For years, I have had a burden to correct the misunderstandings of practically every Christian group, on the topic of Phariseeism. This, I confess, is primarily due to the constant accusation I see other Christians hurl at others (including myself) that they are Pharisees. This accusation has continuously plagued the Church of Jesus Christ over …
Month: January 2020
[This post is one of the sections from our recently published Bible study guide available for free download] When the Israelites come to Mount Sinai God reveals his majesty and pronounces to them his commandments. God has miraculously saved the Israelites from slavery and destruction for the purpose of making them a holy nation and a …
Growing up in South Africa as a teenage boy in the early 2000s was an interesting experience in many regards. During this time I was faced with coming to terms with my first-hand experience of a radical shift in public morals, perhaps most notably with regard to sexual ethics, within the society I grew up in. …
[See also Examining the LCMS Condemnation of ‘Racism’] The Book of Concord (1580) contains the documents that make up the confessional standard of the Evangelical Lutheran Church. These documents include the Augsburg Confession, the Apology of the Augsburg Confession, the Smalcald Articles, Luther’s Small and Large Catechisms, and the Formula of Concord. These are the …
Donald Trump recently became the fully Alt-Right president as he overcame Christian slave morality and threatened to destroy Iranian cultural sites. Trump has abandoned the slavish desire of the decadent West to preserve the heritage of its enemies and is bringing back the barbarian urge to completely annihilate those whom he hates. Given the Nietzschean …
The largest mainline Protestant church in America has just announced that it will be splitting over the issue of homosexuality. While this event is widely being reported as a “split,” I believe the title of this article is more accurate: the conservatives in that denomination are retreating, and they are not fighting nearly hard enough. …