IN the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.The Qur’an says, “Rally to Allah in repentance, O faithful, so that you may be felicitous.” (Qur’an – 24:31)Islam stresses that in order to gain the ...

Tucked above depictions of Adam and Eve, the haunting images of Cain and Abel in the Ghent Altarpiece underscore the wages of ...

Pastor and theologian John Piper tackled one of Christianity s enduring debates how Scripture addresses witchcraft and ...

Jesus describes the processes for dealing with church members who willfully sin. Jesus taught that practicing sin (willfully, ...

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Many people today deny the reality of original sin. Modern thinkers claim that evolution disproves it. Some object to the idea of inheriting sin from our parents, while others simply deny sin itself.

Today, Feb. 22, is Ash Wednesday. Ashes were a symbol of mourning in the OT (Old Testament). You put them on yourself, heaped on your head like ...

Another buzzy new show on Paramount+ is Dexter: Original Sin. The prequel to Showtime’s game-changing action thriller Dexter is, sadly, taking a week off. When exactly does Dexter: Original Sin ...

In the chapter on justification by faith alone, Ortlund shows that Protestants were careful to emphasize repentance and faith ... temporal punishments for sin. Ortlund then turns to confessional ...

As we reflect on Black History Month, we honor the achievements and resilience of African Americans who have made ...

Purgatory is not a second-chance for damned souls to repent. Instead it is a state of ... we need to first focus on the consequences of sin. Through Baptism and faith (Mark 16:16), we become ...