Chinua Achebes Things Fall Apart - The Clans Beliefs and Christian Beliefs :: Things Fall Apart essays

Things Fall by - The Clans Beliefs and Christian Beliefs       There are many differences between the Clans beliefs and Christians beliefs. This is illustrated on pages 126-129, in the custodytion of the one true god. Both the tribe and the Missionaries have variant perceptions on who this one true god is. The clan has trouble intelligence the Christian beliefs as they have lived a tribal existence for so long. They have only ever been aware of their own culture, which books it hard for them to mark to the ways of the Christians.   On arrival, the missionaries barely down the stairsstand the tribe. They have very pocket-sized knowledge of the cultural beliefs or rituals that the tribe revere. It seems inappropriate that they are ordain to declare that the villagers beliefs are false. He told them that they worshipped false gods, gods of wood and stone. They dont unconstipated acknowledge that this too is a successful community, which works wel l under its method of religious law. They take it upon themselves to change the religion or make it civilised, not respecting the fact that maybe the villagers were already content with what they had.   The missionaries guess in one supreme god. This god is the creator of all the world and all the men and women who inhabit the Earth. They believe that all men go for judgement onward him when they die, and that all men who worship false gods of wood and stone would be throw into a fire that burned like palm oil. If the lord saves their individual from sin they will have eternal life in heaven with god, who is also eternal. They bury the body of the deceased in the ground, but believe their soul goes up to heaven if they have accepted the lord in their heart. The missionaries believe that Christianity is the only right religion, why else would they be so purport on conversion and spreading the word of Jesus Christ? This creates competitiveness with the tribe, as the Clan are content with their way of life and do not wish to change.   The Clan has a different perception when it comes to the gods.