Christians exist simultaneously in two kingdoms: the Church and the State. The Church is a spiritual kingdom and the State is an earthly one. Lutheran theologians call these the kingdoms of the right hand (the Church) and the left hand (the State). In the Bible, God commands His followers to obey three basic duties as members [&hellip
Every Christian belongs to two kingdoms: one is spiritual and the other is earthly. Lutheran theologians call these the kingdoms of the right hand (the Church) and the left hand (the State). Here are three characteristics of the left hand kingdom. First, the state is established by God. Daniel 2:21 says, “He (God) changes times and [&hellip
Every Christian belongs to two kingdoms: one is spiritual and the other is earthly. Lutheran theologians call these the kingdoms of the right hand (the Church) and the left hand (the State). There are four distinct differences between the two. First, the kingdom of the right hand has an eternal focus, preaching Law and Gospel [&hellip
As we start a new year, I want to begin a new blog series on the two kingdoms that Christians inhabit. These are the kingdoms of the right hand and the left hand, or the church and the state. Every Christian belongs to two kingdoms: one is spiritual and the other is earthly. Lutheran theologians [&hellip
Let’s conclude the series on biology. Belief in evolution requires the acceptance of things that defy scientific law. The ideas that matter could arrange itself, come alive, and express thought all violate observable laws using the scientific method. What makes more sense is that there is something more to this world than just atoms and [&hellip
We continue to examine a Christian worldview of biology. Earlier we had noted that two views regarding the origin of life exist–creation and evolution. The biblical view is that God created life in a literal six-day creation. But what if that view is wrong? If evolution is true, then matter arranged itself against the law [&hellip
Our review of the Christian worldview of biology continues. Christians believe that God created the universe with the literal account of our origins as found in Genesis 1. How do you know that’s true? There are several reasons to believe this. Colossians 1:16-17 says, “For in him (Jesus) all things were created: things in heaven [&hellip
Blogs continue with a study of the truth. Specifically, we’ll focus on biology. What does the word “biology” mean? It means the study of life. When we study life, there are two dominant views regarding life’s origin: evolution and creation. In the Evolution model of life’s origin, life appeared 3 billion years ago after the [&hellip
Let’s wrap up this month’s focus on ethics. As Christians, we believe that God exists and He has declared what is right and wrong through the Bible. These moral absolutes are for all people everywhere. Ephesians 2:10 says, “For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in [&hellip
Let’s continue this series of blogs on ethics. If the Christian worldview is wrong, and there are no absolute moral standards, then moral relativism must be true. We each decide what is acceptable and what is not. But if that’s the case, then there is no such thing as “wrong”, even in the case of [&hellip
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