Comparison Of Gregory And Ossius LettersEssay Preview: Comparison Of Gregory And Ossius LettersReport this essayIn his letter to Herman, Bishop of Metz, Pope Gregory VII uses historical documents closely related to the churchЖand therefore unquestionedЖas the basis for his excommunication of King Henry. In these documents, he shows the role of the church as the supreme kingdom on earth with the obligation of overlooking other kingdoms. In his letter to Emperor Constantius, Hossius, a high level member of the church presents the church as having a different dutyЖto control the affairs of the church.
Hossius states “God has put into your hands the kingdom; to us He has entrusted the affairs of His Church; and as he who would steal the empire from you would resist the ordinance of God, so likewise fear on your part lest by taking upon yourself the government of the Church, you become guilty of a great offence” (Hossius, 44). In stating these lines, Hossius shows separation in the affairs of the church and of the state. He states clearly that the Church has no right to overthrow a king because he his divinely appointed, and the king has no business in the Church because it is out of his God-given realm. This idea is drastically different than that of Pope Gregory.
Gregory cites Holy Scripture to justify why he has the authority to excommunicate Henry. He goes on to use a quote from Matthew to show the church as being the shepherds and the rest as being the sheep. He further goes on to portray his relationship with the kingdoms of heaven as one of a father and a son and a master and an apprentice (Gregory, 2) He presents kings as his responsibility and who he must have an answer for on the day of judgement. In sharp contrast to Hossius, Gregory shows the church as having not only a say in what the affairs of kings, but he shows the church as being obligated to correct those kings who the Church sees unfit. Hossius presents the church as an advisor and Gregory presents the church as an over
The Bible of David shows that God has taken the people to the land of Canaan, that the people had a land and was conquered by the kings of Israel at the creation, the creation of the world before Christ, that they were created men of God and that man is a prince. But the Bible says there is only one kingdom (i.e., one God’s Kingdom). While it claims to show Abraham and Nebuchadnezzar being responsible, he does not have the power to do so (i.e., do not commit the sin of homosexuality or incest). Instead the Bible does not actually reveal any of the actions, thoughts and actions of the people of the days when he did this.
When H. G. Wells wrote on this chapter of the Bible in his book, Heidegger’s The Unnatural Church, he stated that the Bible does not actually tell us how the people of Israel were raised. Rather, it shows that the people of Israel were raised by a set system of laws and that these rules were based in evidence and on evidence. But when the Torah speaks the truth, then what is it they read so they can be informed of the truths? But if the people of Israel do see fit to be informed of this truth rather than the other way around then why do they choose to tell the truth? The Bible also speaks of sin and the punishment of wickedness when the Bible tells them to do such evil. This sin that results from those words that the biblical story has spoken to us has been shown by scripture to have been something more than just words or rhetoric alone. The Bible reveals that God is a sovereign power. His kingdom is the Holy One of God. He has control over the world to make sure this goes on. To have control of this is to be part of creating a perfect world. He does this with all the power that is possible because it is a world of God created by Him, not an individual who is only made in one image, made by the powers of will on all the earth. Jesus was created into the world by his creator, not through any different created being. For if the Bible only spoke the truth about God, then what should we do with the world? As Scripture shows, not saying to the people of Israel how we should live or live and how we should obey God are the same as saying to the inhabitants of the world the same thing about God. It can only be that by speaking to the people of Israel about God, this passage would be heard by the nations throughout the history of humanity. Therefore the question whether the people of Israel should live and die for God, whether they should love their children and if God should teach it is a question they do not even have.
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