Don’t Fear the Haters of God

“…haters of God, insolent, arrogant, boastful, inventors (of new forms) evil, disobedient to parents, without understanding, untrustworthy, unloving, unmerciful (without pity).” Romans 1:30-31 In Paul’s devastating rundown of the toll the “great exchange” takes upon...

Idolatry of the “Experts”

“….claiming to be wise, they became fools, and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images resembling mortal man…” Romans 1:22-23 Sin is self-destruction. Because of God’s kindness and forbearance, and the fact that He doesn’t immediately judge every sin with...

Is Refusing the Jab Unloving?

The Romans 14 Principle Says No Recently there’s been a wave of arguments contending that the commandment to love our neighbor means that we must get the COVID-19 vaccine. Because of the severity of the charge and the ubiquitousness of it (it’s applied to a...

Slander and Evil

“…they are gossips, slanderers, haters of God, insolent, arrogant, boastful, inventors of evil…”. Romans 1:29-30 The doctrine of total depravity doesn’t mean that we’re as depraved as possible. No. The totality referred to is in our character, which is to say that sin...

War With God and War With Neighbor

“And since they did not see fit to acknowledge God, God gave them up to a debased mind to do what ought not to be done. They were filled with all manner of unrighteousness, evil, covetousness, malice.” Romans 1:28-29 Let’s remember that man’s primary sin is refusing...