This week, October 27, marks the 470th anniversary of the execution of Michael Servetus for the crime of heresy. Given that this occurred within Geneva, the home of the Reformer, John Calvin, with his knowledge and consent, many have perceived this incident as a mark...
The Church
Is polygamy permissible?
In 1882, the Edmunds Acts effectively outlawed polygamy in the United States and other federal territories. However, with the recent redefinition of marriage to include same sex unions, the practice of polygamy is seeing a resurgence. Such a rebirth was both...
Should a Believer Marry an Unbeliever?
Some doctrines need to be learned before you actually need to know them. For example, it is much better to learn to trust the goodness and sovereignty of God before the dark night of suffering hits. It is better to have figured out where you stand on infant baptism...
Was God Unjust to Command the Conquest of Canaan?
But in the cities of these peoples that the Lord your God is giving you for an inheritance, you shall save alive nothing that breathes, 17 but you shall devote them to complete destruction, the Hittites and the Amorites, the Canaanites and the Perizzites, the Hivites...
Why Don’t we Baptize Infants?
Who should be baptized? Should the church baptize only those who profess faith in Christ or should we also baptize the infant children of believers as well? This is the crux of the disagreement between paedobaptists and credobaptists and that is the focus of this...
Should We Use Wine or Juice for Communion?
In 1869, an American Methodist minister developed what he called, “Unfermented Wine.” He did so by applying Louis Pasteur’s pasteurization process to grape juice--stopping the natural fermentation process of the grapes, and thereby preventing the juice from turning...
Christians and Alcohol
The American church has a long and tortured history with alcohol paved by winding turns of excess, prohibition, legalism, licentiousness, and confusion. So what should Christians think of alcohol today? Does the Bible command, condone, or condemn drinking alcohol? Is...
Did Jesus Descend Into Hell?
I believe in God the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth; And in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord, Who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead and buried. He descended to hell, on the...
Going To The Source
What does Scripture say you are to do when you have a criticism or complaint against another in the church? When you have been offended or insulted or slandered or otherwise possess any semblance of cause for concern? The world gives you a world of options. You can...