The only way a person can be saved is to respond to the gospel of Jesus Christ with faith and repentance. Faith and repentance are gifts from God. Faith and repentance are commitments to Christianity. Faith and repentance are put on beautiful, meaningful display in the act of a baptism. Jesus paved the way.
How was your Christmas this year? Did you get any good gifts? Did you get any bad gifts? Maybe your gift was in between good and bad, and you’re not sure whether to keep it or return it. Well, that’s Christmas! And, that’s life...
Sola Gratia, Sola Fide, and Solus Christus: Salvation is by grace alone through faith alone in Christ alone. God sovereignly saves by granting faith and repentance through the preaching and acceptance of the gospel, converting people into true followers of Jesus Christ.
On the third Sunday of Advent we deal with one of the great themes and one of the great characters in the Bible, joy and John the Baptist. God brought John into the world, like certain angels, to give us “good tidings of great joy.” John’s job was to pave the way for the first arrival of Jesus Christ.
John the Baptist was a fighter, but he was a fighter for peace, the theme of this Advent Sunday. He used fighting words, but only for the purpose of putting people into the ring with God, so that they might find peace with God, through faith in the Messiah who has come to earth, and is coming again soon.
On this first Sunday of Advent we emphasize the hope we have in Jesus Christ, the hope that He has come to save us, and the hope He will come again to gather us and keep us together forever. Such advent hope should fill us with at least three things: certainty, mystery, and urgency.
The retreat in Caesarea Philippi was the most strategic meeting Jesus held with His disciples, until months later when they found themselves in an Upper Room in Jerusalem.
Rock Johnson, Superstar. If I were a Roman Catholic Priest, this is the title I would give to my homily on this text. It would grab attention and require an explanation.
Sometimes the most important words you hear in life are followed by a question mark. Questions cause thinking. Thinking yields answers. Answers can show the way, the truth, and the life.
Joseph is one of the most enigmatic yet important persons in Christian history. Unlike Jesus and Mary, there are no outstanding Old Testament prophecies about him.
