Have you ever wondered why infanticide has been a part of most societies throughout history? When you read about the cultures that surrounded Israel, it is quite clear that sacrificing children was a common practice in their cult worship (2 Kings 17:31-33). Both Ezekiel and Isaiah actually indicted their own people for partaking in theContinueContinue reading “Abortion: A Blatant Denial of Substitutionary Atonement”
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God Actually Does Care How We Worship Him
God actually does care how we worship Him. When you put it that way, of course no one will disagree–at least not vocally. However, pragmatically many churches and pastors are organizing their Sunday morning worship service according to one mantra: “If it works…”, well, you know the rest. As I have been reading through the second half ofContinueContinue reading “God Actually Does Care How We Worship Him”
Alcohol and the Christian: A Review of the Lecture Series given at BJU
“Moderate alcohol consumption is the Satanically arranged pathway to alcohol abuse.” “Never drink, never drunk.” “No other sin alters the brain like alcohol. Drinking is in a separate class of sin.” The above statements were spoken during four lectures given March 4-7 at Bob Jones University on the issue of Christians and Alcohol. A friendContinueContinue reading “Alcohol and the Christian: A Review of the Lecture Series given at BJU”
The Good News: Biblical History is Cyclical
When you mention Joshua 24 to most Christians, the verse that pops into mind is, “As for me and my house we will serve the Lord.” Although a great verse, I believe there is a more significant point being made in that last chapter of Israel’s journey: “As for the bones of Joseph, which theContinueContinue reading “The Good News: Biblical History is Cyclical”
“A Well Remembered Well”
Happy St. Photina’s Day! “Saint who?” you ask? Perhaps you know her better by her Russian name…Happy St. Svetlana’s Day! Still scratching your head? March 20 is the festal day for Photina, the name traditionally attributed to the woman Jesus met by the well on a parched day in Samaria. Let’s crack our Bibles openContinueContinue reading ““A Well Remembered Well””
The Lord’s Prayer: Let’s Get Litur-gi-cal!
The Lord’s Prayer is a historical mainstay in Christian liturgy, yet it has been strangely scarce in Baptist life. I don’t mean that we never reference that portion of Matthew and Luke; we just never use it as an aid in corporate worship (i.e., pray it together in service). When I joined a club soccerContinueContinue reading “The Lord’s Prayer: Let’s Get Litur-gi-cal!”
The Bible: What Is Lost in Translation, Too?
Being a pastor in the South means that I have come into contact with the KJV-only crowd, and thoughts about translation method frequently bounce about in the potluck-addled brain of mine. This is a continuation of a discussion begun in the post where I compared translation to baking. My friend Patrick Schreiner posted a table thatContinueContinue reading “The Bible: What Is Lost in Translation, Too?”