by Jean Barbey | Feb 16, 2025 | Anthropology, Genesis, Scripture, Spirituality
Biblical marriage is based on a conception founded on the very creation of man and woman. Drawn from the same primordial individual before being differentiated in their animality, their coming together re-establishes this unity in the blending of two lives into one....
by Jean Barbey | May 29, 2023 | Anthropology, Protology, Soteriology
Christian faith is simply the act of believing in Jesus Christ. Of course, we must specify what we mean by believe, what we mean by Jesus Christ, and how it is about believing. But it is not necessary, in order to understand what faith is and to believe de facto, to...
by Jean Barbey | Apr 16, 2023 | Anthropology, Soteriology
There are many ways of believing in God, many ways of believing in Jesus Christ. Now, Christ’s gift to mankind, on condition of faith, is eternal life. What is this about, and how can we believe in God and in Jesus Christ to obtain this promise? 1 Eternal life...
by Jean Barbey | Jan 28, 2023 | Anthropology, Exegesis, Gospel of John, Soteriology
To be born again means to begin a new spiritual life, which consists of knowing God by faith and leading one’s life under the guidance of the Spirit. 1 The biblical text: Jesus meets Nicodemus The expression “to be born again” exists in only one...
by Jean Barbey | Jun 10, 2022 | Anthropology, Epistle to the Romans, Soteriology
Do you have to be a Christian to be saved? If we refer to the biblical texts, we think not. In other words, the teaching of Scripture on salvation makes faith in Jesus Christ a sufficient condition for salvation, but not a necessary one. What we are proposing here is...
by Jean Barbey | May 28, 2022 | Anthropology, Protology
The Book of Genesis presents man and woman as creatures of God. Man, created male and female in the image of God, thus reflects divine unity and multiplicity. Both an animal creature and a spiritual creature, man is unique as a spiritual animal, and can only be...
