Category: Diversity

We are disciples of Jesus of Nazareth. We believe as did Peter and his fellow apostles that Jesus is “the Christ, the Son of the living God” (Matthew 16:16). This faith in the Sonship and Deity of Jesus is an indispensable aspect of our discipleship. It also has great ramifications, specifically in the area of authority, and the legitimacy of receiving worship from man.

Jesus has been given “all authority…in heaven and on earth” (Matthew 28:18). This indicates the Father’s intention to establish in His son a new covenant and new kingdom. We are told in the last days that God has “spoken to us by His son, who He has appointed heir of all things, through whom also He made the worlds” (Hebrews 1:2). Jesus is uniquely God’s means of redeeming men to Himself. Continue reading “Praise the Lord” →

It seems like the typical attitude toward denominationalism contradicts totally the biblical view expressed in numerous places, including 1 Corinthians 1 and 3.

“Now I plead with you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment. For it has been declared to me concerning you, my brethren, by those of Chloe’s household, that there are contentions among you. Now I say this, that each of you says, ‘I am of Paul,’ or ‘I am of Apollos,’ or ‘I am of Cephas,’ or ‘I am of Christ’” (1:10-12).

“I fed you with milk and not with solid food; for until now you were not able to receive it, and even now you are still not able; for you are still carnal. For where there are envy, strife, and divisions among you, are you not carnal and behaving like mere men?  For when one says, “I am of Paul,” and another, “I am of Apollos,” are you not carnal?” (3:2-4).

Continue reading “Christians Only” →

Kirk Cameron, a well known actor has just published a children’s book. Cameron is an outspoken evangelical, and because of his relative fame has become a divisive social figure. I have not read the book, and can’t personally attest to his the claim that, “It teaches biblical wisdom and the value of producing the fruit fo the spirit: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, gentleness, faithfulness, self-control.”

Interestingly, Cameron’s publisher has contacted over fifty different public libraries to set up a story-hour for the reading of his book. He has been outright rejected, or ignored by every single library. Many of these same institutions have commonly hosted story-hours for children that have LGBTQ+ themes, some of them put on by drag-queens. Continue reading “A Weird Definition for Diversity” →