Christian, until otherwise Proven; Or Faith: Not a Psychologically or Consciously Discernible Fact
But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God, who were born, not of blood nor of the…
The Development of the Doctrine of the Eucharist from Justin Martyr and Irenaeus’s “Spiritual Sacrifices”
For as often as you eat this bread and drink the cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until he comes. 1 Corinthians 11:26 WHEREFORE, O Lord and heavenly father, according…
More Dialogues with a Muslim; On Salvation, Forgiveness, Eternal Life and Good Works
Here is a continuation of our conversation, this one is more to do with salvation and good works. Muslim Friend: hi Machina, i’ve read the verses, so from those verses…
Does Gender Difference Make a Difference? On Romantic Desires and Sexual Desires
Marriage was ordained by God, instituted in paradise, was the relief of a natural necessity and the first blessing from the Lord; He gave to man not a friend, but…
Eucharist as Prayer Offering; Sunday Reflections
He who did not spare his own Son but gave him up for us all, will he not also give us all things with him? Romans 8:32 The Direction of…
On the Ascension of Christ and His Presence in the Eucharist; Or What in Heaven is Jesus Doing?
I came forth from the Father, and am come into the world: again, I leave the world, and go to the Father. John 16:28 Since yesterday is Ascension Day, I…
“Do this in Remembrance of Me”; What sort of Concept is Remembrance in the Bible? The Bible on the Eucharistic Memorial
When God Forgets Fyodor Dostoevsky’s The Brothers Karamazov has a scene where Ivan Karamazov describes a poem entitled, “The Journey of the Mother of God Through the Torments” to his younger…
A Romanticised Conception of Marriage and Sex; A Defence of the Marriage Rite
Despite of what I had written before, I do believe in the rite of marriage and I do believe it is a Christian thing, though my reasoning may not exactly…