After an election season, many may be burned out by politics. However, the subject of this book is still an important topic and one that is more than just a political one. The book we will review here is one that I recently read: Marx, Lenin, and Jesus: Communism or the Bible? by David E. Pratte.Continue Reading
What Has This Year Taught Us?
With a global pandemic, lockdowns, economic woes, a contested Presidential election, and more, this has been quite an unusual year. While the wise man noted that “there is nothing new under the sun” (Ecclesiastes 1:9), from our perspective it can seem like we are living in unprecedented times.
As the events of this year have unfolded, there are some important truths that have been highlighted. These have always been true, but they are more apparent in light of recent events. Let us briefly consider a few points.Continue Reading
Can/Should Christians Vote? (Episode 17)
The question we’ll be considering in this episode is this:
Can/should Christians vote?
As we approach an upcoming election, how should we view this as Christians? Should we vote or refrain from voting? If we vote, on what basis should we decide how to vote? We will consider these questions in this episode.
Additional resources:
- Civil Government: Its Origin, Mission, and Destiny, and the Christian’s Relation to It by David Lipscomb (PDF)
- Civil Government: Its Origin, Mission, and Destiny, and the Christian’s Relation to It by David Lipscomb (book)
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Some Thoughts on Sheep
The term “sheep” has become somewhat controversial in our current social and political climate. It is often used disparagingly to describe those who seem to naively follow whatever their leaders tell them to do, even if they are being told to do what appears to be foolish, harmful, irrational, or even wrong. Some have pushed back against this criticism by arguing that, as Christians, we have been called to be like sheep so we should simply follow whatever these orders might be (though each one who argues this will probably have in mind some limit as to how far they believe this compliance should go).
[Note: In this article, I am not going to address any specific cases in which this concept may arise; but I do believe it will be helpful for us to consider some general principles.]
Does the Bible say anything that would address this controversy? Let us consider some thoughts.Continue Reading
Race, Riots, Right, and Wrong (Episode 10)
In this episode we’re going to be looking at some principles relating to current events:
Race, riots, right, and wrong
Current events have turned our national attention to the problem of racism. Protests have occurred across the country, as well as rioting and violence. During events like these, it is important that we remember some Biblical principles.
Additional resources:
- Bible Lessons for Times of Civil Unrest (article)
- Social Issues (Part 5): Racism (article)
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