The Transfiguration: What must have been going through the Apostles heads

The Transfiguration stands as a pivotal moment in theological history when Jesus shows his true form and stands as the moment when human nature meets God. The whole time this is being viewed by the Apostles Peter James and John. This must have been quite the sight for these three as they saw Jesus in his divine form.

Pontius Pilate and the Biggest Decision in History

When Christians think of Pontius Pilate, they think of the man who decided to condemn Jesus to de with no mercy or thought at all. This in fact is not the case because Pontius was forced in a way by many Jewish leaders. When Jesus was brought to Pilate, he did not truly believe this man was guilty of any crimes, and tried many ways to persuade the Jewish officials to not kill him. The thing that has ultimately made Pilate a bad person in history is that he gave up. While this was utterly the wrong thing to do, you ask yourself what would you do?

The Fall of Man: A different perspective

The Fall of man has been something that has affected the life of each and every one of us on Earth. This post is not to document what happened on that day, but how it has changed the course of events in history. When Adam and Eve decided to reject God, it set off a chain of events throughout history that has been filled with sin, lie, and death. God did take steps to redeem man, and these steps ultimately culminated in Jesus coming and dying on the Cross for man's sin.

The Apostle's Creed

The entire belief in the communion of saints is affirmed in the Apostles' Creed. The Apostles' Creed is simply a statement of belief that the faithful say to affirm their belief in God the Father. This cred is separate from the Nicene creed in that it is seen in the Catholic Church as a more important creed than in other churches.

The Church as the body of Christ

This teaching, another held in the highest of regards by the communion of saints, is another way to describe the Church. This way deals with Christ being the head and founder of the Church. Christ is seen as the head of the Church because he founded the Church, and through the Holy Spirit, he guides the Church.

The Church as a Mystical Body

The teaching of the Church as the Mystical Body of Christ is one that is held in high regards by the communion of saints. Pope Pius XII issued this teaching during World War II to illustrate that the Church is a living entity and that it is not fully spiritual or fully physical, but that it is supernatural. This contrasted the belief that the Church was a "perfect society."

The War in Heaven

In the Book of Revelation, St. John describes many events, but one stands out as one of the most intriguing. The War in Heaven is described as a war waged between the Army of Heaven and the fallen angels of Hell. The Army of Heaven is lead by the Archangel Michael and the fallen angels are led by Satan depicted as "the dragon." The vision ends with the dragon and his army being thrown down to the Earth.

Heaven

Heaven is the eternal state of supreme happiness. It is the divine state where God and all of the angels dwell. Heaven is the ultimate goal for us as Christians. We have to credit Jesus fully for our entrance into Heaven. Without Jesus, there would be know Savior to die on the cross for us, and therefore we would not be redeemed. Therefore, Jesus is the only way to find Salvation and entrance into Heaven so we must embrace his teachings and open our hearts to Him.

Hell

Hell may be seen as just the place you go after you die if you've been a bad person in your life, but there is more to it than that. Hell is the state of eternal suffering suffering and self-exclusion from Heaven and God. Hell is not only reserved for people who died in mortal sin with no repentance, but also for people who blatantly have rejected God. It comes down to our decision in whether or not we go to Heaven or Hell.

Satan

Most Christians know that Satan is the epitome of evil, but not many know of his fall from Grace. Satan was once Lucifer, God's most loyal angel. But he started to lose faith in God and in the process be ame the first fallen angel. There were many angels to follow in the same footsteps who are now demons, but Satan was the first and hence he is the leader of the demons who dwells in Hell for eternity.

The Archangels

There have been three named archangels throughout scripture and they are Gabriel, Michael, and Raphael. Gabriel usually serves as the messenger for God, and that is seen through the Gabriel visiting Mary informing her of her own pregnancy. Michael serves as the enforcer os God, and this is seen when he leads God's army against Satan's forces in the book of Revelation. Finally, Raphael serves as the healing service of the Lord.

Demons

Following the post on Angels, demons are the counterparts to angels. In the creation of angels, these are the angels who choose to reject God because they have free will. They then become fallen angels, or demons who descend into hell to dwell with Satan. Demons can never go back on their decision because they will gain nothing intellectually for going back on their decision because they have unlimited intellect.

Angels

An angel is characterized as a messenger of God. A supernatural being, an angel, at its creation, is given the choice to love God or reject him. Giving that they choose to love God, they are born as angels, given the mission to serve humans. This is very hard to grasp because something that is mor powerful than man, is serving them.

Final Judgment

Following the post on Particular Judgment, Final Judgment is the judgment that occurs when Jesus rises from the dead to judge all people. This idea of judgment is to not scare the people of the Church from this day, but to make them aware of the day of our Salvation. This judgment is separate from Particular Judgment in that it concerns the judgment for all members of the Church, dead or alive.

Is Love Subjective Pt.4

The spiritual aspect of love can be one of the most important aspect to a person in them finding love. If a person has been raised as a spiritual person in a family who is that way, they might believe that it is important for their partner to be spiritual as well. The non-subjective view for the spiritual aspect of love  is that the partner worships or pars in the same ways that everyone prays. The subjective view is the person seeing their partner worship or pray in a certain way with a special drive that makes him or her want to worship in the same way.

Is Love Subjective Pt.3

The social motive for love between two people happens when the two talk with each other. Whether the two spend a lot of time together before they decide they're right for each other, or a minimal amount of time, they will decide that what they have is something special. The non-subjective view on social love is that everyone could see the quality in that person that makes them intellectually attractive. The subjective view would say that there is something about one person that only one person sees that makes them crazy about that other person.

Is Love Subjective Pt.2

The physical aspect of love is typically one of the drives of a person to love another. It should not be the main drive for love of another, but one partner should think the other is beautiful and vice versa. The non-subjective physical aspect for love is everyone seeing something in a person that would physically attract all of them. The subjective side for love would be different people seeing something that none of the other people see that physically attracts them to that person.

Is Love Subjective Pt.1

On the topic of love being subjective, there can be strong cases made from both sides of the argument. There can be specific things pointed out for loving the person that can be seen by all people and for the same reasons that everyone has. On the other hand, there can be certain things that the person in love sees in his or her partner that no one else sees. This is the subjective side of love. There are many cases where love can be seen as subjective or non-subjective and these cases are categorized in the physical, social, and spiritual attraction to another person.

Particular Judgment

The particular judgment of God can be misinterpreted in many ways. Particular judgment is the judgment that God offers to us when we have departed from the physical world. This judgment occurs directly after death, and it is characterized by Christ judging your admittance into heaven or being sent to hell. His decision is based on the actions of that person throughout his or her life.