Forming the New Testament Canon
Every so often, you will see sensational headlines in the media about so-called “lost books” of the Bible that there were purportedly deliberately excluded as part of a diabolical plot to suppress information. Such attempts to persuade some that the Bible (specifically, the New Testament) is incomplete and missing whole books indicates a general misunderstanding…
Biblical Principles to Consider When Choosing Political Leaders
Three days had passed, and he was still replaying the scene in his mind. In fact, he was just as affronted by the remarks on this day as he was when he first heard the man utter the slanderous words. Representative Preston Brooks of South Carolina was stewing over Senator Charles Sumner’s “Crimes against Kansas”…
The Fate of the 39 Signers of the U.S. Constitution
On September 17, 1787, the Constitutional Convention ended in the Assembly Room of Independence Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. There were seventy individuals chosen to attend the meetings with the initial purpose of amending the Articles of Confederation. Rhode Island opted to not send any delegates. Fifty-five men attended most of the meetings, there were never…
A Biblical Perspective on the Migrant and Immigration
“I will fix your boundary…” (Exod. 23:31) “And He made from one man every nation of mankindto live on all the face of the earth, having determined their appointed times andthe boundaries of their habitation.” (Acts 17:26) Question: “What does the Word of God have to say about immigration?” In an ideal world, all people…
Should Christians Use Profanity?
In 1996, Robert H. Bork, a former United States Court of Appeals Judge, wrote a book, Slouching Towards Gomorrah: Modern Liberalism and American Decline. Judge Bork’s thesis in the book is that the moral culture of the United States in particular, and Western Civilization in general, is in decline. “The rough beast of decadence…now sends us slouching…
Charle Kirk: A Life Well Lived
“At times the sky seems dark,with not a ray of light;We’re tossed and driven on,no human help in sight.But there is One in heaven,Who knows our deepest care;Let Jesus solve your problems,just go to him in prayer. Life’s day will soon be o’re,all storms forever past;We’ll cross the great divideto Glory, safe at last!We’ll share…
The Church and the Militancy of the LGBTQ+ Community
Until the 20th century, a dramatic distinction was kept between the world and the Church. This was by divine design. The world was viewed by the Church as corrupt, controlled by Satan, and something to be forsaken, not loved. I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a…
The Collected Works of Stanford E. Murrell 