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Black People in the Bible
The Bible does not usually specify skin color. Instead, it speaks of people’s relationship to God. Of Noah, we are told, “Noah was a just man, perfect in his generations. Noah walked with God” (Genesis 6:9). Of Job, we are … Continue reading
Posted in envy, evangelism, Race
Tagged 1 Kings 10, Acts 8, cush, cushite, ebed-melech, envy, ethiopia, ethiopian eunuch, great commission, jeremiah, Jeremiah 13:23, Jeremiah 38, job blameless and upright, josephus, libya, lucius of cyrene, miriam and aaron, moses, Moses' wife, noah walked with God, Numbers 12, partiality, passover, paul, prejudism, proselytes, queen of sheba, racism, rufus, simon of cyrene, skin pigmentation, Solomon, sudan, wayne jackson, zipporah
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In The News: To Forgive Is Divine
University of Oklahoma President David Boren expelled two students, in early March, for their racist chants at a fraternity activity. Levi Pettit was one of those students. Anastasia Pittman, a state senator, Oklahoma’s only black state senator, saw the leaked … Continue reading
Posted in Forgiveness, Race
Tagged anastasia pittman, arnelius crenshaw jr., bobby ross jr, david boren, expelled, Forgiveness, in the news, levi pettit, northeast chuch of christ, oklahoma city, oklahoma university, public apology, racial chant, racism, state senator, the christian chronicle
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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
Tagged 1 Peter 1:17, 1 Samuel 12:3, 1 Samuel 8:1-3, 1 Timothy 3:10, 1 Timothy 3:6, 2 Chronicles 19:6-7, 2 Chronicles 9:6-7, 2 kings 14:234-29, Abortion, Abraham Lincoln, Acts 10:34-35, Acts 26:11, Amos 5:12, article 6 sec. 3, atheism, ballot stronger than bullet, benito mussolini, brides, care for poor, care for weak, care of creation, character, chief justice story, civics, david's desire for solomon, desire for truth, Deuteronomy 16:18-19, Deuteronomy 16:19, discerning truth, dr. sterling lacy, Ecclesiastes 8:11, econpmy, Exodus 18:21, Exodus 23:3, Exodus 23:6, Exodus 23:6-7, fear God, first amendment, george mason, george washington, gifts, government, house judicial committee 1853-1854, Isaiah 10:1-2, Isaiah 33:14-15, Isaiah 5:23, isalm, james garfield, james iredell, james madison, Jeroboam II, john jay, john quincy adams, joseph story, judaism, judges, justice, lawmakers, legislating morality, Leviticus 19:15, marriage, Matthew 7:12, party loyalty or Christian principles, political parties, polygamy, Poverbs 16:13, Priverbs 16:18, Probers 17:23, Proverbs 14:34, Proverbs 20:26, Proverbs 20:8, Proverbs 26:28, Proverbs 27:5, Proverbs 29:12, Proverbs 29:4, Proverbs 31:9, Psalm 101:8, Psalm 72, Psalm 82, punish criminals, punishment of wicked, racism, Rehoboam, religious tests, respect for God, respect of persons, Revelation 20:12, richard dobbs, richard dobbs spaight, richard spaight, roe v wade numbers, roe v. wade, Romans 13:1-4, sanctity of life, senate judiciary, separation church and state, stats, stewardship, supreme court, sycophants, taxes, Tennessee constitution, the economy stupid, thomas jefferson, traditional home, use of animals, use of land, use of plants, value of life, voting
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