Contemporary Issues (Page 3)
The Black Swan: Can a Christian believe in randomness?
I have just finished Nassim Nicholas Taleb’s book, The Black Swan. It was, ironically, given the name of the publishing company, published by Random House back in 2007. The Black Swan is about improbable, unexpected events which have a high impact. Even more importantly, Taleb wants the…
The Discontinuity of the Calvinistic Continuationist
The continuationist believes that the miraculous gifts are still in operation in the church today.
In my view, the Charismatic Calvinist has gone beyond the sufficiency of Scripture by claiming there are ongoing revelations today that undermine the Calvinistic high view of Scripture and the…
Marriage in Modern Society
While we’re on the topic of marriage, Julia Llewellyn Smith has an article on The Age website about marriage. Aspects of it are sensible. Other are awful and entirely disheartening. It is worth reading for a few reasons. One is that it strikes me a fairly middling sort of account of marriage. What I mean is that it seems to reflect quite well the consensus of our…
The Roles in Marriage: Wives
What does it mean to “submit”? It means for the wife to line up under the leadership of her husband. This is done in such a way that she has an attitude of respect (Eph. 5:33) and the action of obedience (1 Pet. 3:5-6). It is the recognition of the one in whom God has placed the responsibility and authority of leadership. This kind of submission flows from a desire that…
Outcomes of Ignoring God’s Blueprint for Marriage
When God designed marriage, He designed marriage to be the arena in which the Christian displays the glory of God by adhering to His design. Such an action will result in benefits that extend beyond the marital union. Marriage is under attack. Christian, it is your duty to affirm it by practising…
Why Marriage is Important?
Television and society in general are attacking what God holds as precious. In addition to this attack and mockery, the world is promoting an alternative lifestyle. It is suggested that you don’t need to get married to have fun and be a family.
The Pope Resigns but Jesus Christ is still the Supreme of the Church
The news of pope Benedict XVI resigning from his position has created headlines far and wide around the world. This act of abdication makes him the first Roman Pontiff in 600 years to do this. The Roman Catholic Church teaches that the Pope has infallible authority over the church. He is viewed as…
Review of “The Juvenalization of American Christianity” by Thomas E. Bergler
There is a phenomenon in church life and practice which I have been troubled by for some time, but couldn’t put my finger on what it was. Why is that some pastors feel the need to address God in prayer as thought he’s his best mate? (“Hey God! We love you.”) Why do we sing praise to our Lord…
Hell: The Horror of Eternal Punishment (Part 1)
One cannot help but notice that the bulk of teaching on the doctrine of Hell comes from the very lips of the Lord Jesus Christ. In-fact, He taught on Hell more than He spoke about Heaven1. This then reveals the seriousness of this important subject. The Old Testament makes reference to the…
Louie Giglio and the Presidential Inauguration, pt. 2
The other day I wrote a brief post on the rising religious standard required by the politically-correct elites if one is to stand and speak in the public square. There are fun times ahead. Today I want to point to a couple of very helpful posts which addressed a different angle on the Louie Giglio…