By Hoyt H. Houchen Much has been written on the person of Christ, but surprisingly, little has been expounded on the person of God the Father. This may be due in part to the fact that theologians are generally agreed upon the person of God the Father. More controversy exists with regard to the person of …
Yearly Archives: 2012
Judging the Seriousness of Sin Catholicism and Situation Ethics (Part 1)
By Jim Venturino The Maryknoll Catholic Dictionary defines “Secular Humanism” as, “A type of humanitarianism which is devoted to the cause of humanity as a substitute for religion.” However, an examination of Catholic teaching regarding the seriousness of sin reveals that the Catholic Church and secular humanism are actually united. Both are devoting themselves to situation …
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Public Confession of Public Sin
By Don Martin When most gospel preachers extend the invitation at the end of a sermon, they tell the alien sinner to believe, repent, confess Christ’s deity, and be baptized for the remission of sin (Acts 16:31; 17:30; Rom. 10:10; Acts 2:38). They also extend the invitation to erring Christians who have publicly sinned to come …
I Remember Pita Warner
By Kathleen Rogol On November 29, 1984, sister Rita Warner, a member of the Piscataway, NJ church, quite suddenly and unexpectedly, passed from this life. The shock of the news was even greater to me because I had talked to her on the phone the night before. Why write this tribute in her memory? Certainly out …