sexuality
Miles ahead of them
Christ is miles ahead of secular society's current outrage over sexual misbehavior. Not only have faithful Christians been unequivocally opposed to sexual assault, sexual harassment and rape for almost two thousand years, we have been describing and advocating the most liberating, enjoyable and healthy expression of human sexuality all along. Christianity has no need to … Continue reading Miles ahead of them
Never hit a girl
Never hit a girl. Where does that idea come from, and what are its traveling companions? I recently watched Miss Congeniality, starring Sandra Bullock, and the idea sprang unbidden to my mind that American culture is conveying a message about women that is incongruous with the old rule “never hit a girl.” In the movie, … Continue reading Never hit a girl
A dangerous illusion
In recent times, America has taken to debating what bathroom a person should use. This is an absurd thing to disagree about, since physical differences between boys and girls are obvious. The funny thing is, most of the people who are being so absurd aren't transgender. The push to normalize cross-dressing, gender-reassignment and putting men … Continue reading A dangerous illusion
Somebody gets it
While poking around on the internet I ended up briefly at the website of The Gospel Coalition and saw an article titled "The Hypocrisy of Phariseephobia." As anyone who reads this blog could tell you, hypocrisy and Pharisees are two words that I've recently given a lot of thought. So I curiously clicked and read … Continue reading Somebody gets it
More Nashville comments, part 4
In the last post I explained my thoughts on one of my least favorite articles in the Statement. Hopefully, I indicated that Article 8 serves an important function, but that it could be misleading if not read carefully in the context of the Statement as a whole. Part of that necessary context is the next … Continue reading More Nashville comments, part 4
More Nashville comments, part 3
As we work through the articles of the articles of the Nashville Statement, we've arrived at the eighth. Article 8 WE AFFIRM that people who experience sexual attraction for the same sex may live a rich and fruitful life pleasing to God through faith in Jesus Christ, as they, like all Christians, walk in purity … Continue reading More Nashville comments, part 3
More Nashville comments, part 2
The next three articles of the Nashville Statement deal with how we identify people (ourselves and others) as male or female. Article 5 WE AFFIRM that the differences between male and female reproductive structures are integral to God’s design for self-conception as male or female. WE DENY that physical anomalies or psychological conditions nullify the … Continue reading More Nashville comments, part 2
More Nashville comments
I begin in a previous post to make some comments on the Nashville Statement on human sexuality. This post will continue working through the statement, commenting on a few things along the way. Article 1 WE AFFIRM that God has designed marriage to be a covenantal, sexual, procreative, lifelong union of one man and one … Continue reading More Nashville comments
Friendly-fire
When God lays out the plan for a society in Christ he doesn't stop short or go half way, he does all things, whatsoever he pleases. But various individuals and institutions stop short or turn aside to the left or to the right. For parallels, we can consider the nation of Israel, who never did … Continue reading Friendly-fire
Seen a Great Light 