Does God give second chances?
In my understanding, Original Sin arose from a mistaken interpretation of the story, which was heavily influenced by human greed and the necessity of an angry God.
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In my understanding, Original Sin arose from a mistaken interpretation of the story, which was heavily influenced by human greed and the necessity of an angry God.
Jesus explains this balanced life as “to store up our treasures not for ourselves, but for God.” The important matter is to know and understand what is in our hearts…
Jesus said, “As for what is inside you – be generous to the poor, and everything will be clean for you.” But if I have nothing, how can I be generous to the poor?
We often do not know what we truly need. Thus, prayer simply needs to be a humble expression of our wishes to God who is always present and listening.
In the story of the Good Samaritan, Jesus redefines who and what is a neighbor. According to this teaching, a neighbor is the one who is willing to help when you are in trouble and need…
In the Gospels, Jesus repeatedly teaches that Heaven is essentially and entirely different from any worldly matters, meaning what you possess in the world does not matter at all.
Many emotions exist in our mind all together, often in a mixed and confused way. And unfortunately, the negative emotions can overtake all the others.
Some of us might wish to begin the coming year entirely new, leaving all the mistakes of the past and the consequential burdens behind.
God did not create humans for a certain purpose or even a task that was for God. When we read Genesis carefully, we could understand that the intention of the Creator was simply that humans live a good and joyful life.
Acknowledging truth as truth is often much more challenging than we might assume. This is because the truth often reveals facts that are neither beneficial nor favorable to people…