A symbol of sustenance, a sign of the covenant, and metaphor for the sources of our sustaining existence — God and our ...

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The author of this story is unknown and it has been told by many people throughout the years. The gentleman to whom I’m going ...

Moreover, I was an avid reader of books by missionaries and how they related time and ... with us and then fix them with long term accommodation the next day. Salvation stories are entwined to 1 John ...

In the Bible, St. Paul uses the phrases: "the hope of salvation" [1 Thess 5:8] or "hope of eternal life" [Titus 1:2; 3:7]. If we were assured of heaven, then there would be no need for hope.

Paul wrote to Timothy, "Jesus gave Himself as a ransom for all men" (1 Timothy 2:6). What a beautiful description of ...

Yet Jesus’ Great Commission (Matthew 28:19-20) directly ties our faith to making disciples of all nations. Salvation is not just about securing eternal life for ourselves but about participating in ...

for participating in Sunday Mass, then our salvation is in jeopardy, through the committing of a potentially mortal sin. What silly things to put in place of the goal of life, eternal glory in the ...

ED.D. The author of this story is unknown ... and realized for the first time how the Son of God is the hope of eternal salvation. Jesus had to somehow prove His love and dying on the cross ...