Did Jesus believe in God? The answer might surprise you. Here’s the Biblical case *against* Jesus Christ having faith.
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The Incomprehensible Love of the Holy Trinity
This Sunday is Trinity Sunday. Do you know what’s a good analogy for the Trinity? Nothing. God is so far beyond our ability to comprehend Him, much less to express His inner nature in human speech, that all of our attempts to do so fall miserably short. Worse, it’s easy to fall into heresy and idolatry. But these are no excuses for ignoring the life-changing reality of the Holy Trinity.
Did Jesus Have a Human Soul?
As Christians, we readily acknowledge that Jesus, in addition to being Divine, also had (and has) a true human body. But does Jesus also have a human soul? This is one of the earliest questions that the early Church had to resolve, and the answer is crucial for how we understand Christ Jesus.
Why Does Jesus Tell Mary Magdalene Not to Touch Him?
On Easter Sunday, why does Jesus say to Mary Magdalene, “Do not hold me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father”? And why does He then invite St. Thomas to touch His hands and side?
The Humiliation of Christ
As far as I know, Christianity is unique in this: we believe in a God who willingly, and regularly, humiliates Himself. Consider the worst blasphemies imaginable, and then consider how far beyond those that Jesus is willing to go.
Easter Sunday Soul Booster
Because Jesus Christ is risen today, we know that we too, shall rise from the dead. If we are to be saved, we cannot be united with God only in our souls, but in our bodies as well. Upon this point – the radical truth of Easter Sunday – rests a whole world of Catholic moral theology.
Good Friday Soul Booster
“I opened the sea before you, but you opened my side with a spear.” Today is Good Friday, the worst and best day in history. How does one enter into the incomprehensible mystery that man killed God? These aids might be a start.
St. Peter, the Rock… and the Stumbling Block
Partly, this is a post about St. Peter, and why he’s the “Rock” in Matthew 16. Partly, it’s a post about the connection between the Cross and Jesus’ Messiahship. Mostly, though, it’s a post about Jesus Christ, and the continual need to grow in our understanding of Him.
Why was Jesus Born of a Virgin? (Four Wrong Answers, and the Right One)
As Christmas day approaches, we’re also confronted with a part of the faith that has caused great difficulty for Catholic and Protestant believers alike: the Virgin Birth. About a quarter of Americans deny the Virgin Birth (along with about a quarter of Anglican clergy in England). What should we say to these doubters? Why should we believe in the Virgin Birth, and why does it matter? Why was Jesus born of a Virgin? And why did the early Christians think this doctrine so important that they included it in both the Apostle’s Creed and Nicene Creed as a core part of what it is to hold the Christian faith?
Hellfire & Jack Daniel’s: Gaudete Sunday
“Rejoice in the Lord always. I shall say it again: rejoice!” (Phil. 4:4)
Let’s talk about hell.
But first, let’s talk about Jack Daniel, the famous whiskey distiller.