The topic of social justice is one which ebbs and flows but always resurfaces in discussions of politics and ethics in relation to Christianity. Most recently the…… Read more “Francis Schaeffer on Social Justice”
Tag: Ethics
Book Review: Destroyer of the gods – By Larry Hurtado
Two-thousand years after the birth of Christ, the missionary work of Paul, and a small movement within Judaism spreading throughout the Roman Empire, it can be easy…… Read more “Book Review: Destroyer of the gods – By Larry Hurtado”
The Christian and Submission to Civil Government
As George Weigel reported in First Things, the past one-hundred years have been “the greatest era of persecution in Christian history,” so much so that “more Christians died…… Read more “The Christian and Submission to Civil Government”
Book Review: Homosexuality – By Stanton L. Jones & Mark A. Yarhouse
The topic of homosexuality has been discussed from a variety of angles from within the Christian context. Some scholars seek to address the ancient near-Eastern and Greco-Roman…… Read more “Book Review: Homosexuality – By Stanton L. Jones & Mark A. Yarhouse”
Exploring The Uniqueness of the Bible [In Its Ancient Near Eastern Context]
The ancient world was one filled with myths and stories of all types, stories about gods and about prophets and oracles who spoke with those gods. In…… Read more “Exploring The Uniqueness of the Bible [In Its Ancient Near Eastern Context]”
Martin Luther on Faith & Works
In his Preface to Romans, Martin Luther makes the statement that “If we do not choose goodness freely, we do not keep God’s law from the heart……… Read more “Martin Luther on Faith & Works”
Book Review: Biblical Economics – By R.C. Sproul Jr.
Biblical Economics is, just as the title would lead you to believe, an explanation of just what Scripture puts forth as a guide for the economic process.…… Read more “Book Review: Biblical Economics – By R.C. Sproul Jr.”
Book Review: Found: God’s Will – By John MacArthur
The will of God is not a thing that is lost, in need of finding; in fact, it is quite an easy thing to discover. This is…… Read more “Book Review: Found: God’s Will – By John MacArthur”
Working through the vice of not seeing color
The idea of contending with racism in the present day can seem somewhat paradoxical. Growing up we were taught that everybody was equal, that black people and…… Read more “Working through the vice of not seeing color”
The Problem of War — Herman Bavinck
It is surely worth the effort to try and answer the following questions: What attitude is Christian ethics going to adopt towards war? Does war have a place in…… Read more “The Problem of War — Herman Bavinck”
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