In the Bible, sin is described as a transgression of the law of God (1 John 3:4) and rebellion against God (Deuteronomy 9:7; Joshua 1:18). Where Does the Bible Talk About Sin? The word sin is first mentioned in Genesis 4:7 when God spoke to Cain. He said, “If you do ...
Objection 1: It would seem that pride is not a mortal sin. For a gloss on Ps.7:4, "O Lord my God, if I have done this thing," says: "Namely, the universal sin which is pride." Therefore if pride were a mortal sin, so would every sin be. Objection 2: Further, every mortal...
On the other hand, it is sometimes a mortal sin, either because a person commits a mortal sin, or because he has such contempt for his neighbor's spiritual welfare that he declines, for the sake of procuring it, to forego doing what he wishes to do. But in the case of active direct...
There are two types of sins: obvious sins and gray area sins. Obvious sins are actions that are clearly mentioned in the Bible as being displeasing to God. We don’t have to wonder whether murder, lying, or stealing is a sin. These are clearly mentioned in the Bible as actions that ar...
What is the significance of the Trinity in Chrisianity?Follow Question 3 Great Question Asked by LostInParadise (32258) September 5th, 2024 Are there different types of prayers made for the father, son and holy spirit? What is the holy spirit? Is it mentioned in the Bible? What did ...
The Bible is filled with superstitious beliefs that modern people rightly reject. It describes a world where a snake and a donkey communicated with human beings in a human language, where people could reach upward of 900 years old, where a woman instantaneously transformed into a pillar of salt...
There is nothing in the Bible that is not wise, and there is nothing in it that is not good. If the Bible had anything in it that was opposed to reason, or to our sense of right, then, perhaps, we might think that it was like all the books in the world that are written merely...
The Lord Will Judge Babylon - This is an oracle about Babylon that Isaiah son of Amoz saw: On a bare hill raise a signal flag; shout to them, wave
First, we must recognize the term“venerate” as a synonym forworship.Accordingly,theDivine Mercymessage is saying to worship Jesus through that image.Could this Divine Mercy message parallel God’s truth – the truth that is written in the Bible or does such a message constitute a serious and...
Melchizedek is mentioned two other places in the Bible. There is a mention to the “Order of Melchizedek” in Psalms 110 (which is not necessarily a reference to Melchizedek himself). Jesus takes this psalm as a reference to “the Christ” in Matthew 22:24. ...