Posts Tagged ‘Judgment’
The Sin of Judgmentalism
We have witnessed much violence in America last week and in the last year. The near future does not seem to offer any promise of rest. Yet in Matthew 5:9 we read these words from Jesus, “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God.” In context, Jesus is preaching his famous…
Read MoreDoes God destroy people for only one sin?
In his blisteringly skeptical book, The God Delusion, Richard Dawkins gives his view of the God of the Old Testament: “The God of the Old Testament is arguably the most unpleasant character in all fiction: jealous and proud of it; a petty, unjust, unforgiving control-freak; a vindictive, bloodthirsty ethnic cleanser; a misogynistic, homophobic, racist, infanticidal,…
Read MoreBiblically, What Can and Can’t We Say about COVID-19?
One of the tremendous benefits of a crisis is that it forces people to think. We have a strong tendency when things are good to go on “autopilot,” become absorbed with our routine, live for frivolous pleasures, and distract ourselves to death. But when business as usual suddenly comes to a halt, the game is…
Read MorePlagues in the Bible
The Corona Virus Pandemic is bigger than politics and bigger than any one nation. It is what God is doing in our world. What God is doing is bigger than anything you will hear on the news. He is working an eternal work, to bring us to Him, to bring us to repentance. So, from…
Read MoreDung on the Face?
Matt Recker Malachi 2:3 “I will… spread dung upon your faces…” We might think this is a bit “over the top!” I have never preached about God spreading dung on the faces of the priests, and, on the surface, it seems a coarse tactic to use. In preaching through Malachi recently, this troubling passage confronted…
Read MoreLiving In Light of Looming Judgment
(A Christian Response to the Legalization of Same-Sex Marriage) Chuck Phelps The Sky Hasn’t Fallen – Yet! Ever since July of 2000, when Vermont became the first state to legalize Civil Unions, people have been saying, “The sky hasn’t fallen!” In August of 2014, Judge Craig Daughtrey, of the United States 6th Circuit said, “Gay…
Read MoreWhen the Land Vomits
Dan Unruh As Americans celebrated our nation’s birthday last Saturday the media is gleefully barraging us with the news of some who are celebrating what once was considered sickening and outright repulsive. Although God has blessed America with a beautiful land, He has also warned that when the inhabitants of a land defile themselves they…
Read MoreDiagnosing the Christian Vision Problem
Thomas Overmiller Sawdust in your eye prevents you from seeing anything clearly. It burns your eyes and makes them water. You will be ineffective at everything until you remove the sawdust. As I share this illustration, I am confident that you empathize with this situation. We all know what this is like. But have you…
Read MoreJudge Not, That Ye Be Not Judged (4)
Bob Jones Originally published in Faith for the Family, July/August, 1973. Used by permission. Part One ♦ Part Two ♦ Part Three ♦ This is Part Four In Part One, Dr. Jones dealt with the preceding context of Matthew 7:1, “Judge not, that ye be not judged…” and discussed the meaning of the word, ‘judge,’…
Read MoreJudge Not, That Ye Be Not Judged (3)
Bob Jones Originally published in Faith for the Family, July/August, 1973. Used by permission. Part One ♦ Part Two ♦ This is Part Three ♦ Part Four In Part One, Dr. Jones dealt with the preceding context of Matthew 7:1, “Judge not, that ye be not judged…” and discussed the meaning of the word, ‘judge,’…
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