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In the year 1054, the Great Schism occurred, dividing the Eastern Orthodox Church from the Western Church down to the present day. In the 16th century, the Protestant Reformation resulted in a further division of the Western Church into the Roman Catholic Church and various Protestant churches. In a previous series on this blog, I … Read more
The cross of Jesus Christ is a central focal point of Christian faith. Christians believe that Jesus’s death on the cross and subsequent resurrection was a fundamentally important event that somehow or other has provided a way for the salvation for humankind. In Christian theology, this is known as the doctrine of the Atonement. Different … Read more
Because God is Holy, nothing sinful can bear to be in His presence. So, when God’s holy covenant people sin, this creates a serious problem, threatening their relationship with Him. In the Old Testament, God provided a sacrificial system to His people by which they could make “atonement” for their sins, rectifying the threat to … Read more