“I BELIEVE”The point of origin of the Christian faith is Jesus Christ.As we learn from the Acts of the Apostles, when Philip baptized the Ethiopian, a profession of faith in Jesus Christ our Saviour had to be expressed before someone could be baptized a Christian.“What is to prevent my being baptized?”“And Philip said, “And if you …
“For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son,that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life.”Gospel of John 3:16 THE BIBLE Cross Publications devotes this site to the Bible, particularly the New Testament, which is the same for all of Christianity. We also sponsor the Christianity Ring, dedicated …
“For there is one God, and there is one mediator between God and men,the man Christ Jesus, who gave himself as a ransom for all”First Letter of Paul to Timothy 2:5 A sacrament is an outward sign instituted by Christ to give grace. Jesus Christ himself is the sacrament, as he gave his life to save mankind. …
The Rosary is a Marian prayer that depicts the Biblical life of Jesus.Pope John Paul II calls the Rosary a “compendium of the Gospel message” in his Apostolic Letter Rosarium Virginis Mariae, published October 16, 2002. The Rosary was once thought to originate from the ancient prayer or worry beads of the Middle East and Asia, …
THE CRUSADES TO THE HOLY LAND “Undertake this journey for the remission of your sins,with the assurance of the imperishable glory of the Kingdom of Heaven!”Pope Urban II, in one of history’s most powerful speeches, launched 200 years of the Crusades at the Council of Clermont, France on November 27, 1095 with this impassioned plea. …
Angels appear in the Bible from the beginning to the end, from the Book of Genesis to the Book of Revelation. The Bible is our best source of knowledge about angels – for example, Psalms 91:11, Matthew 18:10 and Acts 12:15 indicate humans have guardian angels. Angels announce the birth of Jesus to the shepherds …
As the New Testament of the Bible was written in Greek, it is helpful to have a knowledge of the Greek alphabet and language. The Greek language has a rich history, dating all the way back to the thirteenth century BC. The Greek alphabet was derived from the Phoenician alphabet, as was Hebrew. Phoenicia (now …
“Now the birth of Jesus the Messiah took place in this way.When his mother Mary had been engaged to Joseph, but before they lived together,she was found to be with child from the Holy Spirit.Her husband Joseph, being a righteous man and unwilling to expose her to public disgrace, planned to dismiss her quietly.But just …
Jesus gave us the eight Beatitudes in the Sermon on the Mount, recorded for all posterity in the Gospel of Matthew, the first Book of the New Testament. Jesus offers us a way of life that promises eternity in the Kingdom of Heaven. The Ten Commandments, given to Moses on Mount Sinai in the Old …
Prayer is the opening of one’s heart and soul in a conversation with God, and thus is an expression of faith in a relationship with God. Jesus himself prayed often, as noted in the Gospel of Luke – before his Baptism (3:21), after healing the sick (5:16), before choosing the Twelve Apostles (6:12), before the …
