When we look at our social media, news media, and television everyone is quick to make a response. They narrate general conclusions that metastasize into rage inducing reactions. This gives whomever controls the narrative ratings and implants their own lies even further into their consciousness. Rage is a cheap emotion. It doesn’t produce deductive reasoning skills. It starves … [Read more...] about Rage Culture
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The Response to Truth
Too much when we discuss sin to others we water down the truth. We do this because of a fear of triggering an emotional response. Also, there is a fear of losing a connection to the other person as well as a fear of losing someone close to you. When we preach from the Word of God we should not fear a reaction from someone else. God’s word is convicting them. Many times, we feel … [Read more...] about The Response to Truth
Are People Inherently Evil or Inherently Good?
The dichotomy between the two ideas of if us as humans are inherently good and evil has been going on for millennia. Our culture debates these two ideas as well in Christian teaching. This is a polarizing topic because it is puts on display in political discourse. I will discuss the opposing viewpoints in detail and determine if there is a middle ground. The first idea I’ll … [Read more...] about Are People Inherently Evil or Inherently Good?
Idolatry In Our Culture
In our country we have many forms of idolatry. Idolatry is not just defined as a carven image that we worship. We hold up money, celebrities, ideals, our selfish desires higher then God. We even mistakenly tell ourselves God values those things as much as we do. Even unselfish actions and objects higher then that of having a relationship with out creator. We are constantly … [Read more...] about Idolatry In Our Culture
The Wages of Sin
In our culture today, we don’t fully understand the wages of sin. We constantly view sin as more of an anchor that keeps us from having a prosperous life here on earth. When we have no sense of urgency we are consumed with sin and are not separate at all from the world. There are a few verses that explain this point. I’m going to quote the whole paragraph of this verse, so you … [Read more...] about The Wages of Sin