What sins Cannot be forgiven by a priest? New Testament passages And so I tell you, any sin and blasphemy can be forgiven. But blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven. Anyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but anyone who speaks against the Holy Spirit will … Read more
How many Gospels talk about the birth of Jesus? Only two of the four gospels in the Bible discuss Jesus’s birth. Luke recounts the story of the angel Gabriel appearing to Mary, the couple’s journey to Bethlehem because of a census and the visit of the shepherds. What verse is the birth of Jesus … Read more
Does the Church recognize civil marriage? An unconsummated marriage can be dissolved by the Pope, as Vicar of Christ. … Accordingly, “the Catholic Church does not recognize or endorse civil divorce of a natural marriage, as of a sacramental marriage”. Can you have a religious blessing after a civil ceremony? A blessing is a … Read more
Did George Washington kiss the Bible? There is, however, contemporary evidence that George Washington engaged in a symbolic equivalent when he kissed the Bible after taking his oath, and that this practice was contemporaneously also reported for the inaugurations of Andrew Jackson, Abraham Lincoln, Ulysses S. Who held the Bible for George Washington inauguration? … Read more
What has the LCMS stated about its theological differences between the ELCA? Does the Catholic Church recognize a Methodist marriage? Technically, marriages between a Catholic and a baptized Christian who is not in full communion with the Catholic Church (Orthodox, Lutheran, Methodist, Baptist, etc.) are called mixed marriages. Marriages between Roman Catholics and Eastern … Read more
Who was the first person God spoke to? The angel of the Lord appears to Abraham and refers to himself as God in the first person. Exodus 3:2–4. The angel of the Lord appears to Moses in a flame in verse 2, and God speaks to Moses from the flame in verse 4, both … Read more
Can you be a Catholic priest if you are not a virgin? Do priests have to be virgins? There’s a long church history on the question of celibacy and the clergy, some of which you can see in the New Catholic Encyclopedia: bit.ly/bc-celibacy. … So no, virginity is apparently not a requirement, but a … Read more
How did the Presbyterian Church began? The U.S. Presbyterian Church traces its beginnings to the earliest Presbyterian churches in the American colonies. These were established in the 17th century by those New England Puritans who preferred the presbyterian system of church polity (government) to that of New England Congregationalism. Why did presbyterian split from … Read more
Who was the source of authority in the Church of England? Whereas Roman Catholicism views tradition as equal to Scripture as sources of authority, and while radical Protestantism regards Scripture as the only source of authority, Anglicanism seeks a third way: Scripture is the ultimate, unique, and supreme source of authority, but where Scripture … Read more
What is God’s punishment for adultery? Leviticus 20:10 subsequently prescribes capital punishment for adultery, but refers to adultery between a man and a married woman: And the man that committeth adultery with another man’s wife, even he that committeth adultery with his neighbour’s wife, the adulterer and the adulteress shall surely be put to … Read more