Of course, we know from Jewish history that this repentance did not last long, for very soon after Jesus began his ministry, many of the Jews reverted back to their old ways of living, and ended up rejecting Christ as the Messiah, and this led them deeper and deeper into sin, until in...
Humility in the Bible Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves, not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others. In your relationships with one another, have the same mindset as Christ Jesus: Who...
So, what is hell? The truth of the Bible is that God is ultimately just and merciful. As the above scriptures clearly demonstrate, God will punish the incorrigibly wicked, but He will do so in a merciful way. The wicked will simply be burned up and be dead forever—not tortured for...
When Jesus’s disciples began traveling to spread the Good News of his resurrection, they mostly used Koine Greek to reach the widest population they could — even if it wasn’t the language they used with each other. In some cases, like the Gospel of Mark, the unique style (such as st...
A. That Christians may take as much encouragement now from the nature, word, and providence of God, as the saints in any former generation did, or might do; for he is the same now he was then. Of God's Wisdom Quest. 1. HOW manifold is the wisdom of God? A. There is a pers...
But even if we do not do a “perfect” job in this relationship, it is still ok. We do not make it to heaven because of anything we can do, because we are weak, and fail every day. We make it to heaven because Jesus died for our sins, and we accept what he did for us. ...
“I say this because many deceivers, who do not acknowledge Jesus Christ as coming in the flesh, have gone out into the world. Any such person is the deceiver and the antichrist.” (2 John 1:7) If you want to dive deeper into understanding the spirit of the antichrist, you can refer...
“What helped me was faith: Jesus will take care of me! [If I had made a different decision], I wouldn’t have the family, the children I have today. I would not be in this beautiful country, helping people. All of that wouldn’t have happened [if I had said yes to that married...
“In the end, I figured that Jesus, if not my church, would forgive me if I killed myself.” On this fine point, he and his church agree. Question: How many sex abuse victims have killed themselves? Answer: GOK (God only knows). Consider one small dot on the great Catholic global...
2. Memorize Scripture The number one way to defeat sin and temptation is with the Word of God. It's how Jesus overcame Satan's temptations in the desert. Find verses that strengthen you in this area, memorize them, and when you are tempted, speak them over the moment. ...