and we know the dangers of comfort and futility–we are warned of these things in our Scriptures. The Christian path is one which fights against this futility and points to the one true Hope: that of our savior.
“…the use of the keys is twofold, public and private”, as Luther makes plain based upon Scriptures. The Apostles used the keys publicly in the midst of the Church as there are public sinners known by the Church (St. Matthew 18 17). The goal is always forgiveness but if the ...
“There are many explanations,” writes Ahmed, “but one perhaps stands out: the West’s abject dependence on terror-toting Muslim regimes, largely to maintain access to Middle East, Mediterranean and Central Asian oil and gas resources.” Since 2013, the Turkish government has beenbuilding a ...
Selected Sunday Scriptures- #17 For today’s post I will be returning to the Book of Sirach. Like last week’s post, this will deal with marriage and worthy traits in women. The first selection happens to be two verses from a section on children: 4 A sensible daughter obtains a husband...
Buddhism might be the least violent, but then there are the Quakers and Jehovah’s Witnesses…. Christians might have the most material wealth overall, but that seems like it might be contrary to their own scriptures…. Jews seem to have survived as a people for a long time despite facing...
It makes sense to assume the rest of the Scriptures are equally accurate, since there is no evidence to the contrary and all the available evidence supports Scripture. Assessment: Where are we going with all this? The Bible’s accuracy is not limited to history, geography, science or medicine...
I’m archiving an English translation of theWuzhi pianbyThomas Clearly, with explanations by the Qing-era Daoist scholarLiu Yiming(1734-1821). Fig. 1 – A print of Zhang Boduan (a.k.a. Zhang Ziyang,張紫陽)from the Ming-eraTraces of Immortals and Buddhas(Xianfo jizong, 仙佛奇蹤) (lar...
In the New Testament Scriptures there is a fuller development of redemptive truth, but one God speaks in both dispensations, and what He speaks agrees with what He is. Wherever and whenever God appears to men, He acts like Himself. Whether in the Garden of Eden or the Garden of Gethsemane...
The scriptures indicate that truth needs to be discerned spiritually. Discernment, clarity comes to those who love the truth, but often the truth SEEMS to be nonsense to others. Such is the case with the verse spoken by Jesus below:
He spoke, as always, with insight and humility, and his take on Christian scriptures was wonderfully fresh and simple. My respect for the Dalai Lama increased even more. Yet I was a little disappointed; invariably, the discussion of Christian scriptures steered into comparisons with Buddhism—to...