As Jesus died on the cross, he brought his mother Mary and St John into a new relationship. Soldier Saints of the Old Testament In November, as many nations remember their war dead, let's look at some biblical examples of bravery in battle. ...
“Mr. HOWARD: This amendment which I have offered is simply declaratory of what I regard as the law of the land already, that every person born within the limits of the United States, and subject to their jurisdiction, is by virtue of natural law and national law a citizen of the United...
Even the missionaries, however, complain that the conversion in many cases was little more than nominal, and many hid their idols under the cross in order to be able to worship them with impunity. The Franciscans were, in 1526 followed by the Dominicans. who gave to the country most of ...
Those who oppose us and our convictions are not “the enemy” who attempts to take something precious away from us ––a place of and space for ministry within the PC(USA) ––and so we may be tempted to hold on to our stations ever more dearly. Instead, they who oppose us are the...
Monks are now distinguished by the color of their habits into black, white, gray, etc. The ancient dress was the colobium or lebitus, a linen sleeveless dress; a melotes or pera, a goatskin halit; a cowl, covering the head and shoulders; the maforta, a smaller cowl, cross-shaped ...
APOSTOLIC ORIGIN --We shall now briefly trace the apostolic Christian Sabbath-keepers from Antioch in Syria to their farthest mission stations in old China. Thomas Yeates in his "Indian Church History" (London: 1818), has collected from several sources statements that all agree on the points he...
If you do not currently believe in God or that He sent His son Jesus Christ to die on the Cross so that each of us may have eternal life, I feel confident that you soon will. With that final message, let me begin.When I was a teenager, my mother told me the story of the book...
And being found in appearance as a man, he humbled himself and became obedient to death – even death on the cross! Therefore, God exalted him to the highest place and gave him the name that is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on ...
was the favorite resort of devout pilgrims. But even down to the present day there are various places in Ireland where stations and holy wells attract crowds of devout worshippers every year; and many parts of that country are sacred to extraordinary worship and pilgrimage. From the beginning of...
The introduction of religious toleration begins to make notable inroads upon the religious uniformity of some of these countries, Thus, the number of native Protestants was in 1878 estimated in Spain at 12,000, in Mexico at 12,000; Italy had 170 new evangelical congregations and 111 stations;...