This article argues that, over against the idea of the church as an institu-tion, the church should be characterized as an event that does not live from the being and will of Jesus Christ as historical figure, but from the existence of the present Christ. The present Christ is the ...
Arguably the most common reason to start a Christian blog is to share your Christian faith with your audience. Of course, Christianity has existed for more than 2,000 years, so you might think you’ve got nothing new or original to bring to the table. But faith is a highly personal thin...
The Jewish Jesus: How Judaism and Christianity Shaped Each Other by Peter Sch盲fer, and: The Jewish Gospels: The Story of the Jewish Christ by Daniel Boyar... The effort of Peter Sch鐩瞗er, emeritus Director of the Program in Judaic Studies and Ronald O. Perelman Professor of Jewish ...
What religion did the Byzantines observe? Citizens of the Byzantine Empire strongly identified asChristians, just as they identified as Romans. Emperors, seeking to unite their realm under one faith, recognized Christianity as the state religion and endowed the church with political and legal power....
So, the next time you’re sharing the truth of Christianity and someone says, “Jesus wasn’t actually resurrected from the dead. That story was faked,” remember these three things: First: The story involved too many people and too much time to be “faked”. ...
And this is all brought into focus by the events surrounding Jesus.The principle [of interpretation of scripture] is the same as in the Dead Sea Scroll texts. Now obviously Jews don’t have the same perspective.HS: What’s the Jewish perspective?
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The father, a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and an admitted pornography addict, was in counseling with his bishop when he revealed the abuse. The bishop, who was also a family physician, followed church policy and called what church officials have du...
Their number will be as many as a pear tree has pears during a fertile year, those who will CONVERT to Christianity. “I AM your God. I AM your Lord. I JESUS CHRIST the King and NOT some bunch of greedy, carnal nation of people who crucified Me and now who are crucifying you, My...
of sins. In other words, Jesus has been given the authority to offer people the opportunity to turn away from their sins and seek forgiveness. This highlights the central message of Christianity, which emphasizes the importance of repentance and the possibility of redemption through Jesus. ...