But even if you should suffer for the sake of righteousness, you are blessed. And do not fear their intimidation, and do not be troubled, but sanctify Christ as Lord in your hearts, always being ready to make a defense to everyone who asks you to give an account for the hope that is in you yet with gentleness and reverence; and keep a good conscience so that in the thing in which you are slandered, those who revile your good behavior in Christ will be put to shame. 1 Peter 3: 14-16
As we attempt to keep up-to-date on the current debate regarding the nature of the Trinity these terms are important to know Eternal Subordination of the Son (ESS), Eternal Functional Subordination (EFS), Eternal Relationship of Authority and Submission (ERAS).
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If in our natures we are always sinful, how then could we have the capacity to choose something that we already detest? Desire controls the will. Your will is a fruit of your desire, not the cause. Your will or actions on a given thing, derive from desire. You do not first do things, then want to do them – that is backwards. The desires of...
“[The devil] always sends errors into the world in pairs–pairs of opposites. And he always encourages us to spend a lot of time thinking which is the worse. You see why, of course? He relies on your extra dislike of the one error to draw you gradually into the opposite one. But do not let us be fooled. We have to keep our eyes on the...
The grossly disproportionate response to the event which took place at the Cincinnati Zoo is a symptom of our Romans 1 culture. The animal truly is the proverbial “500lb gorilla in the room”. The press coverage was designed to inflame and provoke social outrage. It has succeeded in...
Prophesying, that is, explaining Scripture, is compared with speaking with tongues. This drew attention, more than the plain interpretation of Scripture; it gratified pride more, but promoted the purposes of Christian charity less; it would not equally do good to the souls of men. What cannot be understood, never can edify. No advantage can be...
As a culture, from time to time, we gather up what remains of our moral outrage over the dwindling list of cultural taboos and we express our rage with shouts and raised fists, as if we are standing on a moral high ground, rather than at the bottom of a pit which we have dug for ourselves.
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“You will know them by their fruits. Grapes are not gathered from thorn bushes nor figs from thistles, are they? So every good tree bears good fruit, but the bad tree bears bad fruit. A good tree cannot produce bad fruit, nor can a bad tree produce good fruit. Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. So...
A weekly list of cultural and political issues of concern to the Church.
• Comply or Else. The Obama Administration issues a decree to federally-funded public schools requiring transgender access to public restrooms. Commentary by Albert Mohler.
• Comply or Else II. Obama Administration rules that doctors and...
“Christians must turn from the endless cycle of voting for the lesser of two evils and expecting an unrighteous act to produce a righteous result. From a communist to a cultist, choosing the lesser of evils is still evil, and never should we do evil that good may come.”
The meme quote pictured here is making the rounds on social media...
Frank Luntz, political pollster, asked Donald Trump whether he has ever asked God for forgiveness for his actions.
“I am not sure I have. I just go on and try to do a better job from there. I don’t think so,” Trump said. “I think if I do something wrong, I think, I just try and make it right. I don’t bring God...
As a result, we are no longer to be children, tossed here and there by waves and carried about by every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of men, by craftiness in deceitful scheming; – Ephesians 4:14
During a press conference on January, 27, 2016, NBC journalist Peter Alexander referenced Trump’s 1999 ‘Meet the Press’...
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