Judgment is subjective and as demonstrated through history, right and wrong are not always as decided and the results of judgment are not divine. This is demonstrated most dramatically in the crucifixion of Christ. As the Misfit said, “Jesus shown everything off balance.” Christ was killed on account of the Judgement of his enemies, and his case revealed, that the system of judgment was in fact wicked and that those who denounced others as evil were themselves evil. Jesus showed that the system upon which people are convicted was off balance.
As Jesus was convicted and triad unjustly upon a group’s perspective of right from wrong , the misfit also endured wrong judgements as well. O’Connor writes, “ Prove you ain’t been treated right.” Through
the use of free direct discourse the Misfit explains his wrongful sentencing to the penitentiary and that people are judged based upon the beliefs of others and that there is not a sole definition of right or wrong. These morals are based upon self beliefs and motives. The Misfit’s wrongful incarceration as a youth was enraging. He endured considerable pain and suffering during his time in jail for a crime he did not commit. As a result, he felt he needed to commit crimes and atrocities that were similar in magnitude to the punishment he suffered while incarcerated.
Howard Thurman in his book, “Jesus and the Disinherited” presented Jesus as a role model for the oppressed on how to find strength, freedom and peace within God and oneself. Thurman shares the story of how Jesus offered an alternative to accepting the Roman rules, like the Sadducees did in hope of being allowed to maintain their Jewish traditions; A solution to remaining silently obedient, like the Pharisees, as hatred and resentment destroyed them from within. Jesus provided an alternative solution to the Zealots of his day who resorted to physical force to advance their justified cause, often paying the ultimate cost, their life. Jesus taught love. Love of God, self, neighbor and especially your enemy. Thurman stresses that Jesus know that “it is man’s reaction to things that determines their ability to exercise power over them”.(Thurman, 18) Jesus taught and modeled the art of strength through humility. He
In Flannery O’Connor’s “A Good Man Is Hard to Find,” there are many Christian motifs found throughout the story, but the one that I found most interesting is the fact that O’Connor is apparently drawing parallels between The Misfit and Jesus Christ. Initially it seems like there is no way that this could actually be true- what could the Son of God who sacrificed Himself for the good of humanity have in common with a thief and a robber who escapes from jail and kills a family of six in cold blood? Upon closer examination, we can see that they are more similar than one might initially think.
In today’s society people are constantly judged, and a lot of the time this judgment is completely wrong. In John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men, Curley’s wife is called a flirt and a “tart” (Steinbeck 28), but she is more than that. She is lonely and just wants someone to talk to, but that gets portrayed as something it is not. Curley’s wife is a woman who has been misjudged by everyone on the ranch. Through misunderstandings she is given a bad reputation, but this perception of her is completely wrong.
“You must pay for everything in this world one way and another. There is nothing free except the Grace of God. You can’t earn that or deserve it” (Portis 40.) Everything you do, good or bad, carries some sort of judgment from the Lord. You might slip through the cracks from this world judgments and law, but you will be judged according to your doings, in this world by God. You can’t earn nor deserve the Grace of the Lord, because it was already given to us in the Crucifixion of Jesus Christ. “Who was delivered for our offences, and was raised again for our justification” (Romans 4:25.) This gave us Grace to be forgiven after our sin if we repent from further sinning’s. This means you can’t go and commit a crime of revenge, knowing God’s words
The Misfit’s distrust in Jesus is seen everywhere. The Misfit does not trust Jesus because he never a bad boy so he can’t understand how a once good man could get pu...
who have broken the law.” He supports his argument by quoting Matthew 25 and the passage from Leviticus, which admonishes that: “The stranger who sojourns with you shall be to you as the native among you, and you shall love him as yourself.” Moreover, he contends that the law is not always treated as the bottom line. He recalls the numerous occasions when Jesus was not considered to be compliant with the laws of his time. In like manner, he mentions Martin Luther King Jr., Elizabeth Cady Stanton, and Susan B. Anthony, as people who successfully appealed to a higher law, rather than conforming to a positive law. The author 's use of bible material in support of his argument is highly suited for the intended audience. Equally important, the writer is a scholar and catholic priest, which gives him a high level of credibility and trustworthiness among his readers. The ethos projected by Kavanaugh is that of a humanitarian clamoring to the audience and lawmakers for the ethical treatment of sojourners in
The guiding thesis of Experience and Judgment is that logic demands a foundational theory of experience, which at the lowest level is described as prepredicative or prelinguistic.1 Edmund Husserl pursues within that text a phenomenological elucidation of the origin of judgment in order that he might clarify the essence of the predicative judgment. He does so in the belief that an investigation into the form of prepredicative experience will show it to be the ground of the structure of predicative thought, and thus the origin of general, conceptual thought.
