Posts Tagged ‘Civic Responsibility’
Salt and Light: FrontLine
FrontLine | Volume 34 • Number 2 In the corrupt and tasteless darkness of this world, Jesus gives us hope. With a remarkable series of blessings that we call the Beatitudes, He explained how His followers become the salt of the earth and the light of the world. Have you noticed how each new day…
Read MoreHelp Wanted
Right after graduating from college I enrolled in seminary to pursue a master’s degree. At the time I also became engaged to the young lady I would marry. I needed an increase in income to match my increasing financial obligations, so I applied for a job at a textile mill not far from my school.…
Read MoreAn Important Election Day Lesson
Despite everyone’s fixation with the recent presidential election, there were countless other candidates and issues voted on in every state of which this nation is comprised. One proposal on the ballot in the state of Colorado was Proposition 115. This measure, if approved by voters, would have banned the practice of late-term abortion. It would…
Read MorePolice (and Government Officials) as Ministers of God
Believers living in America need to give serious attention to what Paul teaches in Romans 13:1-7. He teaches that followers of Christ must conscientiously refuse to participate in any form of disrespect or disobedience to civil law and government officials. The only exception allowed by God is disobeying a law which requires disobedience to him…
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