It’s hard to square Fr. Rude’s idea that mortal sin requires a conscious rebellion from God with Jesus’ own words on the matter. Foretelling his words of condemnation to the damned, Jesus says that they will say, “Lord, when did we see thee hungry or thirsty or a stranger or nake...
Wash away all my iniquity and cleanse me from my sin. Lord Jesus, I need you, I do not want to keep living the way I have been because I know it is wrong. I have done many wrong things in my life. Thank You for dying on the cross for my sins. I open my heart to you. ...
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But you may think, “What if my spouse does something unforgivable?” Jesus never said forgiving would be easy. But He did say that we need to forgive over and over again. There was no caveat that said to forgive your spouse when they deserve it or to forgive if they ask for ...
He made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, so that we might become the righteousness of God in Him. There was no other way! We were so bad that the only remedy was for someone to die in our place! #Jesus #crucifixion #salvation #bibleinayear #biblereadingplan #soulsurvi...
Note: this is not to deny the special place in history that Israel and the Jewish people have. They were the recipients of the Mosaic Covenant, Jesus Christ was a Jew, and I believe God has a specific plan for the nation of Israel in the future. But this is not the same as saying...
Jesus’ foot washing was a metaphor, an image of what love means - settled, confident, secure love. Service with humility and sacrifice. He's doing a menial act, but what he's really doing is saying, “if you want to be a part of me, this is what he says to Peter, ...
Jesus came as a man, born of a virgin. He lived the sinless life we never could, died to pay the debt we owe, and took the judgment we deserve. And those of us who put our faith and trust in Him and His work on the cross get to exchange our sin for His righteousness, a righ...
“The Lord is at hand; do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. 7And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.” Whatever it...
As Christians, we want to experience God through the Bible… we really do! But our good intentions fall flat when reading the Bible just doesn’t seem to help us experience God in a real way. What should feel dynamic and important and alive often feels confusing and boring and irrelevant....