Whatever things were rightly said among all men, are the property of us Christians. For next to God, we worship and love the Word who is from the unbegotten and ineffable God, since also He became man for our sakes, that, becoming a partaker of our sufferings, He might also bring us healing. For all … Continue reading Justin Martyr: The Word became man for our sakes, that, becoming a partaker of our sufferings
Why Did Jesus Thrice Ask Peter “Do You Love Me?”
The previous post looked at Christ reconciliation of the wayward disciple. This post will take a closer look at Christ restoration of Peter. Simon’s open denial of Christ can hardly be misconstrued as a minor infraction. It is in the company of another disciple and before the eyes of Jesus that thrice Peter denies being … Continue reading Why Did Jesus Thrice Ask Peter “Do You Love Me?”
Francis Schaeffer: Our attitude toward all men should be that of equality because we are common creatures.
Our attitude toward all men should be that of equality because we are common creatures. We are of one blood and kind.
Peter Denies Christ and The Wayward Disciple Reconciled
Peter’s denial and return to Christ is among the most gripping and grace-saturated happenings in all of Scripture. In them we find Cephas, one of the prominent followers of Jesus, experiencing the shame of failure but discovering the betrayed Son of God risen from the dead calling out for the wayward son to come back.
Frederick Douglas: I love the Christianity of Christ: I therefore hate the corrupt, slaveholding, women-whipping, cradle-plundering, partial and hypocritical Christianity of this land.
What I have said respecting and against religion, I mean strictly to apply to the slaveholding religion of this land, and with no possible reference to Christianity proper; for, between the Christianity of this land, and the Christianity of Christ, I recognize the widest, possible difference—so wide, that to receive the one as good, pure, … Continue reading Frederick Douglas: I love the Christianity of Christ: I therefore hate the corrupt, slaveholding, women-whipping, cradle-plundering, partial and hypocritical Christianity of this land.
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