ts 2:42-47 Awe came upon everyone, because many wonders and signs were being done by the apostles. All who believed were together and had all things in common; they would sell their possessions and goods and distribute the proceeds to all, as […]
Acts 4:12 There is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among mortals by which we must be saved. Reflection This is another example of a verse often quoted to say that Christianity is the […]
Mark 7:24-30 From there Jesus set out and went away to the region of Tyre. He entered a house and did not want anyone to know he was there. Yet he could not escape notice, but a woman whose little daughter had […]
Hebrews 9:22 Indeed, under the law almost everything is purified with blood, and without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness of sins. Reflection This verse is often used as definitive proof that God 1) requires sacrifice through the shedding of […]
Matthew 25:31-46 ‘When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then he will sit on the throne of his glory. All the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate people one from […]
John 14:6 Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” Reflection This passage is often quoted to indicate Jesus’ intention that Christians be an exclusive in-group, and […]
Matthew 25:14-30 ‘For it is as if a man, going on a journey, summoned his slaves and entrusted his property to them; to one he gave five talents, to another two, to another one, to each according to his ability. Then he […]
Luke 15:1-6 Now all the tax-collectors and sinners were coming near to listen to him. And the Pharisees and the scribes were grumbling and saying, ‘This fellow welcomes sinners and eats with them.’ So he told them this parable: ‘Which one of […]
Matthew 28:26-28 Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything that I have commanded you. Reflection This passage is […]
Luke 10:25-37 Just then, a lawyer stood up to test Jesus. ‘Teacher,’ he said, ‘what must I do to inherit eternal life?’ He said to him, ‘What is written in the law? What do you read there?’ He answered, ‘You shall love […]