Today’s Bible Verse: “David was afraid of God that day and asked, “How can I ever bring the ark of God to me?”" — 1 Chronicles 13:12. What can we learn from this today?Today on Christianity.com What Does the Bible Say about How We Love Each Other? How Do We Know Jesus...
Why does God want to forgive us? We are told to forgive over and over again,because it is what Jesus has done for us. God forgives us of our sins no matter the circumstances, and loves us just the same. We are called to love thy neighbor, even our enemies, and those that are not...
In Romans 5:8, the apostle Paul writes, “But God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” We didn’t deserve this love, but he gave it willingly for us. The Prodigal Son parable illustrates this divine love and forgiveness through the father...
whole good, the bad, the ugly. But the gospel and the grace of God overshadows it all. The gospel is this: “when we could do nothing to rescue ourselves, God did what had to be done as our substitute, so that we can be at peace with God.” And, it really does change every...
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What does atoned mean in the Bible? Theological usage of the term “atonement” refers toa cluster of ideas in the Old Testament that center on the cleansing of impurity (which needs to be done to prevent God from leaving the Temple), and to New Testament notions that “Christ died for ...
Democratic senators’ attempt to sway their GOP colleagues against Kennedy by citing his past comments supporting abortion access and opposing government restrictions on it does not appear to have been successful. Another anti-abortion group, the Human Coalition, said after the Thursday Senate HELP hea...
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In Roman Catholic teaching, the sacraments serve to perpetuate the union of God and humankind. They are “the visible form of an invisible grace,” as St. Augustine famously described them. Roman Catholicism celebrates seven sacraments: baptism, the Eucharist, confirmation, reconciliation (confession...
“Our Constitution does not allow for cruel and unusual punishment … If it did, I have to say, I might allow what he did to all of these beautiful souls, these young women in their childhood, I would allow some or many people to do to him what he did to others” (Mencarini 2018)...