”and teaches a non-existent treasury of merit from which priests and bishops may apply merit to remit temporal punishment for sins.The truth is that “by one sacrifice[Jesus]has made perfectforeverthose who are being made holy,” (Heb
Jesus Comes to Jerusalem as King - As they approached Jerusalem and came to Bethphage and Bethany at the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two of his
34 “Don’t ·think [suppose] that I came to bring peace to the earth. I did not come to bring peace, but a sword. 35 [L For] I have come ·so that ‘a son will be [L to turn a man] against his father, a daughter ·will be against [against] her mother,a daughter...
And thy own soul a sword shall pierce that the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed.’ Anna was a prophetess and she also gave words of thanks for My life. We then returned home to Nazareth. This day is also called Candlemas Day when the priest blesses the candles for Mass and for...
These stories MEANT SOMETHING to me—I was TAUGHT the story about Jesus being offered all this power, but him turning it down to be a servant. I was TAUGHT the story of a people who desperately wanted a king, holding a sword, riding on a horse… But God deciding to show up as a ...
quo. In both word and deed he lifted up the lowly—the ones either ignored or shamed by their culture—declaring them worthy of blessing and honor. As Jesus himself put it, he came to bring good news to the poor:Injustice has no future. God’s kingdom of loving interdependence is at ...
So Jesus said to Peter, “Put your sword into its sheath; shall I not drink the cup that the Father has given me?”Berean Standard Bible“Put your sword back in its sheath!” Jesus said to Peter. “Shall I not drink the cup the Father has given Me?”Berean Literal BibleTherefore ...
(3)He reproved him for appealing to the sword. (a)It was needless, for Christ could have received succour from his Father. God has no need of our sins to bring about his purposes. (b)It was dangerous, viz. both to himself and his fellow disciples. For "he that; takes the sword...
2 Who raised up the righteous man from the east, called him to his foot, gave the nations before him, and made him rule over kings? he gave them as the dust to his sword, and as driven stubble to his bow. 3 He pursued them, and passed safely; even by the way that he had...
It would not have mattered if Jesus had been executed by being stabbed with a sword or having had his head chopped off. What is significant is that Jesus was put to death by men for a crime he did not commit. Jesus was made to die under false accusations and pretenses. His death ...