Is it sinful to eat food sacrificed to idols? Is this question even relevant today? This week’s blog addresses these questions.
Here is an interesting topic that most, if not all, Christians don’t think applies to them. At least not in the western church and not directly. We often take the teachings on this subject as purely academic, but believe it or not, this is still a major concern to this day.
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Many equate premarital sex to test driving a car. After all, you wouldn’t want to marry someone who was bad at sex right? This blog delves into what’s wrong with this idea.
Premarital sex and car buying go hand-in-hand or so most men in America seem to believe. In fact, premarital sex is often seen by men as the same thing as test driving a car. They ask, “You wouldn’t buy a car without test driving it would you? Therefore, if you wouldn’t buy a car without test driving it, why would you get married without ‘test driving’ your bride-to-be?” Just so there is no confusion, test driving your bride-to-be would be having premarital sex with her.
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Is it sinful to judge others? That is the question I address with this blog. It is also a preemptive defense of future blogs.
First off, I would like to go into why I am making this post about myself. This is a topic that I could easily have just gone with “Is Judging a Sin” as the title of it; however, while the topic is precisely that, I also felt the need to use this as a preemptive defense.
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“Wisdom is with the aged, and understanding in length of days.”
Job 12:12
This is a verse that exemplifies what can be expected from our elders. A long life often brings with it knowledge, understanding, and wisdom. Thus, it is good to honor our elders regardless of their maturity in their walk with Christ. This is something that I wish to stress prior to entering into this topic. That said, this topic needs to be addressed as it can cause problems in a church.
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If it’s not inherently sinful to drink alcohol, are there times when it is sinful? Let’s find out!
Last week I addressed whether or not it is inherently sinful to drink alcohol. Scripture is clear in that it isn’t automatically a sin to drink alcohol. In fact, the Bible indicates that wine is often a blessing from God. This begs the question: If wine is not inherently sinful, are there times when it is? Unsurprisingly, there are absolutely times when drinking alcohol is sinful. Let’s look at some examples.
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There are many Christians who believe that consuming alcohol is inherently sinful. However, this cannot be supported by Scripture in any way, shape, or form without twisting Scripture into a convoluted mess. In fact, the opposite is true of what the Bible says in regard to alcohol. There are several verses that not only say that drinking alcohol is ok but go even further to say that God approves of wine.
Oh, how man has fallen. Created in the image of God, but we fell from our place of honor. Sin came into the world through one man. Indeed, this saying is true, “none is righteous, no, not one.” For we have all fallen and deserve nothing more than eternal death. Sin is our way of life. No one is worthy of living since, “the wages of sin is death.” Therefore, God would be justified to kill us all where we stand. For that is nothing more than we deserve. “No one does good, not even one.” Even the things that we do that might be seen as right living are worthless because of our sin. We can never do enough good works to enter the kingdom of heaven for even one single sin creates a chasm between us and God that cannot be crossed by any means that we possess. It is hopeless.
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The age-old question: What is Truth? In today’s world, truth is relative to each person. Each person has their own “truth.” The problem that we run into is that truth isn’t truth unless it is true at every point in time, and to everyone. My personal truth, unless it meets those requirements, is only an opinion. Additionally, there is more to truth than just facts. Truth is reality, and facts point to (or should point to) reality, but they are not reality in and of themselves. Facts can be misinterpreted. Facts can also be falsified. It happens all the time. Continue reading “What is Truth?”
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