The Premise of Discrimination This post is a reaction to a Huffington Post article by David A Schwartz entitled "Acceptable Discrimination?". In this post, Mr. Schwartz makes the argument that those who support traditional marriage are of the … [Continue reading]
Righteousness, Scribes and Pharisees
#16 in the Sermon on the Mount Series Rule keeping as religious observance There is something in man that gravitates toward rule keeping as the means of religious observance. We think those who live an austere life are more holy or more deserving … [Continue reading]
Yes, that is a log in my eye, thank-you
The Illustration Jesus was not opposed to using humor to get his point across. One of his funniest illustrations is the story of the beam and the speck. This illustration is found in Matthew 7:3-5. Why do you look at the speck that is in your … [Continue reading]
Why call your religion Christian if you don’t want to obey Christ?
If you are going to go against the plain reading of Scripture and two thousand years of tradition on the core issues of Christianity, then why bother to claim your religion as Christian? I understand that those who identify more closely with … [Continue reading]
