There are many elements to prayer which, if you are aware of them, can help you to lengthen your time in God’s presence. Many people just content themselves with the element of asking, so that they confuse prayer with requesting, with the result that if they have nothing to ask for they do not pray! …
Christianity does not prohibit organ transplantion, either from a living or a dead body. The Holy Bible does not expressly instruct on, or forbid, organ transplant, either in the New or in the Old Testament, because that subject was not around at that time. But the spirit of the Bible calls for giving and self-sacrifice, …
The Lord said that He would come and ” give to every one according to his work. ” (Rev. 22:12) Obviously people’s actions differ, and so therefore will their punishment. Even on earth, the Lord said in the Sermon on the Mount: ” And whoever says to his brother, ‘Raca!’# shall be in danger of …
God has given man freedom, but it is not absolute freedom. If this freedom is diverted towards something evil, which endangers the eternal life of that person, or someone else, then God can intervene to put a limit to this evil, or to punish the wrongdoer or stop him, and that is because God is …
The sacraments cannot be sold, because they are derived from the work of the Holy Spirit. And the gifts of the Holy spirit are not to be purchased by money (Acts 8:20). However, if on the occasion of a baptism a person wants to give something to the Church, not as payment but as an …
