The Earth Is Renewed (Scarlet Threads – Part Thirty-Six)
It is a new world that is dawning in the 16th and 17th century. Independence. Liberty. Shackles off. Rome too expands, to the Western World across the ocean. The stage is being set for even more conflict.
Enter the Jesuits (Scarlet Threads – Part Thirty-Seven)The term Jesuits conjures up whatever your experience with them has been. For many Protestants in the beginning days of Loyola’s followers, that experience was tragic.
The Parable the Barren Fig Tree Made Simple – Luke 13:6-9In Luke 13:6-9 Jesus speaks about a gardener who wants to cut down a barren fig tree and we look at the applications of this parable on us today and the message of Grace. This is found in Luke 13:6 It says he also spoke this parable. A certain man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard; and he came seeking fruit on it, and found none.
The Church As Persecutor (Scarlet Threads – Part Thirty)This tale is hard to tell. Could the Church of Jesus Christ bring itself to torture fellow humans because of their religious beliefs? Or has the church been transformed into something else in the Darkest of Ages?
The Parable of the Wise and Faithful Servant Made Simple – Matthew 24:45-51What makes the wise servant wise and the faithful servant faithful and what makes the evil servant evil? All this is answered in this parable of the wise and faithful servant.
Come Out of Her (Scarlet Threads – Part Thirty-Two)The Spirit of God is not finished with His worldwide program. Within the ranks of all the denominations of Christendom, and that includes the Roman one, are those who hear the voice of God.
The Decline of the Papacy (Scarlet Threads – Part Thirty-One)Evil cannot last forever. No regime is eternal except Heaven’s. The reign begins to fall in about 1300 A.D.
This Far But No Further (Scarlet Threads – Part Twenty-Nine)In the eyes of men things are going pretty well. But those who know their God are becoming leery of the organization growing in Rome. How can the church persecute the religion of Jesus? Why so much bloodshed and so little spiritual fruit?
Did the God Create the Universe?The God is a perfect artisan. Wisdom of God is incomprehensible. Humans have no right to define the God in the context of the universe or to debate whether the God created the universe or not.
Imagining HeavenPaul continues to contrast the differences and the similarities between the natural body and the spiritual body (1 Corinthians 15:44) because this contrast is the main point of this letter to the Corinthians. He has been talking about nothing else from the very beginning of this letter (1 Corinthians 2:12-14). In verse 45 Paul contrasts several elements of the spiritual body with the natural body, all of which are very important.
Baptism Bonnet Selection IdeasBaptism bonnets complete the ensemble for the baptism ceremony. This article will help you decide upon the perfect one.
Unique Communion CenterpiecesDecorating for a First Holy Communion can be lots of fun. Centerpieces can be simple or ornate, depending upon the feel of your celebration. This article will give you some unique ideas for of Communion centerpieces…
