In a recent letter to the editor we are admonished to avoid cherry-picking the Bible for verses to support a particular point of view. In this I agree with the author, who then proceeds to cherry-pick ...

Just as a three-legged stool needs all three legs to stand, the Church uses and needs all three sources of authority. The scriptures tell the word of God, which has been followed and developed ...

Find today’s readings here. Matthew and Mark both emphasize Jesus’ gift of “authority.” They use that word for two realities of Jesus’ ministry. First, Jesus offered a new synthesis of ...

From a distance, world religions appear monolithic. We speak of the Jewish faith, but closer scrutiny reveals numerous Jewish sects – orthodox, conservative, reform and more. Fundamental ...

All the contributors hold to the authority of the Scripture and the content has been fully reviewed to ensure that it is within the scope of evangelical Christian beliefs.” The publisher also ...

Key fact The Bible is considered to be the most important source of authority for Christians because it contains the teachings of God and Jesus. All other sources of authority such as religious ...