Jesus gave them authority to work miracles. This did not make them immune to sin. It did not keep Peter from denying Christ. It did not keep Judas from betraying Christ. In describing these men, Matthew calls himself out as a tax collector. ...
Not one of them has explained the rock or foundation on which Christ would build His Church of the office given to Peter to be transmitted to his successors, but they understood by it either Christ Himself, or Peter’s confession of faith in Christ; often both together. Or else they thoug...
Both Holy Scripture and the mind of the Church compel us to conceive of the meaning and essence of the work of Christ in this way: it is the creating of the Church, the new humanity. Understood in this way, the work of Christ is truly unique; it towers infinitely above every human ac...
I have always believed you can lose salvation by denying Christ. That can happen any time in life, have seen and read it done. Reply Brandon says: March 31, 2018 at 8:14 am You can believe whatever you want, I guess, but I’ll stick to Scripture. Some people get confused by ve...
Peter sums up the discussion on the general attitude of the believer who suffers as a believer, standing up for Christ. No shame. Glorify God. Audience Next comes our verses, where Peter does not indicate that he is going to talk of both believers and unbelievers. Remember, just a verse ...
St. Peter Born Simon Peter, a humble fisherman. St. Peter not only went on to become the first Pope. He was also the first of the Apostles to be ordained by Jesus. Simon became a follower of Christ, after a long night of fishing yielded not a single catch. At the behest of Jesus...
Yes, I did, but it does not give you the right to be a jerk down here on earth, and we will all stand before Christ’s bema seat, wherewe will account for the stupid stuff that we did in the flesh. I have this tendency to think we will be thankful that all this broken, earthl...
you would be quite easy if John had said: ‘So may we be; so should we be; so shall we be.’ But what about the ‘so are we’? What a ghastly contradiction the lives of multitudes of professing Christians are to that plain statement! ‘Like Jesus Christ’--would anybody say that ...
And when Jesus said, “Whatever you do to the least of these, you do to me,” he was speaking of the profoundly intimate connection and union that God has with each and every human being through Christ, Our Lord. When we wash the dirty face of a poor and orphaned child with our ...
God Doesn’t Always Answer Our Prayers: What the Scriptures Say About Unanswered Prayer Preach the Word Boldly, and do Not be Ashamed of Jesus Christ “Greater works than these shall he (we) do….” What is the meaning of this scripture?