Category: Grace

Membership Has Its Privileges … and Responsibilities

March 17, 2014

When one reads the book of Deuteronomy, one must understand the distinction between cultural practices and transcultural principles. For example, in Deuteronomy 17:1, God commands the Israelites to sacrifice perfect animals. Any animal that is blemished is deemed unacceptable for use in God’s sacred worship ceremonies. Therefore, as Christians no longer bound by the Ceremonial Law, we keep … More Membership Has Its Privileges … and Responsibilities

God’s Death Row

March 10, 2014

In the Scripture, God declared the value of capital punishment. Those who unjustly took life, were to have their life taken in return. Following the flood, God communicated this law to Noah: Surely for your lifeblood I will demand a reckoning … From the hand of every man’s brother I will require the life of man. … More God’s Death Row

Genesis 1-3 Same Rebellion, Different Response

January 1, 2014

In the first two chapters of Genesis, Moses records the creation of the universe. God imagined the most perfect planet, and with effortless ease he perfectly created it. He spoke it into existence, and when paradise was complete, He began work on his masterpiece. Men and women were made different than all other creatures; they … More Genesis 1-3 Same Rebellion, Different Response