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What Constitutes A God-Approved Marriage? (Part 1)
What constitutes marriage? Jesus taught, “from the beginning of the creation, God ‘made them male and female.’ ‘For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Government, Marriage, Phrase Study, Textual study
Tagged adam and eve, be joined, civil law, eligibility, God approved marriage, government, Helper, intent, jacob, leaving and cleaving, made known to others, male and female, man and woman, Mark 10, marriage, maturity, moses, Noah, one flesh, three classes eligible to marry, Truth for Today, wedding ceremony, what constitutes marriage, william w. grasham, work
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Paying Taxes
This time of the year can be frustrating. Documents are gathered. Receipts are gathered and reviewed. It is tax season. It is a complicated system. The government favors or incentivizes certain behavior and business. Can’t we just go to a … Continue reading
Posted in Ethics, Government, Honesty, Money
Tagged dependents, donald rumsfeld, freakonomics, government, honesty, in the news, income, IRS, mioney, stephen dubner, steven levitt, taxes, the economist
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Ethics: Government and Citizenship (Part 5)
America is rare. Few countries in the history of the world have afforded so much opportunity to its citizens to select its leaders. This brings much responsibility. It is said that a lady asked Benjamin Franklin “Well, Doctor, what have … Continue reading
Posted in Ethics, Government, stewardship
Tagged benjamin franklin, book the quest for cosmic justice, bribes, character matters, citizenship, economy, environment, ethics, government, james garfield, judge justly, just laws, leaders, mussolini, protect citizens, punish wicked, sanctity of life, stewardship, sycophants, the home, thomas sowell, vote, weak of society
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Ethics: Government and Citizenship (Part 4)
This world is filled with evil, and it can be a very dangerous place. April 04, 1965: U.P.I. reported, “For the past 5,500 years, the world has known only some 300 years of peace. Since 3,600 B.C, there have been … Continue reading
Posted in Ethics, Government, Stats
Tagged abraham, Acts 23, can christian serve in government, can christian serve in military, citizenship, daniel, death penalty, erastus, esther, ethics, Exodus 22, Genesis 14, government, john f. kennedy, joseph, Matthew 5, melchizedek, number of years with no war, paul, Romans 12, Romans 13, self defense, thomas sowell, turn other cheek, war
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Ethics: Government and Citizenship (Part 1)
Man could live without earthly governments. It likely would be chaotic. John Locke has written, “Men living together according to reason, without a common superior on earth, with authority to judge between them is properly the State of Nature. But … Continue reading
Posted in Ethics, Government
Tagged citizebship, ethics, government, government's responsibility, john locke, just laws, justice, montesquieu, punishment, state of nature, thomas hobbs
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An Application of Philemon for the Modern Day
The book of Philemon is a true story which touches the heart. Onesimus, a runaway slave, somehow while on the lam, came in contact with the imprisoned apostle Paul. Paul converted Onesimus (Philemon 10). Yet, there remained a problem: Onesimus was … Continue reading
Posted in Ethics, Government, Stats
Tagged cliff martin, evangelism, government, illegal immigration, racism, slavery
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Voting
Some church members have been duped into believing that Christian principles should be checked at the door of the voting booth. (1) Some have been told that the First Amendment requires this. It does no such thing. All the First … Continue reading
Posted in Abortion, Ethics, Government, History, Homosexuality, Priorities, Stats, stewardship
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