Published by B. Nathaniel Sullivan on July 27, 2019 Salt seasons, purifies, preserves. But somebody ought to remind us that salt also irritates. Real living Christianity rubs this world the wrong way. —Vance Havner— Key points: The futile quest to be liked often leads individuals and groups to a place where they neither are liked […]
Marriage is not a human invention; it is a divine revelation. Its design never was our own made-up arrangement of infinite malleability. It was given to us, at the beginning of all things, as a brightly shining fixity of eternal significance. We might not always live up to its true grandeur. None of us does […]
Advocates of so-called “gay marriage” make the argument “that to deny homosexuals marriage is manifestly unfair. But it’s not unfair. Gays and lesbians are not unworthy of marriage; they are incapable of marriage.” —Charles Colson— Key point: One reason Christians are losing the fight to preserve marriage is because the church has failed to educate […]
[M]arriage is never only about the couple. It is always about the larger community.…In fact it always includes concern about the next generation as well. We seem to have forgotten this. —Glenn T. Stanton and Dr. Bill Maier1— Key point: When we begin to explore ways biblical marriage mirrors the gospel, we find qualities that […]
If marriage is allowed to die, future generations likely will inherit a godless culture. We simply must have an answer in defense of biblical marriage that persuades the culture to protect and esteem the biblical design for human relationships, family structure, and social order—for the sake of the gospel in America. —S. Michael Craven1— Key […]
If the church doesn’t speak now, it may be forced to forever hold its peace. The foundation upon which society is constructed—the central unit linking people to a social structure—is the family. And the most important component of the family is the husband-wife relationship. Any changes in that relationship will produce far-reaching effects upon the […]
We have an absolute duty to start training our children in biblical worldview when they are just beyond the toddler years. They’ve got to start understanding that there are some basic truths in life, and that if we abandon them, the whole scheme of living unravels. And marriage is a great example, because very, very […]
Why We Must Never “Agree to Disagree” on Homosexuality and Same-Sex Marriage [The issue of whether or not homosexuality is a sin] is a gospel issue. When so-called evangelical leaders argue for affirmation of gay relationships in the church, I’m not saying they’re not my kind of evangelical, I’m saying they are no kind of evangelical. This is not […]
Man-Woman Marriage Arose Naturally out of the Creation of Humanity as Male and Female From God creating us male and female and ordering marriage toward procreation, to Jesus’ reaffirmation of natural marriage in Matthew 19, to Paul’s clear language in his epistles, to the marriage supper of the Lamb, not to mention the way the […]
What God Said About Humanity and Marriage at Creation Is True for All Time If you believe in what it says in Genesis 1 about God making heaven and earth—and the binaries in Genesis are so important—heaven and earth, and sea and dry land, and so on, and you end up with male and female. […]
Just Like the Natural World, Man-Woman Marriage Has God’s Fingerprints All Over It! Marriage is common. It does not appear profound.…Marriage does not astound us. That is why Paul alerts us to the “profound mystery” revealed in a Christian marriage. We need new eyes to discern the glory God has put there. There is a […]
This article is available in a reproducible PDF file here. The group met one warm, Summer evening in George Griscom’s backyard. It was just a social gathering, but before long the discussion focused on ways to reach the people of the city with the gospel. George and Ethel were especially concerned about their next-door neighbors, […]
People used to blush when they were ashamed. Now they are ashamed if they blush. Modesty has disappeared and a brazen generation with no fear of God before its eyes mocks at sin.1 I’ve quit saying civilization’s going to the dogs out of respect for dogs. I wouldn’t want to insult the canine kingdom with […]
“I have never seen an election case with half this evidence of fraud.” —Rudy Giuliani— Key point: To concede in this case would be to surrender America and and to forfeit American liberty. American patriots cannot do that. On December 23, President Trump made a speech explaining to the American people why he is fighting […]
Hope has two beautiful daughters; their names are Anger and Courage. Anger at the way things are, and Courage to see that they do not remain as they are. —Augustine— It is impossible to be a true soldier of Jesus Christ and not fight. —J. Gresham Machen— Key Point: In contending for biblical truth, you’re […]
If I profess with the loudest voice and clearest exposition every portion of the truth of God except precisely that little point which the world and the devil are at that moment attacking, I am not confessing Christ, however boldly I may be professing Christ. Where the battle rages, there the loyalty of the soldier […]
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