Christian theology is the doctrine and philosophy of the church as flowing from the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. It has developed its rigor over the past two thousand years as a result of various debates and councils. Theology explores a vast array of ideas such as the Trinity, the sacraments, and the problem of evil.
What is the sin of envy in the Seven Deadly Sins?
Some people think that envy as a sin is a silly idea. If you take envy to be seeing something you want and becoming motivated to get it, then envy is, in a certain sense, the entire basis for our economic framework in the moder...
Are there aliens in the Bible?
What does the Bible say about aliens? Nothing. At no point does any part of the Bible discuss the existence of creatures from other planets. Indeed, the idea of beings living on other planets was not even conceived by ancient p...
The Sigil of Baphomet and the Satanic Pentagram
Most people know the famous story of the apple falling on Isaac Newton’s head, inspiring him to articulate the law of gravity. But most people don’t know that the Apple logo, released in the 1976, originally depicted this very ...
Pastor vs. Priest: What are the differences?
Christianity is a very old, very widespread religion, and so there’s been a lot of terminology built up over the centuries that can get confusing. There are pastors, bishops, ministers, deacons, vicars, cardinals, elders, and p...
Healing is the children's bread?
The pop-culture image of Jesus is that he was a “nice guy”. He was compassionate and gentle with everyone and certainly didn’t deliberately put people down or antagonize them. Or did he? There is a fascinating passage in the Go...
Where is Amenadiel in the Bible?
Amenadiel is a figure from the DC comic Lucifer – a Neil Gaiman comic subsequently released as a 6-season television series in 2016. Amenadiel is portrayed as the older brother of Lucifer and the eldest of the angelic siblings,...
What does Jehovah Tsidkenu mean?
Because the Bible is long, complex, and technical, it’s easy for people to take this or that part out of the Bible and get absorbed in endless details that seem dramatic and engaging but which may entirely miss the point of the...
What is the Litany of the Sacred Heart of Jesus?
The “litany of the sacred heart” is a prayer that petitions God to have mercy on the petitioner. The prayer directly addresses the “heart of Jesus”, with much of the litany describing its characteristics, such as “king and cent...