In contrast, Solomon’s descendant (through his earthly father, Joseph) Jesus loves his one spouse, the Church, with perfect fidelity, even giving his life for her (Eph. 5:25). We who are his bride are called to love him with equal fidelity and with obedience, making possible an intimat...
He was the "firstborn" of an enormous tribe, the zygote of a much greater being (Colossians 1:15-18, Hebrews 12:23, Revelation 1:5). Presently, Jesus is incarnate in his people (like the soul of a multicellular organism), and his Body consists of many bodies (like cells all based ...
There are so many things we fear in this broken world, and yet we do not need to fear if we have the Lord Jesus as our savior. Our sacrifices in this life are nothing compared to the sacrifices He has made for us. No matter what we do on this earth for the good of others is n...
Jesus the Savior Jesus, the eternal Word and Son of God, took on our mortal nature and offered his life as an atoning sacrifice for our sins to reconcile us with God. His death on the cross was the Paschal sacrifice* that fulfilled all the sacrifices of the Old Covenant. He took on ...
and as is the heavenly man, so also are those who are of heaven. And just as we have borne the image of the earthly man, so shall we bear the image of the heavenly man” (1 Corinthians 15:47-49). Adam was the figurehead of broken humanity; Jesus is now the Head of the redeemed...
Some participants in the past opened cuts in the penitents’ backs using broken glass to ensure the ritual was sufficiently bloody. Ruben Enaje grimaces from being nailed to the cross during the reenactment of Jesus Christ’s sufferings as part of Good Friday rituals in the San...
In short, this is why we do Lent. Meditating on our brokenness and mortality, rather than leading us to despair, brings us to hope—for it is just in this brokenness and mortality and corruption that we see the glory and the wonder of Christ’s salvation. It is through entering with ...
I watched part of Alien just last week and had to turn it off...the real demon lurking outside all our doors was howling too loud...so I just got on the computer instead. I am surprised the parallels have not come up before...the quarantine has been broken in all our cities and ...
In the meantime, there will be a lot of us pointing out that Jesus of Nazareth never said we should judge or hate others, ignore or insult or disfranchise them; take away their voices or their votes; or that any person or group of people was better — or more loved by God — than ...
Jesus Christ was willing to give His life so humanity can ultimately be freed from the trap of sin, death and so much suffering that Satan has laid for us throughout time. As a result, our Heavenly Father deeply empathizes with human parents who lose their children, whether they are small...