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Wanting God’s Word

I have not departed from the commandment of his lips; I have treasured the words of his mouth more than my portion of food. (Job 23:12) I love you, O Lord.  Therefore, I love your Word.  Feed me on it. The Bible is God’s Word.  Many voices deny this fact.  They claim that the Bible is man’s book, not God’s book.  They claim that the Bible is culturally conditioned and, thus, suspect when it comes to addressing people today.  They claim that the Bible is full of contradictions or that the events it relates never happened.  They claim that the…

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Jesus is Everything

Another of the disciples said to him, “Lord, let me first go and bury my father.”  And Jesus said to him, “Follow me, and leave the dead to bury their own dead.”  (Matthew 8:21-2) Jesus is everything or Jesus is nothing.  He is more important to you than your mother, father, son and daughter, or you have missed Him (Mt 10:34-9).  He calls you to unwavering allegiance to Himself. Modern Christianity has glossed over the radical nature of Jesus’ Christianity.  Modern Christianity is merely respectable.  It wants the comforts of home, the entertainment of Hollywood, the approval of society, and,…

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Racism: A Christian Perspective

After this I looked, and behold, a great multitude that no one could number, from every nation, from all tribes and peoples and languages, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed in white robes, with palm branches in their hands, and crying out with a loud voice, “Salvation belongs to our God who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb!”  (Rev 12:9-10) Father, you are God of all peoples, for you made them. And people from all races and nations and languages will stand before your throne together and proclaim your excellencies.  Hallelujah!  May we your people…

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Christianity and Homosexuality: Addressing Criticisms

In previous blogs I gave an overview of the Biblical position regarding homosexuality.  Now I want to merely address various criticisms people make of the Christian position.  If you haven’t heard any of these, you will — at least, if you live in the West for any length of time.  Christians are on the wrong side of history on this issue. To this I would say three things: 1.  Who cares?  I would rather be on the right side of God than on the right side of history. 2.  How do you know?  The Christian view of homosexuality is still…

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The Bible and Homosexuality II

This blog continues the discussion on what the Bible says about homosexuality.  We’ve already discussed Leviticus and Jesus.  Today we will discuss what Paul has to say. Jesus ministered in a Palestinian Jewish context.  Within that context, homosexuality was almost nonexistent compared to what went on in the 1st century Gentile world.  Paul, however, ministered in that Gentile world, a context in which homosexuality was perhaps more common than it is today in the West.  Paul had to deal with practicing homosexuals who became Christians, and Christians who lived in a culture that considered homosexuality normal.  It, thus, makes perfect…

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