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Note: This article is not intended to provide the kind of counsel needed for those contemplating suicide. This is intended to consider the issue theologically and biblically. If you or someone you love is contemplating suicide, please seek out a trusted friend, counselor, or pastor to speak to. When Rome was sacked by the Goths … Continue reading Can Christians Commit Suicide?
In the book of Revelation, aside from worship, the Church has two main functions in the world:- Testify to the truth of the Gospel- Be killed (Usually the first is what leads to the second) We can see this in a number of places (Rev 2:10, 13; 6:11; 11:4-13; 12:11; 13:7, 15). In the instance of … Continue reading Tempted to Despair? Don’t Be a Denethor
When Thomas More wrote his classic political satire, Utopia (1516), he had some fun with the title. The word "Utopia" is a play on words in Greek: topos means "place", and and the prefix eu- in Greek means "good," so an eutopia is a "good place." But, in Greek there is also the prefix ou- … Continue reading When Outopia Becomes Eutopia
“Therefore let us arm our hearts with these and similar statements of Scripture so that, when the devil accuses us by saying: You are a sinner; therefore you are damned, we can reply: The very fact that you say I am a sinner makes me want to be just and saved. Nay, you will be … Continue reading 4 Tips to Turn the Blade Back on Satan
Marc Sims 