GOT HOPE? Christianity Delivers
Today we will discuss modern day heresies by explaining ways the ancient church fathers combatted the same heresies. To combat gnostic and heretical views in the early church, church fathers such as Saint Irenaeus, Saint Jerome, and Origen wrote books entitled “Against Heresies,” “Against Helvidius,” “Against the Pelagians,” and “Against Celsus.” Numerous church councils further …
What are Judeo-Christian values and have they crumbled in the West? Judeo-Christian values come from the Jewish and Christian scriptures. Genesis 1:27 says, “So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them.” Genesis affirms God’s ownership of creation and the way we’re …
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Elon Musk and Jordan Peterson recently sat down for a conversation about events in our world and the way they want to shape them. Both share much in common as they once would have considered themselves on the more liberal side of the political aisle, yet now have emerged as combatants of what they would …
There are multiple English translations of the Bible that seem to indicate that 603,550 male Hebrews 20 and over fled Egypt to escape slavery and the Pharaoh. For example, in Exodus 38: 25-26 it states the following: "And the silver from those of the congregation who were numbered was a hundred talents and a thousand …
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Judas was one of the original twelve apostles of Jesus, always listed at the end and forever remembered as the traitor. We don’t know very much of how or when Jesus chose Judas to be in His inner circle, but we do know how it all ended. Judas expressed remorse, threw the thirty pieces of …
No one wants to think of himself as a useful idiot or a puppet, whose life is directed by someone else, particularly if that someone else has an evil spirit. But sadly, we’re living in a world in which many of our political leaders and followers are useful idiots and puppets. Some have attempted to …
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We have two sons and our oldest moved out recently to begin his freshmen year at a university. My husband and I really miss him and each time he calls, our eyes and ears light up. We love hearing from him and can't wait to see him again as we love him so very much. …
After the angel Gabriel revealed that she would soon be pregnant with Jesus, Mary praised God with her beautiful Magnificat: “And Mary said, ‘My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior, for he has looked on the humble estate of his servant. For behold, from now on all generations will …
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In Ephesians 6:12, St. Paul issued a warning: “For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places.” As Christians, we know we’re in the midst of a spiritual battle between …
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Can we estimate the date of Jesus’ crucifixion? Yes, we can. The ancients have left us with multiple historical, geological, and astronomical reasons to support April 3 of 33. Let’s begin with Jewish expectations. 10. In the 6th century B.C., the prophet Daniel predicted the fates of four kingdoms while he was exiled by the …
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