God Personally Cares for Children in the Womb and Prescribes Punishment for Aborting Them, Rewards for Protecting Them
We must respect and protect all lives; and according to Exodus 21:22-23, this includes the defenseless infant maturing in mother’s womb.
May we beware of such an abhorrent affront to God’s own personal handiwork upon each child in vivo by our nation (too often amidst a complacent and thus compliant church) and pray not only for no federal mandate of its toleration, but even more, for a national law enforced against it and upon every state of... Continue Reading
Render to Caesar—Mark 12:13-17
We indeed give taxes to whom taxes are owed and honor to whom honor is owed, but we give our lives, our souls, our all to Christ Jesus our Lord.
While we honor earthly authorities, we give our unconditional obedience to God alone. If this means a king issuing a decree for all subjects to pray to him alone, then like Daniel we continue to pray to the one, true God. For the early church, the example of Daniel was not relegated to the fanciful halls... Continue Reading
The Internet Deathtrap and the Need For Wisdom
The problem with the internet is simple: It’s easy. Too easy.
The more we diminish the role of wisdom in our everyday life, the more inclined we are to unwittingly “delegate tasks that demand wisdom” to the internet, and the less healthy skepticism or suspicion we’ll have as we use it. It is one thing for technology to quicken our typing ability or to optimize some... Continue Reading
6 Ways Christians Can Respond to Our Strange New World
We can stand strong at this cultural moment and address the specific challenges we face only if our foundations in God’s truth are broad and deep.
It might sound trite, but a large part of the church’s witness to the world is simply being the church in worship. Paul himself comments that when an unbeliever accidentally turns up at a church service, he should be struck by the otherworldly holiness of what is going on. The most powerful witness to the... Continue Reading
Top 50 Stories on The Aquila Report for 2021: 21-30
Numbers 21-30 of the top 50 articles for 2021
In keeping with the journalistic tradition of looking back at the recent past, we present the top 50 stories of the year that were read on The Aquila Report site based on the number of hits. We will present the 50 stories in groups of 10 to run on five lists on consecutive days. Here... Continue Reading
The Misleading Beauty of Temptation
The only reason she has so much power over me is that deep down, I desire the treasures she offers whether she is present or not.
I am always amazed at how much influence she has over me, or should I say, how much power I have given her. There is only one remedy, and that is to abide in Christ who offers the real fulfillment I am seeking: to look upon true beauty. My desires must change for her to lose... Continue Reading
A Terrible Judgement Awaits the Enemies of God
Trusting in Jesus in not some philosophy that leads to a nice life but it is a life or death issue.
Isn’t God a God of love? Of course! Yet God is also a God of justice. These are people who openly and persistently not only rejected the true God but also encouraged the worship of a rival god. If God pretended that didn’t happen, that might sound loving, but it would be unjust. The... Continue Reading
Satan’s Propaganda War
It may also be the case, as it was for Ezra and the Jews who had returned to Jerusalem before him, that we may have to endure setbacks and suffering on account of Satan’s lies.
It may also be the case, as it was for Ezra and the Jews who had returned to Jerusalem before him, that we may have to endure setbacks and suffering on account of Satan’s lies. But truth will always triumph ultimately over lies. Our confidence rests in Jesus’ promise, ‘You will know the truth and... Continue Reading
Welcome to the Sexual Counter Reformation
And then along came the Christians – especially St Paul and St Augustine – and spoiled the whole party.
So it’s simple. Christians should do in the 21st century, what it did in the 1st: preach the Gospel, care for the poor, avoid all sexual immorality, live in a community of love and fellowship and keep ourselves from being tainted by the world. The Church failed many times (look at the Corinthian church for... Continue Reading
A Peculiar Approach to Unity
Sadly, the writer(s) of the open letters do a poor job of accurately representing the views of those with whom they disagree.
Those of us who are concerned about the trajectory of the PCA are not imagining things nor are we straining at gnats. Our concerns are doctrinal, ethical, and substantive. The PCA is not experiencing anything unprecedented in our current moment. We have the sad history of so many American denominations from which to learn. We... Continue Reading
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