When Pastors Elevate Charisma over Godliness, Churches Suffer
If the modern church continues elevating charisma above character, we should not be surprised when more scandals emerge in the years ahead
Opinion
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Responding to the charge that the constitution is ‘trash’
These days all kinds of ridiculous things are said against America, the Pledge of Allegiance, the flag, and our history. Now, one leftist reporter calls the Constitution “trash.”
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It’s time for evangelicals to stop asking: ‘Are we the baddies?’
So, what should evangelicals do in response to such accusations claiming that, among other things, we have “corrupted a faith” and “fractured a nation?” How should pastors and faithful pew-fillers in churches across the nation reply? Not with second guessing. No, we should respond like Nehemiah.
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I facilitated 22,000 abortions, but God forgave me
During my time at Planned Parenthood, I facilitated more than 22,000 abortions, including my own two abortions. That’s a huge number of deaths, deaths of babies that were made in the image and likeness of the God I serve. And yet, God has forgiven me.
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How I came to love myself
I was born without arms, and I’ve spent my entire life living in a world meant for hands without having the benefit of them. Everything I learned to do in my formative years was an uphill battle of trial and error.
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How error enters the church
All Arius (AD ca. 250 - 336) wanted was for the Church to say Jesus’ was homoiousion but not homoousion when it came to Christ’s relationship to God. That single letter addition to the word meant Jesus was “of like substance” when it came to God but not “of the same substance.”
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The dangers of procrastination
The Gospel of Christ can only be good news if we deliver it on time. There is nothing good about it if it arrives late when sinners are no longer alive to make decisions to accept Jesus as their Lord and Savior.
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The real ‘reset’ is coming
The prophets of the new world order sowed the wind, and they will soon reap the whirlwind of an angry public worn out by elite incompetence, arrogance, and ignorance.
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8 keys to having a global hermeneutic
Too often, many Americans read the Bible through the lens of American culture. This negatively affects the proper interpretation of Scripture, drowning out the voice of the original meaning of Scripture.
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Transgenderism has a science problem
Would you have any of your vital organs, such as a kidney, removed because a few studies by advocates for kidney removals launched web surveys and found that some people felt less mental distress at the idea of an organ removal or because some people accessed services to remove their healthy kidney?
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The SBC and whether God’s Word ‘whispers’ about sexual sin
I have great respect for J.D. Greear; however, I can’t agree with him or President Ed Litton’s approach to sexual sin and how God sees it.
