When God first made animals, He placed them in the Garden of Eden under the watchful care of Adam and Eve (Genesis 1:26, 28). As such, they weren’t food, but creations to be ruled over – which means … [Read more...]
The Early Church. A Survey of the Patristic Context.
The Full Deposit of Faith Our Christian faith, regardless of denominational affiliations, is essentially an ancient religion seeking to express itself in the modern world. In the vast religious and … [Read more...]
What Does it Mean to Put God First? My Personal Story
All my twenty-three years of living, I’ve always claimed it, I’ve always heard people say it, and I’ve always believed it, but I never knew what it truly meant to put God first until now. I’m sure … [Read more...]
What is the Holy Bible all about? Who wrote the Bible?
Are you looking for answers to the following questions: What is the Bible? Who wrote the Bible? and How to read the Bible? This article gives you some answers to all three questions. We have also … [Read more...]
Loving God when life is painful and hard – Tips
When life goes our way, it’s always so much easier to be in a better place in our faith. But what about when things start to get difficult, and we are stuck, afraid, or beaten down? Loving God when … [Read more...]
God’s love and Plan for Loving You.
Do you love someone so much that it hurts? That you would do anything that could take away his or her suffering? That’s God’s love and how God felt about Jesus, and how He has felt about humanity … [Read more...]
15 awesome attributes of God you should know.
The awesome attributes of God. As we read God’s word, we begin to see the different characteristics or attributes of God. In the Old Testament we see a God of judgement, wrath, and even in some cases, … [Read more...]
Hebrews 4:12-16 – Hebrews 5:1-10 commentary. Jesus Christ as the excelling high priest.
To summarize: In the foregoing chapters the author has set out how Jesus Christ exceedingly excels the prophets of the Old Testament, the angels, mankind in general and, in particular, Moses, the … [Read more...]
Spiritual Gifts. How to know and embrace yours.
Understanding Spiritual Gifts. We all have something we are good at, right? To be truthful, it’s not always that easy to figure out right away what we are good at. There are so many different things … [Read more...]
The family tree of Jesus according to St. Matthew.
The Theology of the family tree of Jesus According to St. Matthew. "And Jacob begat Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ" (Matthew 1:16) At first glance, you … [Read more...]