Thoughts on Bible Translation Prompted by Remarks of Dr. William Mounce
Is it rude to translate "gunai" as "Woman"?
Mounce seems to think that gunai (“woman,” in the vocative case) is essentially untranslatable because in his view, “it misconveys so badly.” Now let’s stop and think about this. Someone is reading the Bible, preferably in one of the translations that Mounce dismisses for translating gunai as simply “Woman.” In his view, the problem with... Continue Reading
Obamacare and the Hubris of the Technocrats
Will the Obamacare fiasco temper their technocratic ambitions, or will it merely lead to more government control?
And the mandate problem is going to pale in comparison to the trouble that awaits the federal government when trying to implement a law that affects millions of Americans and one-sixth of the economy. The economy is too big, too unwieldy, and too complex for the technocrats to manage. Yet a cadres of mediocre politicians... Continue Reading
3 Lies Porn Tells You
One man's experience through his addiction—and what brought him through the other side
We don’t talk about the “healing” type of confession in the Church very often. In fact, we have built a religious system that tries to find healing through hiding our sins, not confessing them. The sins we do confess are “safe” sins: bitterness, jealousy, materialism, anger and selfishness. I was the master at this. I... Continue Reading
God’s Sovereignty and Our Fear of Terrorism
How should Christians respond to terrorism, and what should our attitudes be about the threat posed by terrorism?
John Calvin, who also faced persecution, had this to say about the fiery furnace in the book of Daniel: “[N]othing can be safer than to make God the guardian and protector of our life. For we ought not to expect to be preserved from every danger because we see those holy men delivered; for we... Continue Reading
John Piper on homosexuality, part 2
More from Romans, with helpful biblical counsel for homosexuals and parents
I confess that my main aim in these two messages is not to persuade you that homosexual behavior is wrong. It is wrong. But you can believe that and not be a Christian. So what does it profit a man if he knows everything that’s wrong, and loses his own soul? My aim is much... Continue Reading
Infanticide: The Coming Battle
From Moloch to Philadelphia: The advent of infanticide will mean that our culture has returned to paganism
Campaigners for infanticide will make their case in a gradual way. First, they won’t call it “infanticide” (killing infants) but “post-birth abortion.” The reasons are obvious. The word “infanticide” strikes horror into our hearts. But “post-birth abortion” makes it sound like the termination is simply an extension of abortion, which we are culturally adjusted to.... Continue Reading
The Boston Bombing: Trying to Make Sense of the Senseless
They raised their hand against everyone and everyone's hand was raised against them
When the pictures of these two young brothers were broadcast, my heart sunk. The younger boy, the one still alive, is only a few years older than my son. There he was, casually walking with his hat backwards – with a weapon of mass destruction on his back, intent on mayhem. What hatred has filled... Continue Reading
Thoughts on Same-Sex Marriage, Part III: The Issue Is Civil, Not Religious
The Utah compromise proves that the question of whose unions the state will recognize is not a religious decision; it is a civil decision
I suspect the primary consideration that has motivated such a diversity of states to recognize heterosexual unions between one man and one woman is because this is the ordinary biological way in which new taxpayers (and soldiers, etc.) are created. Governments do not (yet?) have the power to create new humans to pay taxes in... Continue Reading
Foundations Crumble When God Is Ignored
What happens to any edifice when its foundation is destroyed? As Dostoevsky put it, “If there is no God, all things are permissible.”
What we propose to do today is to legitimize that which both the Laws of Nature and of Nature’s God clearly reveal to be illegitimate. We propose, as a society, to solemnize, and affirm as acceptable and appropriate, what our Creator has declared, both by natural and special revelation, to be a violation of his... Continue Reading
A Brief Reflection on the Boston Attack
Any technology can be used for evil
There may be an appropriate government/security/regulation type response to this – I won’t claim to speak to that. What I do know is that no amount of technology will stop all sinful acts. We’re too creative for that. More importantly, the sinful heart needs the Gospel. I’ve followed the news of the bomb attack... Continue Reading
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