Biblical Christian Worldview

Love those you hope to see in Heaven.

We do God's work only when we do it for Him.

WWJD is "evil" because the question is not so easily answered.

Trust the Holy Spirit not the spirit.

When the church tries to conform to society.

Divisiveness Within the Broader Church

Every denomination, every church, pastor, and congregant must make a decision. Is the Bible to be trusted to be the Word of God or is it the word of man? If the former, then God’s commands should take a superior position in determining right and wrong. If the latter, man has the freedom to make that decision. Regardless, each of us will be held accountable for our choices. 

The church, in an attempt to remain financially viable and relevant in a changing society, will always be tempted to acquiesce to the will of the people. Church is not a church if there is no one in the pews. 

A church is a group of like-minded coming together to fellowship. The question each denomination, church, and member must make is, are we there to worship each other or to worship the Creator of the universe who left us a training manual for life, the Bible? 

1 John 2:15 - Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him.

Christians need to be careful in the way we defend the faith.

Everyone believes in some form of religion. 

Sanctification is a process that never ends on this side of the grave.

Mankind is in no position to judge God's actions based on our limited range of vision. 

Summary on the Issue of Who Makes the Rules

Many believe being better than the next guy will be our ticket to Heaven. Others reject the existence of God and Jesus entirely. Even more believe, incorrectly, that there are other paths besides Jesus to find joy beyond the grave (John 14:6). If one rejects the Bible, all these positions are understandable and logical. Of course, the mature Christian will counter with a litany of evidence that there is a Creator, and then add the miraculous to strengthen the argument that He remains active today. However, rarely does that move the needle once one passes the age of a child who is being indoctrinated by parents, peers, and the church. And, even with children, saying a prayer at 8 years old still calls for a demonstrated change in behavior for a lifetime (James 2:14-16). Sometimes God puts trials in life that draw even adults to the cross (as He did with me). God does use preachers, Sunday School teachers, and evangelists, to plant and water the Lord's plan of salvation (1 Cor. 3:7). But, in the end, it all comes down to faith, not facts. And, a relationship with Christ is not a passing thing, it is a lifestyle change.  

Hebrews 11:1,6 - Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen... And without faith it is impossible to please him, for whoever would draw near to God must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him.

Our Lord is the ultimate physician. 

Our frustration gives way to a knowledge of His grace. 

The gospel message of salvation can only be shared.

The tension between right and wrong inside church polity.

 Put simply, church discipline is ignored unless it is both horrific and public. Consider how long it took the Catholic church (child pornography and abuse) and the Southern Baptists (pastoral predators) to admit the rot that had taken place in their leadership for so many years. The Presbyterian PCA church, though not as public, has had its own pastoral accountability issues (details). 

We need Jesus!

When and how will we die and, more importantly, where will we go?

Regardless of our human opinions of what fairness should look like, Jesus and the New Testament present a choice, to accept Christ as our Savior and Lord or reject Him and rely on our own behavior for our eternal state. If one believes the Bible as a statement of God’s righteous judgment, “all have sinned and fallen short of the kingdom of God” (Rom. 3:23), then we are left with His judgment without Christ.

Hebrews 10:31 It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God. 

God is in control, not man.

This is a brief article full of questions, but few answers. The reason that answers are lacking is that they will come from the establishment of human laws, rather than the commands of God as written in the Bible. The trajectory of these changes seems apparent, however, the timetable remains unclear. 

What is the cause of the line being moved? That is one of the few easy answers. The more Biblical Christianity is rejected as a foundation for morality, the more the line moves towards an everchanging human definition of hate speech. If one believes the Bible was written by God, but penned by man, it stands as a guardian, defining morality from the perspective of an omnipotent God. Denominations can argue among themselves on the finer points of theology. However, for those who read the Bible as a calling to share the Good News (scripture) of Jesus Christ, there is an imperative that cannot be ignored: Follow God rather than man. Where is the line when theology crosses into hate speech? 

The line is moving… where will it end?

Abortion is not always up to the mother and her doctor.

We are either dead or alive in Christ.