Tag: church
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The key Bible verse that describes the rapture of the church is 1 Thessalonians 4:16-17, which states that the Lord will descend from heaven, and the dead in Christ will rise first, followed by those who are alive being caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the…
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Nathan Finn has an essay here worth reading on church-state separation. “Patrick is simply wrong to suggest that the entire concept of separation of church and state is an unconstitutional lie that was concocted to silence people of faith. But he is certainly right to be concerned with how church-state separation…
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Timothy Paul Jones has an excellent article here on the Roman practice of crucifixion. “Christians worship a God who was crucified. It is difficult to fathom how shocking such a claim seemed to ancient Romans. Crucifixion was a death reserved for traitors, rebels, and slaves. Cognates of “crucified” functioned as…
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Andrew Walker exercises keen insight here arguing that state churches that align with the government, such as England’s Anglican Church, inevitably lose the gospel. “If you want to lose the gospel, let the government manage it. If you want to accelerate the decline of vibrant Christian witness and baptize abortion…
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The implications of the current Iranian conflict are far-reaching and go well beyond the geopolitical discussions you might hear discussed on social channels or cable news. While our media is focused on international trade outcomes, the White House’s foreign policy, and the prospects of stability for the region, an underrated impact is…
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Are the growing number of people attending online services really going to church? Patricia Engler makes a strong case here with an exhaustive analysis that virtual churches cannot experience real fellowship. “Can virtual churches have real fellowship? This question matters not only because Americans are reporting less in-person religious service attendance amid more…
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(This is from my upcoming book.) In 2005, reputable researchers Christian Smith and Melina Lundquist identified the predominate worldview among American teenagers as Moralistic Therapeutic Deism (MTD).1 They determined the creed of this worldview from interviews with 5,000 teenagers as consisting of five tenets:1 A God exists who created and…
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Andrew Walker penned an insightful article here entitled “Criticism isn’t cancellation”. He argues that American pluralism doesn’t require Christians to celebrate sin. “In French’s view, Christians shouldn’t object to this because American evangelicals need to take the log out of their eye and leave judgment to those inside the church.…
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The Didache is the earliest post-apostolic Christian church teaching that we possess. Britannica notes that it is “the oldest surviving Christian church order.” It is informative to see what the very early church taught regarding abortion. In chapter 2 we read “You shall not murder a child by abortion nor…
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