“The city of man requires idolatry. All must bow before the symbol of its total claim. Religion is tolerated when it supports the claims of the state, the party, the institutional hierarchy. But those who say, ‘We must obey God rather than men’ are always condemned as traitors or exiled as aliens. Yet the calling […]
During a recent meditation on the pastoral epistles a verse jumped out on me in a new light. But godliness actually is a means of great gain when accompanied by contentment. (1 Tim 6:6) I have contemplated this passage at different times throughout my short Christian life but never written my thoughts on this passage before. In the context […]
I’ve had many conversations that have gone something like this: Me: So you enjoy studying theology? Joe Nominal: I don’t need to study theology as long as I have Jesus. That stuff just divides. I used to get frustrated to the point of acting in an un-humble, and un-Christ like way. I decided instead to point them to a verse […]