MYTH #2: Jesus never spoke against homosexuality (or homosexual marriage).ReadMatthew 19:4-6. Ask, “What is this passage about (marriage)?” Explain to the students that Jesus’ definition of marriage means any
What a beautiful picture of Jesus Christ (the groom) and his never-ending love for the Church (the bride). The fact that marriage is a picture of the gospel is so important, and it is why any other version of or abuse of marriage (homosexuality, pre-marital sex, pornography, divorce,...
No question about it. That said, when you talk about letting people into the church as members, certain qualifications must be met. The main qualification of course, established by Jesus in the book of John, you must be born again. If you can’t meet that requirement ...
18Then he said to Him, “Which ones?” And Jesus said, “YOU SHALL NOT COMMIT MURDER; YOU SHALL NOT COMMIT ADULTERY; YOU SHALL NOT STEAL; YOU SHALL NOT BEAR FALSE WITNESS; 19HONOR YOUR FATHER AND MOTHER; and YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF.” I think the whole Hebrew Roots ...
and dozens of people took turns approaching the icons that lined the church’s wall to kiss them or lean their heads against Jesus Christ’s feet. The service was led by the booming voice of Father Vsevolod Chaplin, one of the Russian Orthodox Church’s best-known figures. As head of the...