the inferno
The Christian theology states that for a man to be properly castigated, his crime must determine the punishment that he endures. “…a man will always reap just the kind of crop he sows!”(Galatians 6:7-8) Dante’s Inferno shows that for whatever crime man has committed, he was suffer a literal punishment for the act. “For others will treat you as you treat them.” (Matthew 7:1-2) The first people Dante encounters in hell are living in Limbo, a place between earth and Hell. These people have committed the sins of cowardice or indifference in life. “I know you well-you are neither hot nor cold; I wish you were one or the other! But since you are merely lukewarm, I will spit you out of my mouth!”(Revelation 3:15) God did not accept people’s apathy. These souls were afraid to speak up in their lives, and for that, they are punished. “…their bare skin galled by wasps and flies,
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Approximate Pages = 2 (250 words per page double spaced)
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