Saturday, June 18, 2016
And Such Were Some of You
The
other day I was listening to a webcast where the speaker was dealing with
Leviticus, specifically its prohibition of same sex sexual relations. According
to this particular scripture, God prohibited sex between two men giving as a
reason for such prohibition the actions of the nations surrounding the Jews. In
other words, God wanted his people to abstain from doing things, such as same
sex relations, that were being done by those who did not know Him and who were
being judged for such behavior. In light of the recent shootings at a “gay”
nightclub in Florida, it may seem insensitive to broach such a subject. But
unfortunately, sinful behavior does not take a vacation. The fact that we have
such things as “Gay Pride Month” and LGBTA Summits, attests to the sad reality
that our world is not only confused beyond understanding about its own
sinfulness, but also that it has taken the practice of calling evil good to new
heights (Isaiah 5:20).
Saturday, June 4, 2016
Moralistic Therapeutic Deism
I
recently finished reading a book by renown Christian author D.A. Carson
entitled “The Intolerance of Tolerance”
(I have included a link for it in the recommended books section; a very worthy
read). The thesis of the author is how the new “tolerance” has become a monster
that has swallowed up our society. In the name of tolerance, we have become
averse to anything that may even hint of moral absolutes. We can’t judge anyone
based on anything anymore because that may make us guilty of the greatest sin
that our society believes can be committed today: offending someone. Thus, the
relativism of the postmodern world has been injected with a dose of valueless
steroids that have taken it to new heights.
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