have been listening to this story all of my life. Lot chose the well watered plains of Sodom and Gamorrah - he was given a choice, and he chose the "easy" path instead of following God's plan. He went into the cities and became involved in the sinful atmosphere of these cities (knowing that God would not approve). He had raised his family there, so when God had had enough and sent the angels to warn Lot to get out, he had a very hard time convincing his family (let alone others) that they needed to leave. When Lot offered his daughters in lieu of the angels, Lot knew God would punish him for allowing any acts of homosexuality to take place (it is an abomination to God). Lot had sinned by not following God, and the sin followed him throughout the remainder of his life - this teaches me that when you sin (even though God firgives sin), the effects of that sin hurt you personally, it hurts your family (wife and daughters), and it destroys your testimony before others (especially the unsaved whom we are trying to live an example for). If you trace all of the descendants of Lot (even the descendants of his daughters) you find no outstanding people living for God. The original sin of Lot's turn from God by going into the cities and sin, provided a direction for the outcome of all the other happenings in his life. He never regained control of his life, and, as a result, was never used of God for the furtherance of God's work. Lot was human just like you and I, and if it weren't for the grace of God, I could be in the same boat. Any time we turn from God's ways and direction, we are sinning, and we will reap the results of what we have sewn.
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Hi Rodney. Good evening/day.Very good subject! First of all, in case anyone does not know what sin is, let's define it.  Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law. or MKJV- Everyone who practices sin also practices lawlessness, for sin is lawlessness-1John 3:4. Myself included, we need to ensure that we know what sin is so that we can be sincerely repentant and strive to not commit sins. You are correct everyone sins, that is why Jesus - the perfect Son of God who was sinless died for our sins and rose from the dead. Second, the word rapture is not in the Bible. Jesus will return to raise the dead and claim those of us who are saved. John 3:13 says  -And no one has ascended up to Heaven except He who came down from Heaven, the Son of Man who is in Heaven. May God Bless  you.
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Lord of the Flies - William Golding\n\nI have found 8 summaries for you to look at, click a link below to take you to a summary of the book.\n\nhttp://www.antistudy.com/search.php?title=lord+of+the+flies\n\nhttp://www.cummingsstudyguides.net/Guides2/Golding.html#Lord\n\nhttp://www.freebooknotes.com/book.php3?id=246\n\nhttp://summarycentral.tripod.com/thelordoftheflies.htm\n\nRalph Handsome, athletic 12-year-old elected leader by the boys. He is sensible and self-confident but gradually becomes disheartened under the burden of leadership, and Jack plots to overthrow him. Note: the British usually pronounce the name Ralph as Rafe. \n\nGood luck.\n\nKevin, Liverpool, England.
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The chapter your referring to is what should be happening all over the world today.\nThe scripture  ( Acts 10:11-48) was God's way of telling Peter ( and all concerned in this scripture ) that there is no race ( of people ) any better than the other. When God let down the sheet full of animals and reptiles and birds of every kind, He was " symbolically " telling Peter to go and " mingle " with other cultures, that nobody was any " gooder " than the other.\n And that is what I meant in my opening statement! Hope this clarifies your post.\nI have toexplain it more clearly after reading some of the answers. \nA Jew by name of Cornelius was warned by God to send for Peter. Immediately after speaking with God, Peter had some men at his door sent by Cornelius to come and get him. \n If you read further, verse 28 " And he said unto them, Ye know how that it is an unlawful thing for a man that is a Jew to keep company, or come unto one of another nation; but God hath shewed me that I should not call any man common or unclean. "\n To simplify, Peter is saying that it is highly irregular for a Jew to associate with people of another race. He also said that God had shewed him what he was to do.\nI would suggest for all to read the whole chapter to fully comprehend what message God is portraying.
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These verses aren't saying the same things at all, and you aren't understanding them because you are looking at them out of context.  These are all from the NRS.\n\nGen 3:  14 The Lord God said to the serpent, "Because you have done this, cursed are you among all animals and among all wild creatures; upon your belly you shall go, and dust you shall eat all the days of your life. 15 I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and hers; he will strike your head, and you will strike his heel."\n\n16 To the woman he said, "I will greatly increase your pangs in childbearing; in pain you shall bring forth children, yet your desire shall be for your husband, and he shall rule over you."\nhttp://bible1.crosswalk.com/OnlineStudyBible/bible.cgi?word=Genesis+2&section=0&version=nrs&new=1&oq=&NavBook=ge&NavGo=2&NavNextChapter=%3E%3E&NavCurrentChapter=2\n\nHere in Genesis 3:16, YHVH is telling Eve that her punishment for eating of the Tree of Knowledge is to have pain during childbirth, and yet to still desire sexual relations with her husband in spite of it; that her husband will rule over her on account of her desire for sexual relations with him.\n\nGen 4: 3 In the course of time Cain brought to the Lord an offering of the fruit of the ground, 4 and Abel for his part brought of the firstlings of his flock, their fat portions. And the Lord had regard for Abel and his offering, 5 but for Cain and his offering he had no regard. So Cain was very angry, and his countenance fell.\n\n6 The Lord said to Cain, "Why are you angry, and why has your countenance fallen? 7 If you do well, will you not be accepted? And if you do not do well, sin is lurking at the door; its desire is for you, but you must master it." \nhttp://bible1.crosswalk.com/OnlineStudyBible/bible.cgi?passage=ge+4&version=nrs&language=en&showtools=0\n\nHere, in Gen 4:7, YHVH is telling Cain that if he does good things he will be happy; that Cain should desire to do good things because good things desire Cain to make good things manifest.  But evil things also desire Cain to make evil things manifest, and so Cain must learn to control himself - to gain mastery over himself - in order to differentiate between good and evil, and then presumably choose good over evil because man's natural state is godlike and therefore good.