• Extenuating Circumstances: Revisiting the Hebrew Midwives, Part II

    “The commentator who comes to the Bible with the assumption that it is immoral to tell a falsehood in every conceivable case, must naturally conclude that [all such] actions… [are] unlawful. However, such an a priori assumption concerning deception overlooks, or in some instances deliberately suppresses, the testimony of the Bible that God may bless…

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  • The Hebrew Midwives and the Grounds of their Commendation by God: An Ethical Question, Part I

    INTRODUCTION: Christian Ethics is a vitally important subject. The world takes its marching orders on matters pertaining to right and wrong from the well of human subjectivity. That is, opinions of what should and should not be done are constant. But, the question that needs to be asked time and time again is this: By…

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  • The Kingdom’s Standards vs. Society’s Norms: Addressing the Accusation of Hate-Mongering

    “It is scandalous to suggest that one can enter the kingdom or promote its ends in society while rebelling against the standards of the King” -Greg L. Bahnsen.1 “In those days there was no king in Israel; every man did what was right in his own eyes” (Jdg. 17:6; NASB).2 “The world…hates Me because I…

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  • The Gay Christian: A Question of Identity Confusion

    “Christian standards are defined by the revealed Word of God in Scripture. Men can accept God’s prescriptive will for behavior or they can reject it, but they cannot tamper with it. If the biblical witness offends them, then it is God whom they must blame and reproach.”—Greg L. Bahnsen1 “Therefore if anyone is in Christ,…

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  • Christian Apologetics: Starting Point and Analogical Thought

    “The Thoughts of the Righteous are just, but the counsels of the wicked are deceitful” (Prov. 12:5; NASB).1 “Hence the Christian alternative to the hopelessness of autonomous reasoning is revelational epistemology or ‘analogical thinking.’ This requires beginning with God’s Word as the most certain truth available to man and basing all reasoning upon it.” –Greg…

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