Vatican I, for example, states that it is necessary for salvation that men and women not only believe all that is revealed in scripture but also everything which is defined and proposed by the Church as having been divinely revealed. To reject anything taught by the Roman Church is to reje...
James 1:2 - "My brethren, count it all joy when ye ___ into divers temptations;" 2. James 1:3 - "Knowing this, that the ___ of your faith worketh patience." 3. James 1:8 - "A ___ minded man is unstable in all his ways." 4. James 1:20 - "For the ___ of man work...
The answers to that are as varied as snowflakes or grains of sand, and as plentiful, because there are so many reasons and so MUCH abuse, on all levels, that is either ignored or fully sanctioned by our society. The answers are important. Please look into #WhyIStayed and #WhyILeft. The...
Perhaps you’ve heard or read, as I have, the physical description of how a person died on a cross. I’m not going to go into all that detail here, but it would have been agonizing. When you consider that Jesus had been beaten, scourged, had nails driven into His hands and feet ...
And they shall dwell securely in it, and they shall build houses and plant vineyards. They shall dwell securely, when I execute judgmentsupon all their neighbors who have treated them with contempt. Then they will know that I am YHVH their God." ...
has of their boundaries and environment, the more likely they will not fall into danger. A child does not have the knowledge of their parent; neither does mankind have all the knowledge that YHWH has. When YHWH establishes righteous boundaries for mankind, it is only a fool who oversteps ...
As I FINALLY exhale, peace and my vision are restored. Both give me the ability to see that the summer wasn’t a total loss after all. My camera roll has dozens of photos to prove it: pictures of fun adventures, silly activities and happy memories made. ...
So, living on a low income affects many areas of life. It has an impact on our mental and social wellbeing, as well as family life and religious orientation. Having said all that, I have come to realise that living on a low income is by no means a sign of God’s abandonment. Nor...
You’ll never—I promise—regret it. Live out this God-created identity the way our Father lives toward us, generously and graciously, even when we’re at our worst. Our Father is kind; you be kind. MSG I read the three things I wrote about the text: Treat my enemy as I would a...
“I am appointed a preacher, and an apostle, and ateacher of the Gentiles.” 2 Timothy 1:11 A very interested passage of scripture also marks the end of 70 weeks given to the Jews to do all those things of the covenant listed in Daniel 9. It is a point where the burden of carryin...