Since the person is an enfleshed spiritual being, the human body bears intrinsic personal meaning. In the three great mysteries of God's dealings with the universe鈥攃reation, incarnation, and resurrection鈥攁ll material reality, but especially spirited, sensible, sexed, and social human flesh, ...
What does the binding of Satan mean? Revelation chapter 20 verses one thru three mentions the binding of Satan. These passages are about Satan being bound at the beginning of “the one-thousand-year reign of Christ.” Here’s the scripture in Revelation chapter 20: ...
There exists a large body of literature that possesses less of theauraof true scripture than the works just noted. They are interpretations about divine truth and divine commands, or stories that illustrate how persons, exalted or lowly, have acted (with or without awareness) in response to a...
Whiletheperiodofcolonialismdidcometo aclose,its modesof being stillhaunt us. Hence, apostco-lonialengagementof theBibleis ausefulhermeneuticalapproachfor practicalthe-ology(Coutureet al. 2015,2).Anotherissuerelated to thefirstrevolvesaroundtheways in which Indigenouspeoplesin theAmericasviewsacredtext...
3but when they entered, they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus. 4While they were wondering about this, suddenly two men in clothes that gleamed like lightning stood beside them. 5In their fright the women bowed down with their faces to the ground, but the men said to them, “...
your Father who sees what is done in secret will reward youyour Father who sees what is done in secret will reward youyour Father who sees what is done in secret will reward you Compare Matthew 5:13-16. The motive is important here – glorifying God versus being noticed by men. ...
1 SCRIPTURE STUDIES ACTS CHAPTER 2:1-11 DRAMATIC DAYS FOR THE DISCIPLES One of the three greatest days of all time is recorded in Acts chapter two. The three greatest days are: first, the birth of creation, second, the birth of Christ and third, the birth of the church as described ...
More at Christian Life With Michael Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour. Resist him, firm in your faith, knowing that the same kinds of suffering are being experienced by your brotherhood throughout the world.—...
in the disgrace of their enervated body; and he is more pleasing there who has most completely broken down the man into the woman. He grows into praise by virtue of his crime; and the more he is degraded, the more skillful he is considered to be. Such a one is looked upon–oh ...
Thing about being Catholic: Ditto. Also, the fullness of truth. Obviously, it’s the Eucharist. But a very close second is the confidence I have in the truth of Catholic doctrine, the knowledge that there is an answer to every question I have. It’s a truth steeped in theology, invitin...