1 John 5:17 (RSV) explicitly differentiates a mortal sin from a less serious one: “All wrongdoing is sin, but there is sin which is not mortal” (KJV: “not unto death”). Denying this would be ...

Often in conversation regarding suffering and injustice in this world, questions arise as to why there is so much violence in the Bible or questions about why God annihilated certain peoples through ...

One of the most difficult concepts in the Bible to grasp is the reality of sin. The Bible defines sin as “falling short of God’s glory.” (Romans 3:23) We are all guilty. Why does God hate sin so much?

Before there was shame or guilt or blame, there was sin. As the Bible tells it, Adam and Eve first disobeyed their creator, finding his command not to eat the fruit of a particular tree in Eden an ...

According to a lot of people, it’s not. But we must distinguish between words or phrases appearing in the Bible, and concepts or notions present in Holy Scripture. It’s true that the exact phrase is ...

When someone dies, the feelings of loss and grief are unbearable. There are five stages of grief everyone experiences and each one takes time. The first stage of grief from the loss of someone in ...