Feb 25, 2013 | Christian Living, The Bible
Your conscience can be wrong. You can’t always rely on it, because your sins can sear and crust it over without your noticing. Look at the Apostle Paul. Paul was so aware of this that he didn’t engage in the kind of moral introspection we commonly associate with...
Feb 20, 2013 | 1 & 2 Corinthians, Christian Living, Romans, The Bible
Christians and non-Christians alike can make sound moral choices because God created each and every one of us with a conscience. When your non-Christian friends talk about being good, decent people, even though they don’t go to church, they’re trying to assuage the...
Jan 12, 2013 | 1 & 2 Corinthians, Christian Living
In my last post, I wrote about Paul’s defense of his own authority in his second letter to the church at Corinth. He presented some unusual credentials in 2 Corinthians 6 and 11. These credentials are especially relevant to those who are called to Christian...
Jan 11, 2013 | 1 & 2 Corinthians, Christian Living
Some things in life are gained not by aiming at them directly, but by aiming at something else. These things become a consequence of aiming at something higher. In my last post, I talked about how this applies to leadership. Christians should certainly hold positions...
Jan 10, 2013 | Christian Living, The Bible
I’ve often wondered whether our ideas about leadership are fully Biblical. Scores of books have been written about leadership, and the subject forms a massive component of the publishing industry. There’s nothing wrong with this, and nothing wrong with the principles...
