Romans 14; 1 Corinthians 8
We are blessed to not have fights and battles over the “non-essentials”.
Of course, for some people, half the battle is over
what issues are really non-essential.
However, it is wise for all of us to review God’s guidelines
for dealing with such areas. God’s plan is to be proactive,
to deal with these [...]
Entries from March 2009
March 29, 2009
Living Sacrifices 10: Peace with Disputable Matters
March 25, 2009
Living Sacrifices 9: Wake Up and Walk in the Light
Romans 13:11-14; 1 Thessalonians 5:4-8; John 3:19-21
Drowsiness is dangerous!
The highways have been littered with those who ignored
the signs of drowsiness. For the hypothermia victim,
drowsiness is the only sign of impending death.
In this passage of Romans, we hear God’s urgent call that it
is time to wake up and live different. We are living in urgent times.
Time [...]
March 17, 2009
Living Sacrifices 8: Our Duty to Our Fellow Man
Romans 13:6-10; 1 Peter 2:13-17; Luke 20:22-26
To many the word “duty” is like a dirty word.
In our age of entitlements,
“people owe me. Don’t tell me that I owe them!”
Yet God clearly lays out four duties to our fellow men
here in this section of Romans 13.
Some of this text even comes across as meddling
in what we [...]
March 8, 2009
Living Sacrifices 7: Facing Evil Authorities
Philippians 3:20; 1 Timothy 2:1-4; Acts 4:18-20
The Christian always lives with the tension of dual citizenship.
We are citizens of heaven (Phil. 3:20) and
our first allegiance is to Christ our King.
We are also citizens of the nation in which we live.
What are we to do when the authorities over us
are evil or encourage evil actions?
We [...]
March 3, 2009
Answers Conference Informative and Thought Provoking!
Dr. Terry Mortenson did an incredible job teaching the audience on the issues of creation vs. evolution for six sessions over two days. Comment after comment was, “I never really thought so deeply about these issues.” One of his common themes was the challenge to see how much of Christ’s teaching and our fundamental beliefs [...]
March 2, 2009
Living Sacrifices6: What Good Is Government?
Romans 13:1-6; 1 Peter 2:13-14
Government: The institution can provoke unlimited griping,
anger, even feelings of disgust. During the last several election
cycles, party power has shifted back and forth endlessly.
Therefore, almost half of the people are unhappy
at any given moment with the party in power.
Such frustration can easily provoke us to ask,
“What good is government?”
In Romans 13, [...]
