Democracies and Republics are not found in the Bible. Certain Greek states (such as Athens) were democracies, but the Greek’s interaction with Israel was limited until it was an empire ruled by Kings. Likewise, the Roman Republic did not interact much with Israel until it was an empire. All of
Continue readingBelievers are called to be in the world without loving or conforming to it. This can be challenging to balance at times. This impacts virtually every area of our lives: entertainment, friendships, finances, raising children and even politics. In regards to politics, Christians living in a democratic state should engage
Continue readingThere is perhaps no more controversial topics than religion and politics. From my experience, most unreligious people tend to willingly engage in politics quite passionately, while avoiding religion. On the other hand, churches obviously engage in religious conversation, but take two extremes when it comes to politics. Some churches engage
Continue readingChristians are called to be salt and light in a spiritually dark world. This makes us very different from the people around us! We have a unique worldview based on the Bible which gives us a totally unique perspective on life, how we should live, and how we should react
Continue readingIt’s hard not to get caught up in politics with the primaries heating up and election coming up. One of the biggest debates, besides the dozens of issues, is who is on the right side of history. In other words, who’s worldview and political viewpoint will end up winning out?
Continue readingAs we approach Sanctity of Life Sunday, I am reminded that Human life is precious to God. Certainly, all life is precious to God, but human beings are especially precious to Him. For example, God allows us to eat animals and use them as resources, but has never permitted us
Continue readingAs we approach the new year, and 2019 changes to 2020, I’m reminded that there will be a good bit of change for Faith Baptist Church this year with Pas tor Joe l retiring at the end of December. Pastor Joel has served at Faith Baptist Church for a very
Continue readingLast month I mentioned that there have been a number of high-profile Christian leaders who have abandoned their faith. This can be scary (could I lose my faith too?) and demoralizing (how could such an important person abandon their faith?). I explained that the best way to guard ourselves against
Continue readingRecently, there has been a number of well-known Christian leaders who have very publicly abandoned their faith. Perhaps the most prominent was Joshua Harris, the well-known Christian author of I Kissed Dating Goodbye. In the span of a month he announced he was divorcing his wife, renounced his faith, and
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