Results for: "Christian Beliefs"

Christian Beliefs, Post Series Category, System, The Bible

In 1984, a two-volume work was published by two professors, Donald S. Lutz and Charles S. Hyneman, titled, American Political Writings During the Founding Era. In this monumental work, Lutz and Hyneman reviewed an estimated 15,000 literary items with explicitly political content printed between 1760 and 1805, and closely read 2,200 books, pamphlets, newspaper articles, and monographs....Read more... Read more...

Christian Beliefs, Do Not Republish, Lives of the Apostles, Post Series Category, System, The Bible

Now the names of the twelve apostles are these; The first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother; Philip, and Bartholomew; Thomas, and Matthew the publican; James the son of Alphaeus, and Lebbaeus, whose surname was Thaddaeus; Simon the Canaanite, and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed him. Matthew 10:2-4 In the New Testament...Read more... Read more...

American Christianity, Christian Beliefs, Christian History, Christian Living, Christian Worldview, Concepts of God, Other Than Christianity

One’s beliefs necessarily determine one’s behavior. Benjamin Franklin clearly understood this fact when he told Thomas Paine that atheism and agnosticism leads only to social anarchy: “If men are so wicked with religion, what would they be if without it.”[1] Paine, who consulted Franklin concerning political matters, had requested Franklin to review his Age of...Read more... Read more...

Bible, Christian Beliefs, Christian Living

In the early Christian Church, believers were forced to decide what books of Scripture they would be willing to die. If a book was not regarded as authoritative, conscience did not forbid them to surrender it to pagan authorities, but if a work was regarded as inspired and evidenced Divine authority, Christians were far less likely to part with it. Yet this was only one of the...Read more... Read more...

American Christianity, Christian Beliefs, Christian History, January Articles

Leaving the deism of his youth and the immorality it produced, Benjamin Franklin came to realize that the Calvinism of his youth was closer to reality than he had previously imagined.[1] Though never fully returning to this theological tradition in which he was raised, he realized that human government must reflect God’s government of the world, and for this reason, secularists,...Read more... Read more...

Apostles, Christian Calendar, Christian Living, December Articles

December 27 St. John Remembered The life and ministry of the Apostle John, son of Zebedee, is observed annually on December 27 by Christians in the West. St. John was distinguished as a prophet, an apostle, and an evangelist. He is known as the beloved disciple or “the disciple whom Jesus loved,” and was the younger brother of James the Great. The two brothers, and sons of...Read more... Read more...