Posts with the tag “morality”

As Christians, we are supposed to fight sin and to avoid even the appearance of sin. Those demands, if one is not in Christ, are crushing. Only Christ carried that weight perfectly, and to attempt to carry that burden without Him will inevitably lead one to be crushed. Holiness is defined as being set apart for a purpose. The reason Christians do not run after the desires with which the world, the flesh, and the devil present us is that we have been set apart for something better.   Read More

Have we created a Christian subculture where we look to Jesus as our Savior, but do not look to Him as our Lord, whose ways and words guide the entirety of our lives on earth, and not only as a way to enter into Heaven? Having accepted Christ as our Savior, do we then look to the world for how we are to lead our lives here below?  Read More

If the Bible not only does not forbid judging but also commands judging, then what does Jesus mean when He instructs His disciples to judge not? What Jesus has done in this teaching is take the role of judge away from us and give that role to the Scriptures. The very Word of God judges us, tells us of our sins, and makes us face that sin before addressing the sins we may see in others.  Read More

There is no example in history of a society maintaining a moral life without the aid of religion. Despite all the changes about us, we have not moved beyond “the faith once delivered unto the saints.” It is just as relevant now as it was then.  Read More