The Power of the Flesh By Joshua Evers
I will try not to sound redundant, but Hamlet's famous words led me down a rabbit trail in my own thinking. To Be or Not To Be. This internal conflict has presented itself to countless individuals throughout history. I have speculated over these few words in many situations, but my previous reading brought a new connection to my mind. James 4:17 states that "If a man knows good to do and does not do it, to him it is sin."
This came to mind when I came across the famous words in this reading. Not only is there a conflict throughout our lives as Christians to live a life apart from the world, sinning, but also a conflict to do as much good as we can. God is concerned with believers becoming holy just as Jesus is, and that means He is also concerned with the good we do, or decide not to do. I think that this has been convicting me lately and came to mind in Hamlet's words. This is crucial to living obedient lives to Christ, and as such we should examine ourselves from time to time in order to continue running the race, striving for the imperishable wreath as described by the Apostle Paul.
I commented on the posts of Sophia and Will.
This came to mind when I came across the famous words in this reading. Not only is there a conflict throughout our lives as Christians to live a life apart from the world, sinning, but also a conflict to do as much good as we can. God is concerned with believers becoming holy just as Jesus is, and that means He is also concerned with the good we do, or decide not to do. I think that this has been convicting me lately and came to mind in Hamlet's words. This is crucial to living obedient lives to Christ, and as such we should examine ourselves from time to time in order to continue running the race, striving for the imperishable wreath as described by the Apostle Paul.
I commented on the posts of Sophia and Will.
I think Hamlet isn't necessarily examining he himself in 'to be or not to be', I think he is just thinking about suicide. He is in a very trying place in his life where a lot of people, especially those that were once close to him, are going further and further against him. His father is dead by his uncle, his uncle weds his mother, and on top of it all he hasn't even gotten through the mourning of his father's death. Hamlet is not necessarily justified by this in consdiering suicide, but I also do not think he is simply examining himself.
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