Sacred Scripture says that Phinehas was justified by works, just as Abraham was (James 2:21-22 below): Psalms 106:30-31 (RSV) Then Phinehas stood up and interposed, and the plague was stayed. And that ...

Protestantism teaches that faith alone justifies and saves us, and that works, though certainly necessary in the Christian life, have nothing directly to do with salvation at all — not even if ...

Apparently, there’s a social media post going around on clips and reels and memes and such talking excitedly about “missing verses” in someone’s Bible and that “they” (we all know about “them,” of ...

We were talking last week about verses that some English translations of the New Testament have relegated to footnotes, changing the numbering system, going back to the King James Version of 1611. The ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

If you relate to my question last week of “Why bother reading the Bible?” — then I hope you’ll jump in for a four-week overview of the 66 books in the testaments, both older and newer. Let’s begin at ...

Faith in things hoped for that are unseen. Trust is core to any relationship, and that goes the same with trusting God or having faith in promises quotes from Bible scripture. Where in the Bible does ...

We are in the homestretch of Lent, going into the final week, also called Holy Week by many Christians. April 13 this year is Palm Sunday, and April 20 Easter; the historic method of setting Easter ...

We take a look at scriptures perfect for strengthening our faith. "But my righteous one shall live by faith, and if he shrinks back, my soul has no pleasure in him." But we are not of those who shrink ...

Ahead of the 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation, a majority of U.S. Protestants, 52 percent, believe that both good deeds and faith are necessary for salvation, a new Pew Research Center ...

As you search your soul in these beginning days of 2026, here are 6 Scriptures worth “chewing on” in your walk with Living ...