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17 maj 2024 · The main tenets of the Catholic religion are that 1) God is universal and loves everyone; 2) Jesus Christ came to save all the people; 3) not formally belonging to the Catholic Church is objectively sinful, and 4) no one who is sinful makes it into heaven.
- Ignatius of Antioch
Ignatius of Antioch (ca 50–ca 110 CE) was an early Christian...
- Saints
Yet the traditional language of the Church has always been...
- Holy Trinity
Throughout the Bible, we are taught that God is one thing....
- 5 Types of Prayer
"Prayer," St. John Damascene wrote, "is the raising of one's...
- Mary
Why Was Mary a Virgin? In Catholic tradition, Mary is...
- History and Beliefs of The Waldensians
Therefore, when Emperor Constantine had made Christianity...
- Feasts and Holy Days
Many people think that Christmas is the most important day...
- Homily of St. John Chrysostom
On Easter Sunday, in many Eastern Rite Catholic and Eastern...
- Ignatius of Antioch
Religion, broadly speaking, means the voluntary subjection of oneself to God. It exists in its highest perfection in heaven, where the angels and saints love, praise, and adores God, and live in absolute conformity to His holy will.
18 cze 2021 · All “religion” means is to “observe” or “bind.” All Christians certainly “observe” many things. Almost all of us believe in baptism and receiving Holy Communion. That’s ritual and it’s...
5 dni temu · But if we really want to understand the definition of “religion,” why not go to the Bible, which all Christians agree (or should agree) is the inspired and infallible revelation from God? Here’s what we find: “… But by good deeds, as befits women who profess religion” (1 Timothy 2:10).
The beliefs of Catholics are found in the Bible in two ways: explicit and implicit. Some teachings of the Catholic Church are easily found in the Bible. For example, that Jesus is the Son of God, that he called Twelve Apostles to follow him, that he healed, forgave sins, proclaimed the Kingdom of God present in his person, and that he suffered ...
4 sty 2022 · Question. Are Catholic beliefs and practices biblical? Answer. The issue concerning any church and its practices should be “Is this biblical?” If a teaching is Biblical (taken in context), it should be embraced. If it is not, it should be rejected.
RELIGION. The moral virtue by which a person is disposed to render to God the worship and service he deserves. It is sometimes identified with the virtue of justice toward God, whose rights...