Wednesday, December 22, 2010
Thursday, December 9, 2010
Luther's Hymn
This is by far one of the best hymns that I have ever read. The hymn is so enjoyable because in my eyes, I believe that it is what God has done for us all in a nut-shell and written as a hymn. The language tool that I believe is best demonstrated is the tool of description. Description is used in all of the sections of the hymn as it describes steps of what God has sent to earth, what Christ our savior has done, and the victory over the devil. The description use in the fourth section, "From the Father forth He came And returneth to the same, Captive leading death and hell--High the song of triumph swell!" This use of description caught my eye because it showed where Christ came from and where he would return at the end of his life. It describes that when He dies he will be brought to hell and the song of triumph/victory will swell meaning that he will overcome the devil and have a glorious victory. Another language tool that was used was the use of rhyme. The use of rhyme through the hymn made it more enjoyable to read. For example, “Was the word of God made Flesh--woman’s offspring, pure and fresh” This was just one example of the rhyming that made the poem interesting to me. The last language tool that I found was the use of pathos/emotion. I found the use of ethos in the last section of the poem, “Praise to God the Father sine, Praise to God the Son, our King, Praise to God the Spirit be Ever and eternally” This showed ethos as Luther was giving praise to God for all that he has done for us. Luther also uses alot of exclamation points too. Luther was an inspiration to all who are struggling with their faith and reading this hymn and getting the meaning behind it was very beneficial for me and I hope I find more hymns like this one through out our chapels at LHN.
Thursday, December 2, 2010
Team Edward vs Team Borghardt
- I recorded about 26 times where Jesus was mentioned. I found that a good few of them were pronouns, adding to the large amount of mentionings. Some of the verbs linked to jesus were to make holy, died, slain, reigns, loves, put, and lives.
- The difference between themes among Edward’s sermon and Rev Borghardt’s sermon is that Edward’s them was based on how we should fear God with all the power that he possesses. Edward’s sermon didn’t have as many instances where Christ was mentioned and when he was the verbs that were connected to him weren’t very pleasant. Rev Borghardt’s theme was dealing with the news of the gospel and salvation that comes through Jesus Christ. Rev Borghardt’s theme used verbs that had Jesus as the subject of them. Some of these verbs are to make holy and died to take our sin.
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