Defining Decadence Decadence is a “falling away” from an idea or substantive notion. The grip of society is loosened on an idea or principle until it no longer holds the power to influence. The root word is decay, but it goes beyond merely decay, to decline in society and civilization. Decadence in art, for example,…
There are 3 responses to this question: First, we are not more merciful than God, are we? When we ask this question, we are really questioning God’s mercy. We are suggesting that we are more merciful than God. We indict God and place ourselves in the judgment seat against him. But, the Bible presents this…
Limbo is a now defunct doctrine of the Roman Catholic Church. It was abandoned by the current Pope, Benedict 16th on April 20, 2007 (Catholic News Service). The false belief, which was held by Catholics since the middle ages, was the basic concept that just or innocent people who died prior to baptism (infants, for…
In ancient Israel, on the Day of Atonement, the High Priest made a sin offering of a bull and a goat. God instructed the priests that the carcasses of the bull and the goat were to be burned outside the camp of Israel. The reason for this was that spiritually speaking, the sins of the…