Jesus: God’s Mercy. G. K. Chesterton tells the story of a monk who, while walking through the woods, chances upon a travelling puppeteer, whose stage is his wagon. Delighted to hear that the monk is ...

The heart of the Gospel, which God the Son announced by his coming in our human nature is the truth of his coming and the only fitting response on the part of man: repentance of sins committed and ...

Text: Isaiah 53:1; 59:1-2; Ezekiel 20:33-38; Acts 13:17 Isaiah 53:1 When you repent, your sins are cleansed off, blotted out, erased from the record of God, there is reconciliation and God is no ...

"The kingdom of God is at hand. Repent, and believe in the Gospel." With these two compelling sentences -- as recorded in the Gospel of Mark-- Jesus inaugurates his ministry and sums up what his ...

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Elias Sacks, assistant professor of Religious Studies and Jewish Studies at the University of Colorado Boulder, will be giving a talk titled, “Does God Make Mistakes? Should God Repent?” at Aspen ...

There are many peculiar ideas about biblical repentance. I have talked with people who tried to tell me that repentance is necessary because “it makes you fit so that God can save you.” The Bible does ...

Our Gemara on Amud Aleph discusses the practice of making sure that no significant amount of liquid is left behind in the seller’s vessel, to be scrupulously honest: Anyone who sells wine, oil, or ...

"The kingdom of God is at hand. Repent, and believe in the Gospel." With these two compelling sentences -- as recorded in the Gospel of Mark-- Jesus inaugurates his ministry and sums up what his ...