The Cost of Following Jesus Before sin, the concept of cost simply did not exist. The citizens of heaven and other created worlds never had mortgage payments, rent checks, or grocery bills. They didn't shop for insurance rates, deal with frenetic shoppers, or track Amazon deliveries. But as soon as sin entered the universe, so did that age old question: How much does it cost? Sin originated within the heart of Lucifer, the most exalted of all heavenly angels. His dissatisfact

Why was reform needed? The Reformation was a pivotal time in history when God's Holy Spirit led a movement to weed out apostasy and correct the Church's course. Why was this reform needed? The Church had progressively, relentlessly over the course of hundreds of years, become riddled with apostasy. The Reformation was not just a historical event; it was a divine response to the creeping in of false doctrine and the obscuring of truth. A completely fundamental and foundational

2,000 years ago, when Jesus walked this earth as both fully God and fully human, there was perhaps nothing more feared than the dreaded disease of leprosy. This ancient affliction can be traced back several hundred years before the birth of Christ. Today, we understand much about Hansen's disease, or leprosy, that was unknown then. For instance, we now know it's a long-term infection caused by the bacteria Mycobacterium leprae. The infection can damage nerves, the respiratory

Understanding John 14:6 John 14:6 is a scripture that is both well-known and deeply profound. It states, "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." These words are not only clear and unambiguous, but they serve as an anchor for every person on this earth, marking the true north for our spiritual compass. The Significance of "I Am" The phrase "I am" is significant throughout the Bible, appearing over 300 times from Genesis to Revelat

"Carpe Diem" is a phrase many of us have heard, often translated from Latin as "seize the day." But did you know it was first coined by the Roman poet Horace nearly 2,000 years ago? It's a mantra as old as the hills, one that urges us to live for today, grab the opportunity, and make the most of each moment. In everyday language, "carpe diem" suggests living in the present without worrying about the future. This philosophy has been widely adopted, even by advertising giants,

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