The Church of Sweden, the former state church of Sweden, recently released a letter apologizing for the way Christians have treated those who identify as transgender. Furthermore, the letter said that the Church of Sweden now describes itself as “trans.” The letter was signed by near 1,000 people including priests, deacons, and laymen.
Read MoreAs unpopular as it may sound, Traditional Denominationalism is a position which guards against the errors of separationism and ecumenicism….[D]enominations promote believers who share great amount of agreement to be united in social and general theological activism while allowing different theological nuances to be expressed without persecution.
Read MoreAs Christians, we know we aren’t supposed to fear. “Do not be anxious about anything…” Paul writes in Philippians 4:6. And such admonitions are found throughout Scripture…. Fear that results from not trusting the LORD is indeed sinful. All fear provides an opportunity to trust God even if the cause is physiological…. So, fear can be sinful. It very often is sinful. But it is not ALWAYS sinful. Now, the causes of fear are complex and multifaceted. However, there are four things the believer can do whenever fear strikes.
Read MoreModernity has brought with itself a craving for entertainment. Since the turn of the 20th century, technological advances in fields such as audio and video recording meddled with the already present western proclivity for theater and music.
Read MoreWe live in an age of increasing pseudo-spirituality. As atheism leads eventually to nihilism, many in the postmodern West have opted to cling to a sort of spirituality. However, this pop spirituality is not biblical spirituality. Following is a brief compare and contrast of pop spirituality and biblical spirituality. Spirituality itself must be defined. According to the New Oxford American Dictionary, spirituality is “the quality of being concerned with the human spirit or soul as opposed to material or physical things.”
Read MorePaul the Apostle makes an interesting statement regarding biological Israel, his brothers according the flesh. This statement also raises an interesting, although very hypothetical, ethical dilemma. While discussing divine election, God’s will, and the future of biological Israel, Paul says regarding his unbelieving kinsmen: “I am speaking the truth in Christ—I am not lying; my conscience bears me witness in the Holy Spirit—that I have great sorrow and unceasing anguish in my heart. For I could wish that I myself were accursed and cut off from Christ for the sake of my brothers, my kinsmen according to the flesh…”
Read MoreSince the rise of Modernism and Liberal theology, Conservatives have fought tooth and nail for the authority of the Bible. The Bible has been the core of every theologically conservative worldview. One practical use of the Bible is Christian counseling. However, Conservatives themselves differ over which counseling approach(es) are most appropriate.
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One's view of the Bible matters. The Bible is no mere book; no mere collection of documents. It is the most influential set of texts in the world. It is a founding text of the Western tradition. Even if a complete forgery and un-divine, its importance cannot be overstated. Consider this question. Is the Bible true?
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Choosing the right translation is easier said than done. If you’ve ever walked into a Christian bookstore or shopped online for a Bible, you may have realized rather quickly that there are a lot of options. And as we saw in the first part of this series, 5 Bible Translations You Should Avoid, not all options are good.
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