BibleStudy
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Somewhere between the Protestant knee-jerk reaction—“Roman Catholics make too much of Mary”—and the legitimate Catholic response—“Protestants do not make enough of her”—there is a biblical place for thoughtful reflection. Today is the Feast of Saint Mary the Virgin, Mother of Our Lord Jesus Christ. Mary was truly a saint—perhaps the first Christian saint and, in…
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Religious Scrupulosity, OCD, and the Fear of the “Unpardonable Sin” Recently, I recorded a sermon and companion reflections around Matthew 12 and Jesus’ strong words about loyalty, neutrality, resistance, and decision. In that passage, Jesus says startling things: That second statement has troubled sensitive believers for generations. And because I addressed it in the sermon…
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