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Violence to oppose evil or oppression is a complicated Biblical issue. Each believer must approach it before God with both Biblical doctrine and their own conscience. This can get into things like a doctrine or war, but on the subject of dealing with Antifa. They are trained to provoke a...

One of the wiser older believers who invested in my life said, "An hour spent in prayer for someone is better than multiple hours spent talking to them, trying to change their perspective/opinion". That is the work of the HS.

I agree, a lot more is written about showing grace and love to one another than correcting one another. Both can be Biblical, but I have a feeling God definitely knew we didn't need encouragement to bring judgement on others.

No, you're good. There are 2 additional issues that I think are relevant to this topic that aren't mentioned in the article: 1. The issue of disputable matters. Christians need to be taught to better differentiate between core doctrines and disputable matters. We should be willing to call...

In this current environment, it seems like there is a great deal of division. In this recent post, I'm looking at Ephesians 2:16 - “Together as one body, Christ reconciled both groups to God by means of his death on the cross, and our hostility toward each other was put to death.” (NLT) What...

Men and women who truly seek to follow God can be helpful. John Piper talks about spiritual emulation, which is the idea that we are emulating the Gospel lived out in the lives of others, not them personally. You are correct that Scripture is all we need, but there is value in Christian...

I always felt like it was still significant, but it should be taught alongside the teachings of Christ or moving towards the teachings of Christ. The Sermon on the Mount for example pairs well with teaching on the Team Commandments.

I recently read the book Apocalypse Never by Michael Schellenberger. He is not a believer and doesn't hold to a Christian worldview, but I find his approach to environmental issues to be very rational and much more appealing than much of what I see presented in other places. I would love to...

Thanks for your article and thoughts. It is always dangerous to mix politics with Christianity and I have already seen several Jesus would vote... articles. I believe we should vote responsibly and we should have our faith as a part of the equation, but our hope is in Christ, not in the elected...

The call was given to the Church, not just to Peter. We are all to go to "the nations". We are all to share the Good News of Jesus with the "unreached" around us. Another factor was the significant difficulty with travel during that time. It was hard to go from place to place and took a great...

I think this discussion reminds me of the difference between religion compared to faith. James talked about this. If you claim to be religious but don’t control your tongue, you are fooling yourself, and your religion is worthless. Pure and genuine religion in the sight of God the Father means...

The Church is a flawed Bride for Christ, but it is His Bride, whom He established. It is made of sinners, just like you and me. That is the reason you see the problems you see, but that doesn't mean we can ignore the commands of Scripture And let us not neglect our meeting together, as some...

Sin is the simple answer, but it trickles down into many different areas. One to highlight is that there are some sociological studies that actually support holding to Biblical values like marriage and working. Here is one: Creating an Opportunity Society This is secular, but does support a...

It is actually completely unrealistic to expect those without Christ to behave in a morally consistent way. There are some controls put in place in our society by those who held to a Biblical worldview and we should be grateful for those and desire to see more, but to look at a secular...

Too many people are writing off Liberty because of Falwell. That isn't right. It is a human institution, not a church. It can be called back to its original purpose and new leadership can be appointed that will serve those purposes. Manmade institutions are always flawed, but it doesn't mean...

Thanks for sharing your struggles. Trials are always challenging, especially when we don't have Christian fellowship to help see us through them. God is enough, but the blessing of His Body does make it easier. I'll pray for a restoration of your fellowship and an end to spiritual dryness. God...

I've always loved that phrasing. Sometimes I think people believe Christians are supposed to be a popular people. We will always be strange for those who have not been called out by the HS.

Interesting video. Personally, I will be voting for Trump, but I do think that regardless of our vote, we shouldn't put our hope in the candidates, but only in Jesus. The American Gospel

As long as you are living on this earth, there is no unforgivable sin. Repent, turn to Jesus and He can cleanse you from your sin. He desires us to live a life without sin, but He offers us the opportunity at any time to turn away from our sin and make a new life with Him. After that, "Go, and...

So glad to have the opportunity to interact with everyone here. We have been involved in ministry for the last 30 years and after being permanently banned from Christian service in the country formally known as Asia Minor in January, we have been looking for new opportunities to be involved in...