The crucifixion of Jesus is the ultimate demonstration of both God’s love and His justice. In his letter to the church in Rome, Paul wrote “for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,” (Romans 3:23) He went on to explain that “God presented Christ as a sacrifice of atonement, through the shedding […]
The phrase “He was conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary” is a cornerstone of Christian belief, encapsulated in the Apostles’ Creed. However, before this creed was widely accepted, the concept of the virgin birth was a subject of significant controversy and debate within early Christian communities. In […]
The Apostles Creed was written 1800 years ago when the early church was wracked with controversy over the nature of Jesus. Was he fully man? Was he the son of God? Was he the awaited messiah? Did he truly die and come back from the dead? Is he the Lord his followers proclaimed? That may […]
If Jesus is not the son of God and just a man, his death could not have served as a substitute for the death that all men deserve for their sin. This is a foundational belief of Christianity and is based on Jesus’s declaration that God is his Father. It is also affirmed in other […]
