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Job 5

Eliphaz continues to manifest an inflated ego. He is utterly certain his contentions are self-evident and that God could never do anything perplexing to humans. He advises Job to choose anyone he likes as judge, because they would say the … Continue reading

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Job 4

As we dig into the comments of Job’s friends, we need to keep one thing in mind: They are passing judgment on Job’s words, as if a private complaint among friends is tantamount to defaming God. Meanwhile, they ignore his … Continue reading

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Game: Raw Manuscript Ready

For those determined to see an advanced copy of my next book, A Christian Guide to the Sexual Marketplace, you can grab the raw manuscript here (gone). It’s currently in Word 97 format.

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Dehumanizing Charity

It’s possible to kill your neighbor by feeding him when he’s hungry. That is, in the sense you dehumanize and enslave him without actually making things any better. In biblical morality, simply preserving life is not a good moral value. … Continue reading

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Apolitical Christ

This is a prophetic warning. You don’t have to care how I feel; God’s wrath will fall on people who drag His name through the political activist mud. Jesus could have been king several times over, but avoided it because … Continue reading

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The Sorrows of the Day

The work of the Lord is changing people. It’s my work, too, but only in the sense I am just a messenger. And when God does His work in the human heart, sometimes I’m there as a spectator who gets … Continue reading

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Job 3

It’s too easy to summarize the meaning of Job’s speech: He’s depressed. There is nothing to suggest moral failure. Some folks have come to visit Job in his distress and he’s about as entertaining as he can be, with truly … Continue reading

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Spiritual Authority

We are the New Israel, a spiritual nation bound together under the Blood of Christ. Our Covenant is written in the souls of those who cannot resist the call to walk the footsteps of our Savior. We understand this covenant … Continue reading

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Biblical Morality: Conclusion

We as believers are aliens, complete and utter foreigners in this world. It would have been all too easy to extend this book for countless chapters covering every detail of our human existence. It would also be too easy to … Continue reading

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Biblical Morality: Chapter 13

What Do You Expect? We stand ever ready to offer God’s truth. A critical part of the reason God leaves us here is so that we can reveal His moral character. Yes, that starts with the gospel message, but it … Continue reading

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