Christians recognize the Resurrection of Jesus as the foremost claim of Christianity. The Apostle Paul said the Resurrection was of “first importance” because it established another important truth for you and me as human beings. The Resurrection of Jesus demonstrated the power and intention of...
Virtually all of this is agreed to by Protestants, who recognize that, under the impetus of God’s grace, Christians do perform acts which are pleasing to God and which God has promised to reward, meaning that they fit the definition of merit. When faced with this, Protestants are forced ...
The Bible is quite clear as to the nature of God and it bears no relation to this. Where do you come up with this stuff? Metta, Paul. The Bible isn't clear about anything. And besides that, who cares. Whatever is Real is what it is. And so the Christians could he granted that ...
Lapsed Christians who claim communion without doing penance, he declares, ‘do violence to his body and blood, a sin more heinous against the Lord with their hands and mouths than when they denied him.’ Later he expatiates on the terrifying consequences of profaning the sacrament, and the ...
“Conservative Swedesaidrecently that my Jewish background means that I have more confidence as a spokesman for the Christian West than do gentile Christians, because for me the Christian God is the Jewish God, and the Jewish God is a national God for Jews, but a foreign God for gentile Ch...
Faith is how we receive the gifts of what Jesus has done for us - he lived a life of perfect obedience to God, died to pay the penalty for our sinful nature, and by His Resurrection, defeated sin, death, and the devil. By putting our trust and faith in Jesus, we receive ...
I am not trying to argue those things or what Christians believe, the ideas just don’t compute for me. There are plenty of very nice things within Christianity that I think are good, and I could name many Christians who I know or who I have observed who are amazing in their view of...
There are souls of human beings in Hell right now—as you read these very words. And someday, after what Christians call the “resurrection of the dead,” more people will be in Hell—not just spiritually but in bodily form, as well. ...
Why Do Christians Celebrate Advent? While Advent is certainly a time of celebration and anticipation of Christ’s birth, it is more than that. It is only in the shadow of Advent that the miracle of Christmas can be fully understood and appreciated, and it is only in the light of Christmas...
or the Eucharist among other names. Jesus’ disciples still commemorate His death this way. Now, Catholic Christians believe that during the Eucharist, the wafer and wine that Christ speaks of here materially and substantially, and through no small sacred mystery, become the body and blood of Ch...