By Luther W. Martin Over seventy years ago, a Roman Catholic publication, The Homiletic Monthly and Catechist, A Magazine for the Catholic Clergy, for September, 1910, asserted: There is no holier nor more exalted sacrifice than the adorable sacrifice of the Mass, in which Jesus Christ, under the appearance of bread and wine, offers Himself up …
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The Way Of The Transgressor Is Hard
By Jimmy Tuten This series on human suffering is designed to give more insight into the drama of pain that will hopefully help in our understanding of suffering. We need to know that we can bear up under suffering, that in time of stress God does care for us and that ultimate victory in suffering is …
Salvation By Grace Through Faith
By Phillip A. Owens Two of the most common beliefs of many are that eternal salvation of our souls is predicated on either “faith only” or “grace only.” Some say we are saved by “faith alone,” excluding anything we might do. Others say there is nothing we can do (including belief or having faith), but that …
Thinkin’ Out Loud: “. . . Thou Hast Left Thy First Love”
By Lewis Willis When you stop to think about it, these words engender fear, if not abject terror! Can you imagine standing at the judgment and hearing a sentence of condemnation because we have left our first love? No, thanks! If such a charge can be waged against me, I prefer to hear it now. “Balance” …
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