Tag: Christianity
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Did God Prohibit Interracial Marriage?
Marriage is a sacred institution in the Christian faith, a union specifically created by God when he first placed man in the Garden of Eden (see Gen. 2). The union of one man and one woman in a lifelong monogamous relationship is the only design God gives for sexual intimacy and is the very foundation
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Be Not Unequally Yoked – The Dangers of Political Pragmatism
Biblical Christianity often finds itself aligned with political conservatives when addressing social and cultural issues. Biblical principles regarding the sanctity of life, family and marriage, obedience to the law, and work ethics find similarities in conservative political platforms. The culture at large regularly equates Christianity with political conservatism. In other words, Christians are identified as
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In Times of Trouble, Christ is Our Comfort
In the wake of tragedy and tribulation, people are left feeling a profound sense of loss and hopelessness. Yet, Christians can point people to the greatest possible hope we have, Jesus Christ. In Jesus, we have many great and precious promises that bring comfort to the weak and trembling, promises that will cause us to
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Shall We Call Down Fire?
Christians in Western Culture today find themselves at what feels like a unique point in history. The culture, previously built upon Christian principles, is now awash in decadent depravity on an immeasurable scale. The church finds itself in the crosshairs of a deeply secularized ideological war and has been blamed as the source of all
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The Gospel Must Lead Our Politics
There has been much debate in recent years over how Christians should engage the current culture war within our nation. On one hand, many Christians believe such engagement should be primarily political, establishing activist groups, electing professing Christians to office, and passing explicitly Christian legislation. Other Christians believe that the church should not be participating
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You Are Not Superior
When we read 1 Corinthians 12, we learn from the Apostle Paul that God, through the Holy Spirit, bestows gifts upon His people. Each and every gift He gives is to be used for “the common good” of the body of Christ (v. 7). Paul also makes it clear that before coming to Christ, each
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Why God Allows Us to Suffer
Trials, tribulations, and suffering are common to all mankind. Whether it be a bad day on the job, a difficult family life, debilitating illness, financial ruin, heinous criminal action, or a tyrannical government, every person who has lived, currently lives, or ever will live has and will face suffering. If there is one standard in
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The Prejudice of Jonah
There is a recent bout of antisemitism within professing Reformed circles and there are some things that should be considered. The argument seems to be that Jewish people are somehow more malevolent and destructive within society and even suggests that Scripture supports this. Furthermore, it is argued that, because Talmudic Judaism holds that Jesus is
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It Shall Not Be So Among You
But Jesus called them to him and said, “You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great ones exercise authority over them. It shall not be so among you. But whoever would be great among you must be your servant, and whoever would be first among you must be
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Such Were Some of You
What is a Christian? A Christian is a person who was once a rebel sinner, at war with God through wicked works. But by God’s merciful redeeming grace, he or she has been freed from their sins and adopted into His family through the propitiatory work of Jesus Christ (Rom. 3:21-26). Because Jesus died in
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