We believe that those in this world who truly believe in Christ --the Church Militant-- conform His Mystical Body. "For just as the body is one and has many members, and all the members of the body, though many, are one body, so it is with Christ. For by one Spirit we were all baptized into one body—Jews or Greeks, slaves or free—and all were made to drink of one Spirit." (1 Corinthians 12:12-13 RSVCE) Those who study the Holy Gospel in depth often see that the life of Christ is a model of … [Read more...]
A Prophetic Model For Our Days
"You shall walk after the Lord your God and fear him, and keep His commandments and obey His voice, and you shall serve Him and cleave to Him." Deuteronomy 13:4 (RSVCE) "Moreover I saw under the sun that in the place of justice, even there was wickedness, and in the place of righteousness, even there was wickedness. I said in my heart, God will judge the righteous and the wicked, for He has appointed a time for every matter, and for every work." Ecclesiastes 3:16-17 (RSVCE) ______ I had … [Read more...]
Masters of Deception
Jesus and his disciples are about to share the Passover meal. Among them is Judas, who has already promised the religious leaders that he will deliver Jesus to them in exchange for 30 cycles of silver. “After he had said this, Jesus was troubled in spirit and testified, ‘Very truly I tell you, one of you is going to betray me.’ His disciples stared at one another, at a loss to know which of them he meant. One of them, the disciple whom Jesus loved, was reclining next to him. Simon Peter … [Read more...]