Christians Should ‘Leave Their Beliefs at Home or Get Another Job’
In UK: personal expressions of faith at work, like wearing a cross, may mean that Christians might have to resign and get another job.
“In the United Kingdom, religious people who have followed their convictions in the workplace in the face of overly vague discrimination laws have been sacked, demoted or disciplined. Among them have been doctors, magistrates, teachers, foster parents, therapists and many others. The situation for religious liberty in Britain is now critical.” Landmark cases,... Continue Reading
I Asked Jesus into My Heart Many Times
I am not ungrateful for many of the experiences of my youth. I still have at my disposal a lot of KJV Bible verses.
The gospel is not, “Ask Jesus into your heart,” or, “Close with Christ,” or, “Accept Jesus as your personal Savior,” but, “Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and you shall be saved, you and your house.” Experience is not the gospel. The gospel is about faith.
The humility and jealousy of the Holy Spirit
What we need is sermons on the person and work of the Lord Jesus Christ. Then the Spirit of Christ will come.
The Spirit keeps himself largely out of sight, his work intended to bring what God has accomplished in Christ Jesus into brightest and sharpest relief, for the blessing of sinners. So all our blessings are Spiritual blessings
Archbishop Tutu’s Moral Meltdown
Mark Tooley
Retired South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu now wants George W. Bush and Tony Blair to face trial at the International Criminal Court because of the Iraq War’s “immorality” and their “lies” about weapons of mass destruction.
American Bible Challenge
New Jeff Foxworthy show is as much fun as 5th Grader, and perhaps more so for Christian viewers
The show is as much fun as 5th Grader, and perhaps more so for Christian viewers who suddenly get to use that daily Bible study time not only to grow spiritually, but also to lord fact-retention capabilities over your significant other (or maybe that's just me.)
Trouble at Church? The Cavalry Ain’t Coming
All of us should consider the possibility, however remote, that we do not know everything about anything.
If I had a dollar for every time I have heard someone declare that the solution to the issue before them is to get rid of a minister or ministry leader, I'd be wealthy. Same goes for clergy who cast about for a program to import or a magic ministry wand to wave over whatever challenge is before them.
Worshiping at the Altar of Family
Isn't family still a gift, not a god? Isn't it still something that can be elevated into first place, which should be reserved for God alone?
Churches encourage our husbands daily to not make idols out of their careers, and to not look at porn. But how are we, as wives, encouraging and exhorting one another not to make idols out of perhaps our greatest gifts: our families?
Serving like Stephen
Most Christians don’t understand the godly significance of their 9 to 5 jobs
Jesus told us to feed the hungry. That's what bankers, engineers, mechanics, and consultants do every day. They're table servers.
CRC’s new “Covenant for Officebearers” released to the churches without the wording approved by Synod
“You don't make changes like that. You can't! This is only going to further undermine confidence both in Synod, and those who work at 2850.”
“The first clerk of synod, Rev. Thea Leunk, in consultation with executive staff, felt that the first line was redundant,” the email response read. “The revision offered on the floor was not well worded…"
Is the Death Penalty Contrary to Scripture?
One must make the proper biblical distinction between the role of the state and the role of the church
Does “bear the sword” here mean simply carry it around so people can be impressed with how shiny and sharp it is? Obviously not. It is clearly a figure of speech signifying the government’s whole range of coercive power up to and including capital punishment. And, to top it all off, Paul says that if you oppose this power you’re opposing the God Who gave it.