When it comes to supporting the state of Israel, Texas megachurch Pastor Robert Jeffress says he’s siding with Sen. Ted Cruz — and the Bible.

Every person holds divine worth and inherent dignity within their full-bodied existence. No life is more valuable than ...

God, in His perfection, created a world that was originally good (Genesis 1:31). However, He also gave humanity free will because true love and righteousness must be chosen, not forced.

Why didn’t God create a perfect world? — Adam, Secaucus, New Jersey. A. This rightly named “problem of evil” is indeed perplexing and you are not the first to be thrown for a loop by it.

As the midrash teaches, “The Holy One Blessed be He built worlds and destroyed them, until He created this world and said, ‘This one pleases me; those did not please me.’ ” (Bereishit ...

It means that although God made a world and it was good, it is up to humans whether they choose to do good or bad deeds.. Christians believe that God created humans with free will.

If the world is made of gold, ... Similarly, “God created humans” contains assumptions: 1. The question assumes that God exists, 2. God is the creator of humanity. 3.

The refrain that comes after each act of creation— “And God saw that it was good”—shows that God took pleasure in his created world. A superlative is added to this statement after human ...