A New Kind of Modesty

I walked down the high street of Cork, my head down, my ears dulled, and my heart aching. The atmosphere of the world washed over me like a warm wind laced with acid. I felt miserable. Every view my eyes beheld had an immodest diva as the centerpiece, framed by sensual suggestions. My stomach churned. [...]

Rebellion and You

Image via Wikipedia What is rebellion? First, why do we care? That question is easily dealt with: 1 Samuel 15:23 For rebellion [is as] the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness [is as] iniquity and idolatry. Because thou hast rejected the word of the LORD, he hath also rejected thee from [being] king. Proverbs 17:11 An [...]

Go Kill Yourself

I really hate myself. I really do. I do stuff that is just plain evil. I seek after the wrong things. I do things that are utterly unpleasing to God. I am so far from God’s desire for me that it isn’t even funny. Every time I try to do right I don’t make it. [...]

Red and White Hearts

1 Timothy 5:1-2 Rebuke not an elder, but entreat [him] as a father; [and] the younger men as brethren; 2 The elder women as mothers; the younger as sisters, with all purity. I was going to use the above verse to talk about how we ought, as young men, to treat our sisters in Christ. [...]

What is the Gospel?

A lot of people normally go to 1 Corinthians 1-4 to find out what the Gospel is. 1 Corinthians 15:1-4 1 Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand; 2 By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory [...]

Heretical Lexicology

Greetings, “Thou believest a falsity! An heresy in truth!!” “Thou art a heretic!” Them thar are fightin’ words for most folks, but ought people to get so durned tied up aboot ‘em? I want to talk about the two above phrases from a lexicological point of view. To do this, let me first present to [...]

An Examination of the Lexicology of Theocracy

Me: “I believe that the Bible should be our foundation for discerning how we ought to influence government.” Someone-else: “You are advocating a theocratic utopia!” Me: “Ummmm… No.” The above exchange is all too common, unfortunately, to be more than slightly humorous to me. I get that response all the time, and it is, to [...]

Gifts Differing: A Very Dangerous Topic

Greetings, I am going to be studying two parallel passages with you. The goal is to explain how God gives gifts to people, and also about a specific calling that He gives to some people. The two passages are Romans 12:3-8 and 1 Corinthians 12 (1 Corinthians 13 and 14 are considered as well). The [...]

Pray Without Ceasing… Really?

1 Thessalonians 5:17 Pray without ceasing. 1 Thessalonians 5:17 Pray(4336) without ceasing(89). [Is this saying that we ought to be praying every moment, or that we ought never to stop praying regularly and consistently?] Strongs Greek 4336 proseuchomai — pros-yoo’-khom-ahee — from 4314 and 2172; to pray to God, i.e. supplicate, worship: — pray (X [...]

The Definition of Crime

1 Peter 2:9 But ye [are] a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should show forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light: I am not declaring these definitions to be universally binding, only that this is how I will [...]