In-class writing Friday, Sept. 4th: One PERTINENT QUOTE from
Butterfield's chapter titled "Repentance" and an explanation for why
the quote is significant either to her argument or to you as a reader.
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"I thought that being a new creature in Christ would insulate me against the shame of my life."
ReplyDeleteThis quote is significant because it shows how Butterfield thought becoming "a new creature in Christ" would be easy, but she realizes she is wrong. In this chapter, Butterfield talks a bit about how being Christian is not as easy as people think it would be. I agree with Butterfield because the struggle to become free from your sin may be hard, but trying to continue to be free from your sin for Christ is just as difficult.
Repentance
ReplyDeleteChapter 3 in the openness unhindered is all about “Repentance”. Butterfield explains her past and her being shameful. Butterfield states “When Christ claimed me for his own and I responded in surrender, I thought that the shame would be a distant memory”. In this chapter Butterfield talks about how being a Christian is not as easy as people like to make it seem. I can relate to this, because it’s very hard to sin be forgave then have that memory in the back of your head that makes you upset. But its something you have to overcome with god by your side just like Butterfield did.
"There is not one moment in the bible where we see failure as a virtue." Butterfield uses this quote in chapter 3 "Repentance." She says this to inform us that if you were to fail God (sin) then there is not anything to gain from that moment with Christ. You will be forgiven then, hopefully will fight to overcome the battle with that sin and then there will be virtue from that failure. This quote had an impact on me because being a teen I struggle with sin like so many others. This helps me remember that as it might be a short time of failure, I can win the war against sin.
ReplyDelete"There is not one moment in the bible where we see failure as a virtue." This quote pertains to me because I do not like failure. I'm a guy that stands by the saying if you're not first your last. it pertains to Rosaria because she considers sin failure and it says nothing about failure in the bible.
ReplyDelete“Jon Owen says that sin abides in and acts in the lives of new creatures in Christ, and the first most salient work of all believers is the mortification, or killing, of it.” (64) This quote is important to Butterfield’s argument because it is the first step identified to a close walk with God. All Christians will struggle with sin, but we must first kill it. We cannot let the Devil’s temptations get to us.
ReplyDeletePertinent Quote: "You cant bypass repentance to get to grace". This quote is significant to the authors argument because Rosaria wants to be clear that are no shortcuts to grace. Unfortunately some people misunderstand this concept and do not truly repent of their sin. The author wants to make sure her audience knows that you must submit to God and confess your sin before him.
ReplyDeleteAccording to the author, you can’t bypass repentance to get to grace which I totally agree with. Shame is something a new Christian or even one that has been a Christian for a while can struggle with. To be able to feel completely new you have to repent, if not, that can be a deadly step to miss in Christianity. If Christians find themselves in an act of sin constantly, it can be because they haven’t truly repented. “There is not one moment in the Bible where we see failure as a virtue.” This gives us an example and an understanding that we should never see a failure as a virtue. To be fully repented means that we have been broken because of our sins but we can find our identity through Christ.
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