Christians are generally familiar with Jesus’ mandate for the church, what we usually call the Great Commission, but fewer Christians are familiar with the Cultural Commission. Fewer still see the connection between these two commissions. Yet, neither has been rescinded. On the contrary, both remain active expressions of God’s purpose
Teach the nations to follow God’s laws God’s commands are beautifully simple and wonderfully profound. Through obedience to God’s commands people and nations find freedom, life, and peace. According to Jesus’ Great Commission, his disciples are to continually engage in teaching the nations. Nations are to actively obey all Christ
The West, as a whole, has developed beyond the rest of the world and in fact has blessed many in other parts of the globe. Notwithstanding its postmodern critics, including professors who love to censure Western civilization, the history of the West has something to teach the rest. While there
I’ve often said that if the church does not disciple the nation the nation will disciple the church. In his thought-provoking paper, “A Church Without A View: Jonathan Edwards and Our Current Lifeview Discipleship Crisis,” theologian and pastor David Scott demonstrates how that has happened. He laments the absence of
Many of us have been encouraged by the Canadian psychologist Jordan Peterson. Over the last couple of years he has suffered from benzodiazepine withdrawal syndrome leaving him weak and largely out of the public eye. Many of us have prayed for the restoration of his health (and he reports doing
Marilyn and I were blessed some years ago with a home in the Coconino National Forest a couple of hours north of Phoenix. We spend as much time there as we can, especially as it makes for a quiet setting for thinking and writing. When we’re up there, we fellowship
Christians are generally familiar with Jesus’ mandate for the church, but fewer Christians are familiar with the Cultural Commission. Fewer still see the connection between these two commissions. Yet neither has been rescinded. On the contrary, both remain active expressions of God’s purpose for humans. We must reconnect the Cultural
The Creator of the universe is the God of all nations, not just of Christians and Jews. He is God of all people whether or not they acknowledge Him, whether or not they know Him personally. Human belief does not establish His existence. Reality itself acknowledges the ultimate truth of
This is post 1 of 2 in the series “Teaching them to obey” Emancipating the World Truth, Goodness, and Beauty: Kingdom Culture Goodness is Good for People and Nations The laws of creation relate to what I call the “cultural trinity”— truth, goodness, and beauty. These elements of kingdom culture
This is post 18 of 18 in the series “classics” Not Every Story is Based in Reality How Homosexuality Became Normal in the West How Evolutionists Explain Poverty Lies Enslave, Truth Transforms Human Evil, Cosmic Consequences NURTURING: The Wonder of Being There Personal God, Personal Creation The Implications of Moral
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