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Rebellion Versus Obedience
Anyone familiar with planting a garden, or flowers in general, will understand the concept of a perennial. It references a type of plant which comes up again every single year. Of course, as it pertains to flowers, most individuals like this occurrence, however, perennial weeds are a little less enjoyable! So also, as we examine Scripture, we see perennial issues which arise over and over again. These temptations and sins are not isolated incidents, but repeated occurrences that perennially show up throughout the generations.
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Why Do People Continue To Believe The Lies?
Twisting, Spinning, And Outright Lying I don’t think it will come as a shock to very many Americans to assert that many of our politicians unfortunately are not…
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A Biblical Theology of Patience
In a social media society, it can be easy to elevate the photos of the championship, but not admire the work of a champion. Everyone applauds when you win the trophy, few are there when you are putting in the blood, sweat, and tears necessary to lift it up. Similarly, we can fall prone to highlight the “championship” moments of life. We can fall prey to the temptation of believing that we only glorify God when we obtain the goal, hit the mark, or reach that long-awaited objective. An individual in the workforce might think they only honor God when they hit the big goal, not when they are in the process of working to get there. Students might believe the highlight of their time obtaining an education in the eyes of God is finals week whenever you hit “submit” on the final after grueling work. A pregnant mother might believe she glorifies God when the baby is born, but not during the entire time she is carrying the little one. However, we see quite a different story presented in Scripture. Friends, the truth is that we are called to glorify God not only at the end of the journey, but throughout the entire process.
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Scapegoats In The Midst of Tragedy
Last week, there was a tragic shooting at a Texas school where over 20 individuals lost their lives.1 Certainly, a time such as this one should consist of mourning for the loss of life and prayer for the families. Individuals should be seeking to help those in grief in any way possible and we should weep with those who weep. However, the Left has taken this as an opportunity to promote their radical anti-gun agenda. This means, my friends, we need to bring back a good old-fashioned term, namely, “scapegoating.”
Why Does It Seem Like Everyone Has Lost Their Mind?
Over and over again throughout the last few years I have noticed an extraordinary amount of people I know who assert that it seems like our society has lost its collective mind. In some cases, this can be overblown because there are many in our culture who frankly are highly intelligent individuals living in an incredibly biblical manner, to act like they don’t exist is to ignore reality. However, I do believe that those who see a lack of logical, biblical, and clear-headed thinking are on to something. Now, you might be wondering why I as a theologically minded writer care to address this issue? Simply put, I think the issue of a lack of level-headed thinking is indicative of two worldview issues.
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Thinking Biblically About The Great Commission
Many times Christians ask questions seeking to understand areas such as the mission of the church, what Christ has called us to do on this earth, and how we are called to interact with unbelievers. Central to this line of questioning is the teaching found in the Great Commission. Seemingly, it is most common in our current day to go to Matthew 28:18-20 when discussion of the Great Commission is mentioned (though similar passages are found in Mark 16:15-16, Luke 24:46-49, and Acts 1:8). Let’s take a look at Matthew 28:18-20 which says:
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