Rebellion
“That first human sin was about turning away from God. He had explicitly told Adam and Eve not to eat of that tree, and yet they did it...
Marriage
“God creates mankind as male and female, instructing them to “be fruitful and multiply” (Gn 1:28). Christ expands on this basic truth of...
Persistence in Prayer
“We all struggle to persist in prayer…Mercifully, Christ aids us in our labors at prayer. Our King and God presents us with three types...
Blasphemy
“Jesus presents a serious logical dilemma for his adversaries – if my miracles are a sign of God’s presence, then why do you not believe?...
Repentance (Thoughts, Feelings, and Actions)
“Repentance is to do the works of God rather than the works of the devil. Sin is much more a state of being, a demonic force, than it is...
Sin and Struggle
“It is easy to fall into the devil’s trap of spiritual stagnation. In this lethargy of the spirit, we do not see beneath the surface of...
Learning versus Knowing
“The human capacity for reason is to be distinguished from the application of deductive reasoning as a theological method. Human...
Visible/Invisible
“Though our secular society believes in the unseen forces of “dark matter,” “black holes,” and the “solar wind,” it denies the invisible...
Unbelief and Disbelief
“Unbelief toward the Lord produces many vices—especially irrational choices, for unbelief is contrary to a rational mind…Unbelief is of...
Hiddenness
“Christ was hidden in the Scriptures, which could not be understood until the time when the things that they had spoken of had come to...