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“The death being referred to as the full payment of sin is the second death in the lake of fire (Rev. 20:14) that is supposed to be experienced by all men since all have sinned (Rom. 3:23). This is ...

Citing Scripture, the state senator is ending her marriage to the attorney general and U.S. Senate hopeful. What does she ...

Hopeson Mkulu Ebenezer Khondiwa has published and launched his first book titled Living a Life of Understanding Seasons of ...

Acts is the second volume of the two-volume work, Luke-Acts. Written by Luke the beloved physician (Col 4:14), Luke-Acts seamlessly connects the life of Jesus to the lives of the early Apostles ...

I rarely used the word “arthritis”, even when strangers asked why I limped or what was wrong with my knee, perhaps partly ...

Social media and the Internet have had a phenomenal impact on society, including the emergence of folks known as “influencers ...

Alleging that Latter-day Saints are neither white nor Christian alleviates some of the tension, and possibly some of the ...

Spire statues return as the cathedral nears reopening, drawing millions into beauty, history, and spiritual renewal ...

The world is desperate for hope. That’s no surprise. Watching the news can make a person feel hopeless, and struggling with personal circumstances — especially in times of great suffering or grief — ...

Those the church rejected were composed much later, which, as Pagels knows, automatically raises questions about their ...