A nation can suffer no greater loss than the loss of respect for law. With every increase in lawlessness, our nation grows weaker.
The Bible says that part of being a good Christian is being a good citizen, and part of being a good citizen is obedience to the law. In the 13th chapter of Romans we are told that government is of God, for our good, and for the punishmen...
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You are one in a million so why bother to vote, to speak up, to get involved, or to commit yourself? The German author Hans Habe tells us why. He said, “The world is one percent good, one percent bad, and 98 percent neutral. That’s why what individuals do is so important.”
The tragedy of our world is neutrality. Most people want to play it safe. The...
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15 Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.
16 But shun profane and vain babblings: for they will increase unto more ungodliness.
17 And their word will eat as doth a canker: of whom is Hymenaeus and Philetus;
18 Who concerning the truth have erred, saying that the resurrection is past al...
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Introduction
Cult leaders are relatively easy to identify. Perhaps our greatest danger comes not from them but from what I call Christian heresies or “near-cults.”
“A heretic,” someone has said, “is a person who has a complete grasp of a half-truth.” The closer a false teacher gets to the truth, the more dangerous he becomes. Such...
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In his book, Trial by Ordeal, Craig Parshall tells of a conversation between Tess and Kevin. A homeless man has died and Kevin felt no responsibility for him. Then Tess reminds him of A Christmas Carol by Dickens where a ghost comes to Scrooge’s door and tells him, “Mankind is your business.”
Then she tells Kevin, “This man is a part of your r...
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The late E.V. Hill, a pastor from California and a popular speaker, had a sign in front of his church that read, “Conservative, liberal, militant.” One day somebody asked him what it meant.
He replied, “Conservative means we believe every word of the Bible. Liberal means we’ll give our coat to any man that needs it. Militant means we are...
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