If your right eye makes you stumble and leads you to sin, tear it out and throw it away [that is, remove yourself from the source of temptation]; for it is better for you to lose one of the parts of your body, than for your whole body to be ...
Read More »Got an Enemy? Let God Win the Battle for You!
Has there been a time when you would have welcomed a mighty force coming to your aid and defeating an enemy? We all feel the need for rescue at one time or another, and we all face enemies in many forms: the people who seek to do us harm, afflictions or ...
Read More »The Disease To Please
Bear ye one another’s burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ. – Galatians 6:2 Look not every man on his own things, but every man also on the things of others. – Philippians 2:4 Withhold not good from them to whom it is due, when it is in the ...
Read More »The Immorality of Pacifism Part 2: Reply to Objections
In my previous article I laid out an argument for the moral bankruptcy of pacifism and now I will answer the defenders of pacifism. Objection one: Jesus said to not resist the one who does evil to you. “You have heard that it was said, ‘An eye for an eye and ...
Read More »The Thrill Of Giving And The Delight of Receiving
Part of the delight of celebrating Christmas is giving gifts–that makes perfect sense since God offered us a wonderful example by gifting us with His precious Son, Jesus. (John 3:16) Gift-givers experience a thrill that travels to the deepest heart level as they witness hope-filled, sparkling eyes anticipating what could ...
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