Ideas have consequences, and the ideas promoted during the Reformation had huge consequences that continue to impact our world today. The solas of the Reformation led to the reform of the churches and to the reform of law, economics, and government. Many of the freedoms we enjoy as Americans can be traced directly back to the biblical teachings of the Reformers. Read More ...
Christians must not break their marriage vows and they should not pursue divorce without adequate biblical grounds—adultery, abandonment, abuse. Christians must insure that grounds for divorce never occur in their marriages. Christians must maintain strong marriages where divorce is not even an option. Read More ...
The best way to purge evil and to do right is to follow God’s commands. Our conditions and situations today are far different from those pertaining in ancient Israel. But we can still demonstrate a high regard for human life, for our families, and for outsiders. We can still show compassion and be fair in how we treat people. Our aim should be the same—put away the evil and do what is right in the sight of the Lord. Read More ...
It’s a great privilege to have translations of the Bible in our own language. We have good, accurate, readable translations of the Bible in English that average readers can read and understand. Read More ...
On first reading, it might seem like this chapter in Deut applies only to Israel as it conquers the PL. But these timeless principles still pertain to us today. The primary lesson is to trust God. He’ll be with us and provide for us. Instead of being fearful and fainthearted, we must be faithful and obedient. Read More ...
The criminal should suffer in like manner what his crime produced. If he took innocent life, his life should be taken. If his action caused the loss of an eye, his eye should be taken. Likewise for the tooth, hand, and foot. The criminal should suffer the same result of what he intended for the victim. That might seem rather severe, but I’m sure that it would reduce crime if every criminal faced the law of retribution. Read More ...
We should have no interest in any kind of occult knowledge. That kind of thing is either totally fraudulent or it’s demonic, and we should have no engagement with it whatsoever. No fortune telling, no palm reading, no astrology, no horoscopes, no attempts to contact the dead or anything like that. Any spiritual knowledge we seek must come from the true and living God, and that knowledge is found in God’s word. Read More ...
Those in leadership positions are supposed to be subject to the law. They don’t make the law; they follow the law. They are not above the law. Everyone is supposed to be treated equally under the law. It’s important that our leaders know the law and follow it strictly. Read More ...
Regarding justice, we should demand an impartial, just, fair, uncorrupted civil judicial system. We recognize a separation of church and state, but the state ought to be righteous, especially the judicial branch of the government. If the judicial branch is corrupt, the whole system will be corrupt. We must elect just judges and prevent corrupt judges from serving in the legal system. Read More ...
We don’t know what God will do to help us in our time of crisis. We can’t control what God will do, but we can control what we will do. When the crisis hits, we must simply have the courage of our convictions. We stand up for what is right and true, we live according to our beliefs. We refuse to compromise, cave in, or capitulate. Read More ...