1. The Periqlyte is not the "Consoler" nor the "Intercessor." We have fully shown the material impossibility of discovering the least signification of "consolation" or of "intercession". Christ does not use Paraqalon. Besides, even from a religious and moral point of view the idea of co...
What does it mean to be 'born again' for Evangelicals? For Evangelicals, being "born again" refers to a definitive, personal experience of accepting Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior, leading to personal transformation and salvation. 12 What is the role of icons in Orthodox Christianity? Icons...
the other is Trump. But while both treated the federal government as a beast to be broken, their goals in subduing it were all but directly opposed. Reagan believed that a weaker government would mean greater individual liberty for Americans. Trump believes...
One such coping mechanism is denial; you simply assert your position or find a way to “make it work” despite the odds. I understand this reaction and even engage in it myself at times; it is very human, but it certainly does not “make sense.” Whether a person believes that God ...
When I was very little, I can remember coming home from Sunday school and asking my mom how someone got to be in the Bible and if I could be in the Bible. She was surprised at this seemingly heretical request from her preschooler and explained that no one can add any more to the...
‘trap door’ possibility is unbiblical and deeply heretical, for it implies that Christ died in vain. Christ said, ‘I am the Door. If anyone enters by me, he will be saved’ (John 10.9). ‘He who does not enter by the door, but climbs up some other way, the same is a thief...
1 John 3:2 Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is. So, why does Satan hate you? Answer: You know more than he does regarding the deepe...
While the idea of finding secret teachings or hidden codes in forbidden texts may sound intriguing, most of the Gnostic Gospels do not contain especially heretical or controversial passages. Some do seem to ignore basic Christian tenets, such as the crucifixion of Jesus, but few go against the...
Might not this infant be an embryo saint, destined for a great work in the heretical wilderness out of which he had come? How little healthy food the brains must have had wherein these insane dreams were excited by our innocent baby! Hardly did the sacred spinsters forecast what was in ...
I mean, the immigrant worker is being abused by employers.' "Trump’s support in some unions could provide an opening for him in the Midwest, particularly in the key Rust Belt states that powered Trump’s victory in 2016 — Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin — where union voters have a...