The cross of Christ. 1, Why did Christ die? Romans 3:9-20Searle, David
His responses to the question, “Why did you come to this world?”, as in the above sited scriptures are so simple and down-to-earth that one wonders why we still miss it. One doesn’t need a university degree or any special education to understand those respons...
Why did Mr. Lee want to buy a gift for his wife? A. Because Christmas was coming. B. Because the New Year's Eve was coming. C. Because the Spring Festival was coming. D. Because his wife's birthday was coming.( ) 5. What did the shop assistant recommend to Mr. Lee as ...
where Christ is sitting at the right hand of God, a minister of the holies and of the true tabernacle; we sing a hymn to the Lord’s glory with all the warriors of the heavenly army.
6 For why did Christ, when as yet we were weak, according to the time, die for the ungodly? 7 For scarce for a just man will one die: yet perhaps for a good man some one would dare to die. 8 But God commendeth his charity towards us: because when as yet we were sinners accor...
Of course, we should pray directly to Christ with every pressing need we have (see John 14:13–14). That’s something the Catholic Church strongly encourages. In fact, the prayers of the Mass, the central act of Catholic worship, are directed to God and Jesus, not the saints. But this...
You don’t need 18 snow globes. Maybe you can get away with four, three, less. You don’t need every piece of artwork your kids did for you. Maybe you could pick up the key one of each age or something like that. Again, no one’s saying live like a pauper. The Hindu monks sp...
God chose us, we did not choose him. In Calvin’s mind, God had predestined those who will be saved and those who will be damned. The lynchpin for this view was contained in Romans: “For those whom he foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his...
Christ was either the Son of God or a madman. Lewis writes: “You can shut him up for a fool, you can spit at him and kill him as a demon or you can fall at his feet and call him Lord and God, but let us not come with any patronizing nonsense about his being a great human...
"This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins." This verse does show that God sent his Son Jesus for us because he loved us, but the last part of the verse reveals the reason Christ died on the cross, for our...