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The man knocks and knocks at the gates, but to no avail. Finally, the Accuser decrees that such a sinner cannot enter Heaven, and all the man's sins are recited. The sinner begs to be let in, but Peter the Apostle explains that such a sinner cannot be allowed in. The sinner points out that for all of Peter's virtue, he still sinned by denying ...
"Sinner Man" or "Sinnerman" is an song written by Les Baxter and Will Holt, in the style of a African American traditional spiritual song. It has been recorded by a number of performers and has been incorporated in many other media and arts. The lyrics describe a sinner attempting to hide from divine justice on Judgment Day.
William Holman Hunt's 19th century The Light of the World is an allegory of Jesus knocking on the door of the sinner's heart.. The Sinner's prayer (also called the Consecration prayer and Salvation prayer) is a Christian evangelical term referring to any prayer of repentance, prayed by individuals who feel sin in their lives and have the desire to form or renew a personal relationship.
First line reads: Death/ O, sinner I'm come by heaven's decree, my warrant is to summon thee. In 2004, the Journal of Folklore Research asserted that "O, Death" is Lloyd Chandler 's song "A Conversation with Death", which Chandler performed in the 1920s while preaching in Appalachia .
A midrash on the Song of Songs uses the phrase to speak of God's willingness and ability beyond comparison to accomplish the salvation of a sinner: The Holy One said, open for me a door as big as a needle's eye and I will open for you a door through which may enter tents and camels. [3]
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The Blessed at the gate to heaven with St. Peter (1467–1471) by Hans Memling. Pearly gates is an informal name for the gateway to Heaven according to some Christian denominations. It is inspired by the description of the New Jerusalem in Revelation 21:21: "The twelve gates were twelve pearls, each gate made of a single pearl." [1]
There's power enough in heaven, To cure a sin-sick soul. There is no mention of the balm of Gilead in Newton's poem, but it begins: How lost was my condition Till Jesus made me whole! There is but one Physician Can cure a sin–sick soul. The similarities in the refrain make it likely that it was written for Newton's verse.