This is post 1 of 2 in the series “moral precedes legal” To Disciple the Culture, the MORAL Must Precede the Legal and Behavioral To Disciple the Culture, the MORAL Must Precede the Legal and Behavioral, part 2 How does one end moral evils like slavery, racism, or sexism? First,
Genesis chapter 3 records the rebellion and consequent fall of humans. The creation fell under a curse, and a vicious cycle of human poverty began. People worshiped gods of their own imagination, small family gods, tribal gods, capricious gods of nature with limited power. These gods were unpredictable, they ruled
God is righteous. He is good and he is holy. He created a moral universe. But we are neither good nor righteous. Sin is found in the heart of every man and woman. We live in a moral universe. Atheists want license to live as they please without guilt. So
Genesis 24 is the longest chapter in the book. And what is the subject of this chapter? It is not about the creation, as important as that is. We live in a universe alive with life because before the creation of the world, God existed. He filled the universe with
This is post 17 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
How should we read the Bible? Recently, a reader asked for “chapter and verse” to support an argument I had made in a post. That’s a fair question, and it prompted this post. Asking for a scriptural reference for a Christian’s statement is always appropriate. Sometimes we read the Bible
Recently, I saw an image of a lion and a lamb lying together in the clouds and was reminded of the cosmic truth of history that in Jesus Christ, God’s love and justice meet, His mercy and His authority come together. J.R.R. Tolkein speaks of the incarnation of Christ as
Jesus said, “The poor you will always have with you” (Matt. 26:11). Two millennia later, 815 million people lack enough food to lead a healthy, active life.[i] Nine million people die every year of hunger or hunger-related causes.[ii] These numbers are down from forty years ago—that’s good. But this level of
In the first lecture in his series on the Bible, clinical psychologist and cultural phenom Dr. Jordan Peterson calls the Bible “the first hyperlinked book!” He references the beautiful and profound graphic above created by Christoph Römhild and Chris Harrison. The image captures 66,379 cross references found in scripture. (Go
This is post 6 of 6 in the series “Psalm 87” Reflections on Psalm 87: The Blessing and Ingathering of the Nations Psalm 87: Insights from Charles Spurgeon Psalm 87 Insights from Charles Spurgeon, part 2 Psalm 87: The New Jerusalem for All Nations Psalm 87: God Will Adopt His
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