Reading: Luke 1:26–38 The angel speaks to Mary Mary’s Fears “The angel said to her, ‘Do not be afraid, Mary.’” What was Mary afraid of? For one thing, a powerful angel had just appeared to her. That was a little…
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The Birth Announcement of Jesus Christ: Do Not Be Afraid
Tagged with: Advent, angels, birth of Jesus Christ, Christianity, Christmas, do not be afraid, Jesus, Jesus Christ, the birth of Jesus Christ, the Incarnation
Posted in All About God, The Bible Re-Viewed
Posted in All About God, The Bible Re-Viewed
Aliens vs. Advent: Swedenborg’s 1758 Book on Extraterrestrial Life
Aliens are very popular these days. Not that we’ve ever actually seen a real one. (No, I don’t go for all the UFO stuff.) But just try to tell Hollywood that! To judge by the movie releases, the galaxy is…
Tagged with: Advent, aliens, Christianity, cosmology, Earths in the Universe, Emanuel Swedenborg, extraterrestrials, Jesus Christ, SETI, Swedenborg, the Bible, the spiritual world, UFO
Posted in All About God, Science Philosophy and History
Posted in All About God, Science Philosophy and History
Dr. Ameyo Adadevoh, Ebola, and the Real Meaning of Christ Dying for Our Sins
On August 19, 2014, Ameyo Adadevoh died of Ebola in an isolation ward in Lagos, Nigeria. Her death was not in vain. Professionally, she was known as Dr. Stella Adadevoh. It was her quick thinking and heroic actions that saved…
Tagged with: Ameyo Adadevoh, Christ died for our sins, Christianity, Dr. Ameyo Stella Adadevoh, Ebola, God, Jesus Christ, Jesus died for our sins, justice, Nigeria, Patrick Sawyer, the Bible
Posted in All About God, Current Events
Posted in All About God, Current Events
Why did God Wait So Long to Come Down as Christ?
Here is part of a Spiritual Conundrum submitted to Spiritual Insights for Everyday Life by a reader named Achilles: Why would God wait to come down as Christ and not do that from the outset? It’s as if God woke…
Tagged with: Ages of Man, birth of Christ, Bronze Age, Christianity, God, Golden Age, Iron Age, Jesus Christ, Silver Age, Six Ages of the World, Stone Age, the Bible, Yuga
Posted in All About God
Posted in All About God
Eat My Flesh, Drink My Blood
When it comes to the Christian sacrament of the Holy Supper, it’s all about eating and drinking. That’s true whether we look at it physically, philosophically, spiritually, or interpersonally. Though our observance of this sacrament is based on the Lord’s…
Tagged with: Christian beliefs, Christianity, Communion, Eucharist, food, food and drink, Holy Supper, Jesus Christ, Loaves and Fish, spiritual meaning, spirituality, The Last Supper
Posted in The Bible Re-Viewed
Posted in The Bible Re-Viewed
True Christianity, by Emanuel Swedenborg
Are you searching for a more modern, more rational, and more Bible-based view of Christian theology? The Christian Church as it has existed for the past two thousand years is on the wane. Thinking people have trouble accepting many of the…
Tagged with: Christian theology, Christianity, Emanuel Swedenborg, Father Son and Holy Spirit, God, Jesus Christ, new Jerusalem, redemption, religion, spirituality, the Bible, the Trinity
Posted in Books and Literature
Posted in Books and Literature
How do I Love God with my Whole Heart?
The title of this post is a spiritual conundrum submitted by a reader named Sheena. It’s a great question! It is also a question with many answers. And according to Jesus Christ, it is the most important commandment in the entire…
Do the Teachings of Emanuel Swedenborg take Precedence over the Bible?
Here is a question that a reader named Lara asked in a comment on the article, “Did Jesus Really Die to Pay the Penalty for our Sins?”: I was wondering why so much of your site and the large majority…
The Bible Says It, and I Believe It!
I’ve written a new article on Christian Beliefs that the Bible Does Teach. It is a companion piece to my previous article, “Christian Beliefs” that the Bible Doesn’t Teach. This new article is meant to show that the basic beliefs…
Tagged with: cease to do evil, Christian beliefs, Christianity, Emanuel Swedenborg, evil, faith, faith and works, God, Jesus Christ, learn to do good, spirituality, the Bible, there is one God
Posted in All About God, Spiritual Growth, The Bible Re-Viewed
Posted in All About God, Spiritual Growth, The Bible Re-Viewed
Did Jesus Really Die to Pay the Penalty for our Sins?
One day some years ago, a fundamentalist Christian tract came through the mail slot. I almost tossed it out. But out of curiosity, I gave it a read-through. It’s a typical piece. And it pushes an old “Christian belief” that…
Tagged with: belief, Christianity, crucifixion, faith, faith and works, fundamentalism, God, heaven, Jesus Christ, salvation, sin, the Bible, Vicarious Atonement
Posted in All About God
Posted in All About God
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