"For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that you through his poverty might become rich" (2 Corinthians 8:9). This New Testament ...

So, to say that eternal life is living forever is not the whole truth, everybody lives forever. This verse makes it very ...

I’m grateful I’m not a bishop. On their shoulders, they carry the weight of thousands of souls, and, at times, that responsibility must feel crushing. These are such times. Over the past two months, ...

Eternal security (or, what is called perseverance of the saints in Calvinism) is the Protestant notion that, once having attained salvation, a Christian can never possibly lose it, no matter what they ...

More than a year ago, a liberal pastor was speaking at the library. She was asked, “What does your denomination teach about salvation?” Her answer was, “Saved from what?” I grew up in a liberal church ...

Many different voices say various things: An all-loving God should not deny entry to anybody to heaven. Heaven is for everyone. Only my religion gives a sense of fullness. Religions and denominations ...

Our salvation is just an appendix in Christ’s redemption of all creation. One of the most quoted Bible verses of all time is John 3:16: “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, ...

Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. Allah (SWT) created mankind, granting them limited power but great freedoms, including the ability to make choices. It is this very freedom ...

The bread of life that Jesus gave his disciples was both his teaching and the sacramental breaking of bread that we call the Eucharist. Both confer on his disciples the grace that nourished him during ...