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Some essays collapse under the weight of their own errors and exaggerations. Miroslav Volf’s piece on Christian violence is one of them. Here is the original text for those interested in reading the whole piece for themselves:
1 Corinthians 13:12 offers a profound meditation on the nature of our present understanding as juxtaposed with the fullness of truth yet to be experienced. The Apostle Paul writes, “For now we see in a mirror dimly, but then face to face; now I know in part, but then I shall know even as I am known.” This verse captures both the beauty and the ...
“When I was a child, I spoke like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I gave up childish ways.” (1 Corinthians 13:11)
Some today claim that 1 Corinthians 6:9-10 is unclear about same-sex behavior, suggesting that Paul’s words are vague or mistranslated. But this is not a harmless academic debate. It is a deliberate attempt to muddy what Scripture plainly teaches. The Greek terms Paul used were not ambiguous to his readers, nor have they been misunderstood for centuries.
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The Roman Catholic Church teaches that purgatory is a divinely revealed truth, an intermediate state where souls undergo purification before entering heaven. This doctrine is affirmed by the Council of Florence, the Council of Trent, and the Catechism of the Catholic Church (CCC 1030–1032). It undergirds practices like indulgences, prayers for the dead, and the ...
