Archive for March 2014
Just Revolution
Michael Tinney, a member of the 2013/2014 Roundtable in Ethics, explains the answer to the following question. Is the overthrow of an existing king, ruler, or government, if war or violence is necessary, ever biblically justifiable? Elements of a Just Revolution: 1. The cause must be just. This must be more than a disagreement with…
Read MoreThink About IT: In Calvinism, God So Loved Some!
According to Calvinism, it pleased God to create the human race with the intent of withholding saving grace from the vast majority of His creation. According to Scripture, God was pleased to offer everyone salvific grace and mercy, withholding judgment until grace and mercy are utterly spurned. “The Spirit and the bride say, Come. And…
Read MoreThink About IT: Humility Is the Lens through Which to Rightly See the Future
Humility rather than confidence is the apparel of security. In the security of lives going well, we can often envisage ourselves acting supremely in future difficulties or suffering the present peril of others. We should learn from Peter. Christ told Peter of his future denial of Him, and Peter argued that he would not fail…
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