Recent content by Christopher0121

C'mon... we have the "Assumption of Mary" and the "Dormition of Mary". Two very different traditions that stand contradictory to one another with no reference in Scripture to the event. It's legend, human tradition, human invention. A tradition of man being taught as a dogma. At least...

I think it was obvious that the bread and wine being the body and the blood was meant to be understood as being symbolic... because when Jesus said this He was standing alive right in front of them, body not yet broken and blood not yet shed. Since Jesus spoke in the present tense, they clearly...

Well, first the story isn't in the Scriptures. Second, it rings of legend, not sacred writ embodying a moral message or teaching.

I stop and consider the alternative. Sola Scriptura is the quest to believe in and affirm all that is affirmed by Scripture. Yes, various manners of interpretation and administration will come of that. However, the alternative is allowing the traditions of men to creep in and choke the word...

I thought this post was interesting and I wanted to just share something in response. As a Reformed Baptist, our confession addresses the death of the unborn, infants, or those who on account of profound disability cannot receive the outward preaching of the Gospel. It reads... The 1689...

Personally, I'm at peace with testing all things through the lens of Scripture and simply allowing God to be God.

To me MAGA means a return to traditional American faith and values, a love for and embrace of the U.S. Constitution, pride in the American Flag, and a continued striving for all men to be regarded as equal under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. A return to our American...

If they do change the Anthem, I think we should select, America the Beautiful.

Questions like this make me love our Constitution even more.

I'm from Ohio and support Turner. It might be that he feels this is so important, he wants public pressure to release the information heavy as he goes into the meeting. I think it is an excellent strategy to flex pressure, especially if Turner believes his request will be dismissed. It's...

I'm learning that it is because I was chosen before the foundation of the world. However, my story is a long one. I'll shorten it. In my earliest memories my mom identified as being Southern Baptist. She had just gone through a divorce and wasn't attending church at the time. A neighbor...

We'd have to define "fornication". Typically, it is better translated "sexual immorality". Then we have to determine what constitutes "sexual immorality". Not all "sexual immorality" involves another. And some forms of "sexual immorality", according to older Christian traditions, can be...

I believe the Woman is clearly St. Mary. However, she also serves as the perfect symbol for God's covenant people. St. Mary is therefore a most ancient symbol representing the Holy Church, seeing we are "her offspring". Revelation 12:1-6 (New Catholic Bible) 1 A great sign appeared in heaven...

Hail Mary, Full of Grace, The Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners now, and at the hour of our death. Amen

I've found this Marian Devotion very powerful. Also, I've since learned that this is the origin of the ol', "Say three Hail Mary's", as a penance...