Every year, Habitat names one of its builds after Pope Francis and holds it during Lent, 40 days in which Catholic Christians reflect on the fact that Jesus Christ suffered and died for us in order to open the gates of heaven. In His Name, they also do good deeds and make atonement fo...
If we believe this and turn away from sin, Jesus will give us the Holy Spirit. Jesus was baptized and told his followers to baptize in the name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit, however the man next to him on the cross did not get baptized but Jesus told him he would be ...
Jesus was sealed by the Holy Spirit. “And Jesus, when He was baptized, went up straightway out of the water: and, lo, the heavens were opened unto Him, and He saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon Him: And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my ...
Jesus was sealed by the Holy Spirit. “And Jesus, when He was baptized, went up straightway out of the water: and, lo, the heavens were opened unto Him, and He saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon Him: And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my ...
year to come that we may live into God’s call to share that light in the midst of the world’s darkness. It’s what I mean when I challenge you (and myself) to take care of each other. It’s what a good man does to make the world a little better. It’s why, after Jesus...
EMPIRE BAPTIZED: HOW THE CHURCH EMBRACED WHAT JESUS REJECTED, 2nd‐5th CENTURIES.WesHoward‐Brook.Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2016. 320 pages.doi:10.1111/dial.12382Jonathan SchwiebertLenoir‐Rhyne UniversityJohn Wiley & Sons, LtdDialog
I have worked in Crisis Pregnancy Centers, Post-abortion recovery bible studies and see deliver woman from death into life in Christ Jesus. I have recently been told my baby and all the babies of the woman that repent have gone to hell. That only the elects children go to heaven. When ...
where two blind men asked Jesus to heal them. Jesus asked if they believed He could do it, and they responded, “Yes, Lord.” He then said, “According to your faith let it be to you,” and their sight was restored. Their faith was their assurance and trust in Jesus, even be...
The baptism of Jesus by John the Baptist at Al-Maghtas, Jordan, is significant in that many historians agree that it was a historical event, independent of Christian scriptures.Answer and Explanation: Baptism likely has its roots in the Jewish ritual of tvilah, an immersion-based practice ...
Peter went on to explain that Jesus had been raised and had poured out the Spirit in fulfillment of God’s promise through Joel (2:32-33). When the crowd asked what they should do, Peter urged them to turn their lives around and be baptized in the name of Jesus. Then they would be...