...m a chance to legally get revenge on Antonio. The court expects Shylock to show mercy, a trait common of the Christian faith, and seem surprised when Shylock refuses to. When Shylock says, “If a Jew wrong a Christian, what is his humility? Revenge. If a Christian wrong a Jew, what should his sufferance be by Christian example? Why, revenge.” (III.i.49–61) In saying this, he is making it clear that he believes Christians are vindictive. Shylock attempts to convince the audience that Jews and Christians are equal, even in the respect of wanting revenge on those who wrong them. By stating that Christians aren’t as righteous as they make themselves out to be, Shylock could be suggesting that if the situation between he and Antonio were reversed, Antonio would not show Shylock mercy and instead, turn justice on his enemy in order to fulfill his longstanding hatred.
It is very enlightening to read an encyclical written by Pope John Paul II, entitled Veritatis Splendor ("The Splendor of Truth.") In it, the pope wrote that the morality of an act has nothing to do with its result, its social context, its circumstance, its intent, or the process by which a person's conscience comes to his decision. The act is simply right or wrong, in and of itself, and it will always be that way, no matter what the surrounding considerations. Furthermore, the rightness or wrongness of an act is revealed to us by God, through the highest authorities of the church. They cannot be questioned. Humans are not supposed to wrestle with moral dilemmas, but to apply these revealed truths to every situation and problem in life.
One might be inclined to profess that we have no authority to judge, lest we open up the possibility of allowing ourselves to be judged. However, if we are just and consistent, is that
The first step towards salvation on the Roman Road is to understand that “all have sinned and co...
The laws and rules of the Old Testament insisted on strict justice, “An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth” (Exodus 21:23, 24; also see: Leviticus 24:19, 20; and Deuteronomy 19:21) while the New Testament calls for mercy, “Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy” (Matthew 5:7) said Christ in the Sermon on the Mount. He later added “Ye have heard that it hath been said, ‘An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth’; but I say unto you, that ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also.” (Matthew 5:39). Shakespeare’s version of “An eye for and eye” is found at the end of Shylock’s great speech in the trial scene of Act IV, “If a Jew wrong a Christian, what is his humility? Revenge. If a Christian wrong a Jew, what should his sufferance be by Christian example? Why, revenge. The villainy you teach me I will execute, and it shall go hard but I will better the instruction.” His demand for vengeance is made more understandable in this famous speech as he lays open the years of pain and anger caused by the anti-Semitic treatment and abuse from the likes of Antonio and the rest of Venetian society.
Society’s overall prosperity is dependent upon a mutual agreement to cohesively coexist to maintain order and attain the most good for the majority of the populous. These mutual agreements, unspoken, learned manners and behaviors develop throughout the maturing age of and individual and is practiced though their life span. It is a necessity for people to learn these social behaviors, and learn “good judgment” not only for that person’s benefit but to ensure the welfare of all. This is especially true for those in positions of power; whose judgment or discretion holds an essential part of their duty. In John Dewey’s Experience and Education and Jean Jacques Rousseau’s Emile the importance of developing a person of “sound judgment” is evident as it is sought to be a decisive factor not only to a person’s life but the surrounding citizens they encounter. I will further explain each work’s perspective on this essential component. Additionally, I will explain the importance of building characters of good judgment in 21st century America. The failure to raise capable citizens of good judgment is not only detrimental for the self but, as mentioned before, to preserve a working society.
The meaning to justice is behaving and acting to what is consequently good or fair. The act of justice is based upon equality being that people should get what they deserve. The Bible says in Deuteronomy 32:4 “He is the Rock, his works are perfect, and all his ways are just. A faithful God who does no wrong, upright and just is he.” We see here in this verse that God is merciful and in all He does he is just in his discipline. As sinners we fall short of Gods glory and because of this when we commit our wrong doings such as adultery, lying, coveting, thieving, murdering, and worshiping false idols, etc is when we are judged for our sins and according to what God finds just is how we will be persecuted. Justice is an attribute that is showed to us everyday because of His sanctity. Man cannot understand justice if they don’t understand sin, we can try and hide from God or prolong our recognition to our actions because we know Go...