Two of the fundamental truths about the Old Testament are these: it contains God’s laws, and it clearly defines the punishments for breaking those laws. The Lord is a God of justice, and therefore there must be penalties for breaking His laws, and those penalties MUST be carried out, or there is no justice. This [...]
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The price has been paid
Posted in Forgiveness & Grace, Relationship With Jesus, tagged Bible, Christ, Christian, Christianity, Church, Condemnation, Current Affairs, Current Events, Faith, Fred Phelps, God, Hypocrisy, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Life, Love, Religion, Theology, Thoughts, Truth, Westboro Baptist Church on November 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
ALL Sins are Forgiven!
Posted in Forgiveness & Grace, tagged Bible, Catholic, Christ, Christianity, Forgiveness, God, Guilt, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Religion, Theology, Truth on June 11, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Mary, being raised Catholic, was taught that there are different levels of sinning, and that some sins are not forgiven. Mary attended a small Bible study group I was part of, and she once made a statement that sounded like a mixture of assertion and question. It went something like this, “God doesn’t forgive all [...]
Are You Good Enough for Communion?
Posted in Forgiveness & Grace, Hypocrisy, tagged Christ, Christianity, Forgiveness, God, Hypocrisy, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Religion, Theology, Truth on May 6, 2008 | 3 Comments »
“New York Cardinal Edward Egan says Rudy Giuliani should not have received Holy Communion during the pope’s visit because he supports abortion rights.” So said the three paragraph blurb in the national section of my local newspaper. Apparently the cardinal and Giuliani had “an understanding”, that Giuliani was no longer to receive communion because of [...]
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Excommunication – getting kicked out of the country club
Posted in Christian Traditions, Forgiveness & Grace, tagged Bible, Catholic Church, Christ, Christian, Christianity, Church, Commentary, Current Events, Forgiveness, God, Hypocrisy, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Opinion, Religion, Theology, Thoughts, Truth on July 25, 2008 | 6 Comments »
“The Vatican insisted that it is properly following Christian tradition by excluding females from the priesthood as it issued a new warning that women taking part in ordinations will be excommunicated.” I’ve quoted this statement before, from an article that appeared in my local newspaper (see “Ban on Women Priests“). Today I want to look [...]
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