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Category Archives: Ethics
Law of Moses: Slavery
In this series, we are examining some of the many commandments which are contained in the Law of Moses. It is our aim to understand them better, build faith, and answer critics. We are considering them topically. 1. Kidnapping. Kidnapping … Continue reading
Posted in Apologetics, Ethics, law of moses
Tagged 1 Timothy 1:9-10, 2 Kings 4:1, abuse of slave, Amos 2:6, Amos 8:6, beating slave, chocolate, cocoa, Colossians 4:1, criminal punishment, days off for slaves, debts, Dennis Prager, Deuteronomy 15, Deuteronomy 21, Deuteronomy 23:15-16, Deuteronomy 24:7, emancipation, Ephesians 6:9, Exodus 21, Ezekiel 27:13, foodispower, freedom, gotquestions, hammurabi, hammurabi code 282, hammurabi's code of laws, james burton coffman, Job 31:13-15, Joel 3:1-3, Joshua 9, kidnapping, law of moses, Leviticus 25, Nehemiah 5:5, Number 31, permitted slavery, restitution, Revelaion 18:11-13, runaway slaves, slave trade, song piece my ear, steve croft, torah, war, west africa, year of jubilee
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The Law of Moses: Justice
In this series, we are examining some of the many commandments which are contained in the Law of Moses. It is our aim to understand them better, build faith, and answer critics. We are considering them topically. 1. No partiality. … Continue reading
Posted in Ethics, Government, law of moses
Tagged 1 Kings 20:39, 1 Samuel 8:3, 1 Timothy 5:19-22, 2 Chronicles 19:15-17, 2 Samuel 12:6, Amos 5:12, brides, corporal punishment, death penalty, Dennis Prager, Deuteronomy 13:11, Deuteronomy 16:16-18, Deuteronomy 16:18-19, Deuteronomy 17:6-7, Deuteronomy 19:18-19, Deuteronomy 19:21, Deuteronomy 1:16-18, Deuteronomy 21:21, Deuteronomy 27:19, Deuteronomy 27:25, Deuteronomy 5:20, Duteronomy 17:13, Eccesiastes 7:7, evidence, evidence as a witness, Exodus 20:16, Exodus 21:12-14, Exodus 21:23-25, Exodus 21:24, Exodus 21:29-30, Exodus 22:1, Exodus 22:1-9, Exodus 23:1, Exodus 23:1-3, Exodus 23:8, eye for eye, Ezekiel 13:19, Ezekiel 22:12, false witnesses, fine as substitute punishment, flogging, george jung, Geuteronomy 19:15, Isaiah 1:23, Isaiah 33:14-16, Isaiah 5:23, johnny depp, judgment, justice, law of moses, Levitcus 6:1-6, Leviticus 19:11, Leviticus 19:15-16, Leviticus 24:19-20, lex talionis, Matthew 18:15-16, Micah 3:11, Micah 7:3, movie blow, Numbers 35:21, Numbers 35:30, Numbers 5:5-6, ox and sheep, partiality, perjury, Proverbs 13:7-8, Proverbs 17:23, Proverbs 19:5, Proverbs 24:28, Proverbs 29:4, Proverbs 6:16-19, Proverbs 6:30-31, Proverbs 6:32-35, Psalm 15:5, Psalm 26:9-10, punishment, reduce penalty to fine, restitution, rich and poor, social justice, The rational Bible, theft, torah, two or three witness, witnesses
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Six Woes (Isaiah 5)
The house of Israel (Judah) was the LORD’s vineyard (Isaiah 5:1-7). The nation was to bring forth good grapes, but instead it brought forth wild grapes (Isaiah 5:2). It is in this context, six woes are pronounced. Let’s notice… 1. … Continue reading
Posted in Ethics, pride, Priorities, prophets, Textual study
Tagged 1 Thessalonians 5:21-22, 2 Peter 3:3-4, 2 Peter 3:9, 2 Timothy 3:4, Acts 10:38, Amos 5:12, bitter for sweet, book principles and perils of leadership, bribes, challenging God, cords of falsehood, cords of vanity, Dennis Prager, disregard for God's law, distinctions of God, entertainment, esv study bible, franklin camp, geed, Hebrews 5:14, hedonism, heroes, homer hailey, Hosea 4:6, how we treat one another, idolatry, Isaiah 5, Isaiah 5:11-17, Isaiah 5:13, Isaiah 5:18-19, Isaiah 5:19, Isaiah 5:20, Isaiah 5:21, Isaiah 5:22-25, Isaiah 5:8-10, Jeremiah 7:15, justice, lack of knowledge, Let him make speed, light for darkness, living for pleasure, Luke 12:15, materialism, Matthew 25, Matthew 7:12, Micah 2:2, Micah 3:2, mighty at wine, mixed up priorities, mixed up values, music, niv study bible, pervert justice, Romans 12:1-2, six woes, the fear of the lord, true wisdom, vineyard of the Lord, wine, woe to those who call evil good and evil, woe to those who draw iniquity with cords of vanity, woe to those who follow intoxicating drink, woe to those who join house to house, woe to those wise in their own eyes
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Sexual Identity and Sexual Confusion
This is a very confusing world. Bruce Jenner is now known as Caitlyn Jenner. The NEA considered replacing “mother” with “birthing parent.” Employers are requiring employees to use preferred pronouns. Toronto police were recently asking for help finding a missing … Continue reading
Posted in Apologetics, culture, Ethics, Nature, science
Tagged 1 Samuel 21:13, 1945, 2015, 2016, 2019, 2022, Acts 8:12, Acts 9:1-2, adam and eve, allison samuels, american journal of psychology, amy gardner, annie linski, behavior does not change reality, bible, biblicalnotes, bill flatt, biology, birth adnormalities, book counseling homosexuals, brent pollard, bruce jenner, caitlyn jenner, canada, chloe cole, cosmetics, cynthia smyth m.d., Daniel 4, David pretended to be insane, detransition, dowell flatt, dysphoria, elizebeth warren, elizebeth warren apologized, female sports, gender and sex, Genesis 1:27, Genesis 1:31, healthline, hermaphordite, identity and reality, in the news, intersex, jack lewis, jacob and esau, jacobs syndrome, jamanetwork, justin bishop, katherine timpf, kilts, kimberly holland, klinefelter syndrome, lgbtq, love, Matthew 19:4-6, mayo clinic, mayoclinic, mother or birthing parent, naacp, national education association, national review, nationalreview, nea, Nebuchadnezzar ate grass like an ox, new york post, no third sex, norway, nypost, OED, oxford english dictionary, preferred pronouns, Proverbs 16:2, Proverbs 16:25, rachel dolezal, regretting changing gender, rikki schlott, robert preidt, science, scotland, sexual confusion, sexual identity, south korea, spokane, subjective thoughts, subjective thoughts do not change reality, surgery and hormone treatment does not change reality, Title IX, toronto, transgender, transgenderism and the Bible, tumblr, turner syndrome, turnersyndromefoundation, vainityfair, vanity fair, washington, webmd, weyland deaver, white woman thinks that she is black, white woman thinks that she is native american, william bremner m.d, wolffian, woman thinks that she is a cat, XO chromosomes, XX chromosomes, XXX chromosomes, XXX syndrome, XXY chromosomes, XY chromosomes, XYY chromosomes
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In The News: Dennis Prager
Dennis Prager is a wise man. I enjoy his weekly Fireside Chats. Rarely do I miss viewing this weekly program. His Rational Bible Commentary series on the Torah contains some good thoughts. However, no one should be blindly followed. All … Continue reading →