Tag: Church
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Can Women Speak On the Things of God?
Christians on social media have to navigate a minefield of posts designed to inflame reactions and create confrontations. It can sometimes be difficult to maintain a humble and contrite heart when interacting with people who seem intent on being entirely uncharitable. However, when encountering fellow Christians, one would expect that charity, grace, and kindness would
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King David Was Not a Pastor
The Office of Pastor is a High Calling The office of the pastor is a serious calling in Scripture, one that should not be approached with any sense of casualness. This is why Paul lays out a series of requirements in his pastoral epistles. These qualifications are divinely inspired qualities that, without which, no man
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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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It Is Not Kind To Be “Nice”
According to Christian author and preacher Voddie Bauchum, if there is an 11th commandment in the evangelical church, it is, “Thou shalt be nice!” To put it succinctly, many Christians today believe that the greatest sin one can commit is to make someone feel bad about themselves in some way. The sin is even greater
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No, We Cannot Justify Our Gossip
It should come without saying that Christians should not engage in gossip. Telling tales about others, which is often based on second or third-hand information, lacks any real evidence, and is done purely for one’s own satisfaction, is a sin. Speculation and innuendo should have no place in our mouths. Scripture is clear that we
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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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Repentance and Forgiveness in an Age of Digital Relationships
Two of the most important aspects of the Christian faith are repentance and forgiveness. They are the foundational elements of how one even becomes a Christian for it is through repentance (turning from sin) and faith (turning to Christ) that one is forgiven. There is no Christianity apart from these two elements. This is why
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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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All Things to All People?
“I have become all things to all people, that by all means I might save some.” – 1 Cor. 9:22b This passage has often been cited by those who argue that pragmatism in the church is an acceptable practice. That using any means necessary to grow the church is permissible if the ends (more bodies
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