“The spiritual formation movement?”……The spiritual formation movement is very popular today. It is, however, in many ways a move away from the truth of God’s Word to a mystical form of Christianity, and it has infiltrated, to some degree, nearly all evangelical denominations. This idea of spiritual formation is based on the premise that if […]
” Jesus is the Lamb of God?”……Jesus is called the Lamb of God John 1:29 The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look! The Lamb of God whotakes away the sin of the world! John 1:36 As Jesus walked by, John looked at him and declared, “Look! There is the Lamb […]
What is the Gospel What’s the best piece of news you ever received? Maybe it was the day the love of your life said “yes” when you asked, on your knees, if she would marry you. Maybe it was the news that you’d just landed your dream job, the one you’d been aiming at for […]
“What is the Olivet Discourse?”……The Olivet Discourse is the name given to the orderly and extended teaching given by Christ on the Mount of Olives. This discourse is recorded in Matthew 24:1 – 25:46. Parallel passages are found in Mark 13:1-37 and Luke 21:5-36.……Though the discourse itself begins at Matthew 24:3, Mark 13:3 and Luke […]
“What is original sin?”……The term “original sin” deals with Adam’s sin of disobedience in eating from the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil and its effects upon the rest of the human race. Original sin can be defined as “that sin and its guilt that we all possess in God’s eyes as a direct […]
“What is the origin of sin?”……The age-old question of where and how sin began has been explored and debated by some of the greatest minds of history, yet no one can give a completely definitive or satisfying answer. Some, quoting Isaiah 45:7, seek to make God the author of sin: “I form the light, and […]
“What is Opus Dei?”……Answer: According to the official Opus Dei website – http://www.opusdei.org, Opus Dei is “a personal Prelature of the Catholic Church that helps ordinary lay people seek holiness in and through their everyday activities, especially through work.” Opus Dei was founded in 1926 by Fr. JosemaríaEscrivá (canonized as St. JosemaríaEscrivá October, 2002). In […]