Jayson Casper in Bethlehem
On earth, Christians “are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light” (1 Peter 2:9). In heaven, we will be unified in our goal of prais...
作者: C Christians 摘要: As early as the 4th century, Christians began developing the idea that to be holy required that one be removed from society. The idea was that society corrupts and that only in an ascetic lifestyle could someone achieve a sinless life. This developed into the mon...
Good Fridaycommemorates Jesus' suffering and death on the cross; it is traditionally a day of sorrow, penance, and fasting. Holy Saturday, also called Easter Vigil, is the traditional end of Lent. Easter Sunday is the celebration of Jesus' Resurrection, according to the Gospels, on the third...
the only religion that should rule over these lands — or any lands, for that matter — is Islam. Christians and Jews could be onlydhimmis, second-class, tolerated subjects of an Islamic state where they are only allowed to stay alive on sufferance by paying a high “protection” tax, th...
However, Paul is highlighting that such behavior is inappropriate for Christians, who are called to live in unity and love. The presence of lawsuits among believers indicates a reliance on secular systems rather than resolving conflicts within the community of faith. means you have been completely ...
to sweeten taste of bitterness and to protect those who are yet to be called to Him. We need to be praying for the sins of those who know better, pray for those that hold judgmental thoughts against others, and for all of those who cannot control the temptation to demean others for the...
Andrew Murray said, “Why is it that we find Christians who are holy and harsh?” He goes on to say, “Because they know nothing of the Spirit of love. Only the Holy Spirit can produce his love.”As I thought about the person who had hurt me, I was reminded of a verse in 1 ...
The Church accepts as Christians only those faith communities that have valid baptisms. Faith communities that do not accept the Trinity are not considered to validly baptize, because their theology of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit is incompatible with the Church’s. As such, they cannot ...
Here are so many clear examples of living faith, courage, patience. Being persons like ourselves, and overcoming the most difficult temptations, they inspire us to carry out our path of life patiently and uncomplainingly. The Apostle James called upon Christians to imitate the p...