“What people don’t understand is that if you overturn Roe v. Wade, all that does is give the states the right to decide whether abortion is legal or illegal,” Falwell told The Associated Press in an interview. “My guess is that there’d probably be less than 20 states that would make abortion illegal if given... Continue Reading

On the Day of Atonement, two male goats would be used. By casting lots, the priest would choose one for an offering and the other to be set free. The first goat would be sacrificed and its blood sprinkled in the Holy Place to make atonement because of “the uncleannesses of the people of Israel.”... Continue Reading

It is important to realize that the regulative principle as applied to public worship frees the church from acts of impropriety and idiocy — we are not free, for example, to advertise that performing clowns will mime the Bible lesson at next week’s Sunday service. Yet it does not commit the church to a “cookie-cutter,”... Continue Reading

“Universalism is the most sophisticated denial of the doctrine of hell,” Harmon reported, contrasting an optimistic 19th century view that “people are too good for God to damn” with a more developed 20th century view following undeniable human atrocities that “God is too good to damn anyone.”   The Doctrine of Hell has consequences today... Continue Reading

“The goal of the protest was to bring attention to Turkey’s disregard for religious freedom. Khalil called on Trump to force Pastor Brunson’s release into the ongoing conversations with Turkey about Syria and the Kurds.”   On Wednesday, June 20, the Save the Persecuted Christians (STPC) coalition cosponsored a rally in front of the White... Continue Reading

In other words, the watchful Christian must diligently keep himself from situations or contexts in which he is likely to sin or be gravely tempted. Second, by prayer. “Prayer quickens watchfulness and puts life into it, causing it to be continued with much cheerfulness and little tediousness, while we prayerfully trust God to bless it... Continue Reading

“Is there diversity of opinion in the SBC about how complemenarian principles should be applied? Certainly there is. But the fundamental commitment to complementarian principle as outlined in the Baptist Faith & Message is not in question.”   Margaret Bendroth has a provocative op-ed in the New York Times today titled “Could Southern Baptists Actually... Continue Reading

“The freedom from corruption that creation is longing for and anticipating is linked to the freedom from corruption (both physical and spiritual) that God’s people are longing for and anticipating.  Consequently, Paul can say that whoever is in Christ is a new creation; the old has gone and the new has come (II Cor. 5:17).”... Continue Reading

The key in future cases involving religious beliefs will be the requirement to “confess by act” an orthodoxy one disagrees with. The fact that the court did not use freedom of expression shows its reluctance to defend religious liberty against liberal public policy – and does not bode particularly well for the future.   Princeton... Continue Reading

“The unique challenges of pastoral ministry are well known. These unique challenges are only compounded when the pastor is bi-vocational. Time constraints, financial concerns, and difficulty accomplishing basic pastoral priorities often define this ministry. These constraints cause a unique temptation for the bi-vocational pastor to neglect caring for his own soul.”   The alarm rings... Continue Reading