Christian Living

  • 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 Impossibility of Ethical Neutrality: An Analysis of Matthew 4:4

    “I call heaven and earth to witness against you today, that I have placed before you life and death, the blessing and the curse. So choose life in order that you may live, you and your descendants” (Deut 30.19; NASB). 1 “Now, therefore, fear the Lord and serve Him in sincerity and truth…But if it…

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  • Saved from What to What?

    So you’ve heard the gospel proclaimed and in response, you believe in your heart and confess with your mouth that Jesus Christ is Lord. Acknowledging before all people that hope is found in no one else, and so you entrust yourself to Him who came, who lived, who died, was raised, and ascended to the…

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  • reformedhope.com/2021/04/25/a-covid-apology-to-america-on-behalf-of-the-evangelical-church/ Excellent article on the apology the Christian Church owes the world for a sloppy witness that speaks of cowardice rather than boldness (cf. Acts 4:23-31). Chris Hume does a masterful job of calling the fouls as they should be highlighted. He offers an apology on behalf of the brethren for failing to lead as…

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