Living with Jesus: Week 5, God the Father

God the Father “If I speak of him as Father, I speak of all things as being from him.” (Theophilus, ca. 180; A.2.90) The Nicene Creed, the statement of the true Christian Faith, next goes on to say, “I believe in…the Father Almighty, creator of heaven and earth and of all things visible and invisible.”   … Continue reading Living with Jesus: Week 5, God the Father →

Christmas is not over till it’s over

Americans and Western Europeans are heavily influenced by business advertisements. The world pictures Santa Clause as a jolly fat man in a red suit because of an advertisement by Coca Cola. In America, Christmas decorations begin to appear at Halloween and they are taken down on December 26th, or thereabouts, because Christmas Day is over. … Continue reading Christmas is not over till it’s over →

Living With Jesus: Week 4, God is Holy and Sovereign

God is Holy Yesterday, we started getting acquainted with God and we found out he is not really like us. In fact, we possess none of the attributes God has that we talked about and it is a little hard for us to relate to them, though we can rejoice in them. God has other … Continue reading Living With Jesus: Week 4, God is Holy and Sovereign →

Living With Jesus: Week 3, What is God Like?

A little girl asked her father, one day, “Daddy, what is God like?” The question caused the girl’s father to stop and ponder, “How do I know what God is like?” There are two ways to decide this issue. First, we can imagine what God is like in our minds. The problem with this is … Continue reading Living With Jesus: Week 3, What is God Like? →

What’s Wrong With the Prosperity Gospel? Part 3: The Modern Occult Connection

by Dr. Augustine Thomas, OSB Now we turn our attention to the modern connection between the occult and the Prosperity Gospel. There is a clear tie between these two religious practices, let the reader take note. In his book A Different Gospel D.R. McConnell (himself a charismatic) fully documents the modern origins of the movement … Continue reading What’s Wrong With the Prosperity Gospel? Part 3: The Modern Occult Connection →

Living With Jesus: Week 2, One God in Three Persons

In the early days of the Church there arose a heresy that the early Church was united is saying was started by Simon the Sorcerer. You can find his story in Acts 8.9-24. He was very worldly minded and wanted riches and power so people would look up to him. Since he did not get … Continue reading Living With Jesus: Week 2, One God in Three Persons →

What’s Wrong With the Prosperity Gospel? Part 2

by Dr. Augustine Thomas, OSB After Simon Magus’s (Sorcerer) death, people further developed his thought into various heresies that the Church spilt its blood to overcome. One of the “children” of Simon’s religion taught that Jesus only appeared to be a man, but wasn’t. He was a spirit. He only appeared to suffer on the … Continue reading What’s Wrong With the Prosperity Gospel? Part 2 →

What’s wrong with the Prosperity Gospel?

Simon the Sorcerer tries to buy the Holy Spirit from St. Peter Part 1: Ancient Roots By Dr. Augustine Thomas, OSB What is wrong with the Prosperity Gospel? Many people love and follow its teachings and believe they are faithful followers of Jesus Christ, but are they? Are they following Christ or another religion that … Continue reading What’s wrong with the Prosperity Gospel? →