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Seems like some people do not think that what the Lord, Jesus Christ, says in Matthew 25:31-46 is the last judgement for everybody. But when the passage is read with some care it cannot be about anything else. At least that is what I think. Matthew 25:1-46 1 Then the kingdom of heaven will be...

Be holy 1 Peter 1:13 So, then, let your spirit be ready. Be alert, with confident trust, in the grace you will receive, when Jesus Christ appears. 14 Like obedient children, do not return to your former life, given over to ignorance and passions. 15 Imitate the one who called you. As he is holy...

Last Sunday the liturgy of the Word was about the Sixth Chapter of the Gospel of John which concludes with the discourse on the Bread of Life. The great enthusiasm of the previous day of the multiplication of the loaves and fish had dissipated, for Jesus said that he was the Bread which...

1Corinthians 15:20 But no, Christ has been raised from the dead, and he comes before all those who have fallen asleep. 21 A human being brought death; a human being also brings resurrection of the dead. 22 For, as in Adam all die, so, in Christ, all will be made alive. 23 However, each one in...

Going from house to house to evangelise in your neighbourhood with friends from your church (for safety's sake and according to the example of the disciples that Jesus sent) seems like a Christian way to do evangelism. Jesus sent out disciples out two by two to all the towns and cities in Judah...

Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied. (Matthew 5:6)] If blessed means happy or something similar then why are so many Christians miserable at the prospect of living a righteous life, as if living in righteousness was just to darned hard to do...

Saint Paul wrote some convoluted prose and expresses some ideas in language that people have a hard time figuring out. It is almost as if he has ideas welling up in his mind and flowing out onto the page at a rate that his words cannot match. Saint Peter warned that some of what Paul wrote is...

While having lunch in a local bakery "pie shop" I struck up a conversation with two elderly ladies sitting at the table next to mine. They'd been chatting about women wearing Burkas. Now, it is worth noticing that very few women wear a Burka in Australia, I've seen only one in all the years I...

In the thread Salvation some questions were raised about "grace" One is about uncreated and created grace. Other questions were also raised. So, here is a new thread to discuss those specific issues. They do relate to Salvation but they also are a subject in themselves.

I am curious to know which non-trinitarian or non-nicean religion derived from one branch or another of Christianity most interests you and with which you have most contact? I think the one I have most contact with is Jehovah's witnesses. I've had an elder from a local Kingdom Hall call around...

Salvation is not so easy to define. Some think of it as a kind of transaction where the sinner exercises faith in Jesus Christ and God forgives their sins and saves them. A done deal, all finished at the cross. Some think of salvation is a quest of sorts where the sinner repents and believes the...

Worldly politicians and their political parties try to recruit Christian voters by formulating policies and slogans that are directed at areas of interest to Christians like anti-abortion laws and the appointment of judges who are reputed to hold pro-life values. Churchmen and churchwomen...

There really are Protestants who say "The Bible is God". I used to think that such claims were coming from Catholics and other people who had an exaggerated idea about what Protestants say about the bible and how they venerate it but evidently I was wrong. On the other forum, the one which many...

Who we think wrote this and that passage in the holy scriptures is based mainly on what the scriptures say themselves because external evidence about who wrote what is largely nonexistent for most of the bible. Is it possible that the whole thing is a fraud and that the books and parts of books...

Jesus spoke about fulfilling the Law. There is a careful use of phrases in this passage so be careful to notice as you read. It can be revealing to notice how the author of Matthew chooses his words and the way he tells his story. Matthew 5:17 Do not think that I have come to annul the law and...

Catholics count 46 books as canonical Old Testament scripture and 27 as canonical New Testament scripture. Others have differing views. Here is some information about the canon of the Old Testament The canon of the Old Testament in the Church of the first three centuries The sub-Apostolic...

It seems obvious why the Father is called father and why the Son is called son but why is the Spirit of God called the Holy Spirit? Surely the Father is holy and the Son is holy yet The Father is not often called the Holy Father nor is the Son often called the Holy Son. It may be significant...

Psalms 91 mentioned a phrase used by Jesus "the kingdom of God is upon you". It appears to be part of a discussion that revolves upon the degrees of sin and the existence of unforgiveable sin. Matthew 12:22 Then some people brought to him a possessed man, who was blind and mute. Jesus healed...

This thread is connected to what is being discussed in another thread called "You are the salt of the Earth". Jesus spoke of himself as the light of the world - a light that gives light to all men. Christ is the Light of nations. Because this is so, the Holy Spirit stirs up Christians to...

In the sermon on the mount Jesus said to the disciples "You are the salt of the earth; but if salt has lost its taste, how shall its saltiness be restored? It is no longer good for anything except to be thrown out and trodden under foot by men. " I sometimes wonder how salt can lose its...