Janus Project

This is a series of points I arranged for a sermon I preached 4/13/15.  I wanted to make the sources available to whoever might want to learn more of what I had to say.  The real question I want to address is this: do all religions that talk about Christ actually serve the same Jesus?  The Bible talks extensively about the Messiah, and talks about Christ (Jesus) being the same as Jehovah from the Old Testament.  So how do different groups measure up? 2 Cor. 11:1-15, Jude warn of false preachers, bringing false doctrines, and false Christs. Mk. 13:22-23 – false Christs and Prophets shall come Ø   C atholic view of Christ o    “Oh how great is the priest! . . . If he realized what he is, he would die . . . God obeys him: he utters a few words and the Lord descends from Heaven at his voice, to be contained within a small host. Without the sacrament of Holy Orders, we would not have the Lord. Who put him there in that tabernacle? The priest. Who welcomed your soul at the begi

                Recently, I was challenged that I need to study out more deeply what the Bible has to say about the topic of “peace.”  So I rose to the challenge and this is a concentrated version of what I’ve learned (and had learned beforehand).                 As we dig into this study, understand first of all that context must be king.  A simple concordance-search of the word “peace” in the English Bible will not accurately display God’s view of peace, as this word can be used to mean a peaceful relationship, a peaceful mind, or even just “peace” in the sense of not being at war.  So words cannot be ripped from their surrounding context, slapped on a table, and promptly declared to be applying to the doctrine of “peace” in our decision-making.                 Also, we must remember that there are many times where the word “peace” is not used when the concept itself is being discussed.  While certain people may never say “peace” in their accounts, the actions that accompany peac