There are two types of sins: obvious sins and gray area sins. Obvious sins are actions that are clearly mentioned in the Bible as being displeasing to God. We don’t have to wonder whether murder, lying, or stealing is a sin. These are clearly mentioned in the Bible as actions that ar...
In contrast, original sin is not a specific action but a condition inherited from Adam and Eve’s fall in the Garden of Eden. It is the sinful nature present in every human being from birth, inclining us toward rebellion against God. While actual sins are the wrongful deeds we commit, or...
The Holy Trinity is basis in all Christianity, not just Catholics. They are all the same God, in different forms (for lack of a better informed word). God created Man in His image. That doesn’t mean 10 fingers, 10 toes. It means God the Father is the Mind. God the Son is the ...
The first principles and ordinances of the gospel are faith in Jesus Christ, repentance, baptism, and receiving the gift of the Holy Ghost. The Church of Jesus Christ has been restored to the earth. The priesthood authority of God exists in His Church today, just as it did in the original...
This tradition, however, remained constant with a few adaptations when Eastern and Central Europe converted to Christianity. The Belarusian form of this creature is the upor, who only differs in its ability to shapeshift into a horse. Some different words for this monster throughout Slavic legend...
Are All Wrongs Equal? Exploring Infinite Sins and Divine Justice Leave a reply In my Bible study with my church recently, we talked about Acts 4-5, which include the account of Ananias and Sapphira being immediately struck down for their deception in selling land and donating the proceeds....
There are a lot of things you could say in response to this. For instance, when St. Paul talks about how the church is a pillar in bulwark of the truth and that it gives us a model for how we should act, how do we do that if we can’t even find it because only God can find...
Those who accept a martyr’s death are promised a crown, but nowhere does the Bible grant an exemption for those who reject Jesus, coercion notwithstanding. Not in the Church Age, and not during the Tribulation. “Whosoever shall seek to save his life shall lose it; and whosoever shall ...
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Also on your skirts is found the lifeblood of the guiltless poor; you did not find them breaking in. Yet in spite of all these things Isaiah 14:11 Your pomp is brought down to Sheol, the sound of your harps; maggots are laid as a bed beneath you, and worms are your covers. ...