My Hero  - Not to be judged

 My Hero

Eric Potts

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04/26/2014

            Think of my popular culture topic being religion on America, why it is so important, and how does it affect us today? In every type of religion worldwide there is an idolized object or higher supernatural being at the forefront. This object or being is looked upon as the God. Many of them share some of the same characteristics like power, creation, strength, peace & love just to name a few. Even though there has to be a ying to every yang, the religious teachings tend to show the goodness of the being or object. In the bible there are some stories in the Old Testament that will speak on the wrath of God. An example that could be easily recognized is in the story of Noah, when God released a flood on all the Land killing people, animals, and destroying the land, only to renew it again. Yes there was a valid reason behind Gods wrath, but to those who fail to study Gods word can easily make assumptions and criticize the biblical teachings.

            The stories of the bible in the New Testament speak on Jesus Christ, who is the son of the almighty powerful God. Jesus was Gods gift to the earth for all of the living things and people in it. The bible elaborates on Jesus life with all of the miracles he performed for the sick, lost, and even the dead. Still today if you ask who is your hero to any believer of Christianity faith, most of the time they will tell you Jesus Christ. Jesus is the hero for all believers because he traveled the lands teaching the gospel to the people and sacrificing his life so all of the people in the world for generations and generations to come to be forgiven for all sins, live in peace, and have everlasting life in a place where there is no pain known as Heaven.

            As a hero, some people would take Jesus dying for our sins as his tragic flaw because of the powers he portrayed. The common question was why he would allow the less powerful people of the government to kill him. Like I said earlier in the text, there was a reason for him going through the pain and torture he did. The insight I received from the hero aspect in the stories of the bible is there has to be a rise and a fall or vice versa for every hero to capture the attention of the masses. People love to see the weakness of everything great, I guess it’s human nature.