Often Hope(Christianity) The theological virtue defined as the desire and search for a future good, difficult but not impossible to attain with God's help. Faith A religious or spiritual belief system. The Christian faith. We seek justice for the Indo-European Folk Faith; what's wrong in ou...
If we had only one or two scripture truths, they would be John 3:16-17(NIV) “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. 17 For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world...
Hope can be defined as confidence something will occur. It is an expectation and desire for something to happen. It includes a commitment of trust, of reliance. In the New Testament (NASB version), there are 73 verses containing the word “hope.” The kind of hope Christians enjoy brings ...
In a service of ordination, clergy are generally (to my understanding) called to make certain promises regarding their vocation. Among those promises: the continued study of holy scripture; the preaching of the Good News; and prayerful attention to the needs of the congregation, the community an...
Scripture emphasizes this truth: John 5:24tells us we’ve already “passed from death unto life.” John 6:27urges us to labor for what endures unto everlasting life. John 6:47reminds us that belief in Jesus means wehaveeverlasting life. ...
Scripture doesn’t give us a glimpse of her life up to now. We have no record of any of her words. If we were going to wear our historian hats – the only part of her biography that is preserved for us is this story on this one particular day; and she was dead for most of it...
Two years ago, a friar gave me a pocket-sized book that forever changed the way I defined and sought happiness. 129 pages of plainspoken wisdom to be savoured and re-savoured. “What does it matter in what way I am happy?” A fuller excerpt fromTrustful Surrender to Divine Providence: ...
aThe Lord wants “disciples of all nations,” that is, everyone to be his disciples. This means that everyone is not just a believer, Christian, church member, fellowship member, etc… but a TRUE disciple as defined by Scripture. He wants us all to become “disciples.” A “disciple” ...
Two years ago, a friar gave me a pocket-sized book that forever changed the way I defined and sought happiness. 129 pages of plainspoken wisdom to be savoured and re-savoured. “What does it matter in what way I am happy?” A fuller excerpt fromTrustful Surrender to Divine Providence: ...
Thefirstheaven is most widely defined as the atmospheric heaven. Matthew 6:26 “Behold the fowls of theair:[Greek word ouranosfound 74 times in Matthew, translated in the AV heaven 68 times, air 3 times and sky 3 times]for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; ...