“The leadership of the early church at Antioch contained at least one black man (Acts 13:1). And what happened to Miriam when she opposed the marriage of Moses to a black woman (Num. 12)? God turned her a little bit whiter than she had been previously, but it was the white of leprosy, and this …
Women in Combat?
“When these passages are considered together [Is. 19:16-17; Jer. 50:36-37; 51:29-30; Nah. 3:13], we should conclude that a standard way for the prophets of God to tell a people that their military might has failed them is to say that their warriors have come to the point where they fight like women. A legitimate conclusion …
Avoiding Problem Texts
“This reality points to the need for Christians to learn the biblical way of avoiding ‘problem texts.’ This is the way of a priori submission. Christians must recognize that they are under the authority of God and they may not develop their ideas of what is ‘right and ‘fair’ apart from the Word of God. …
Ready for Takeoff
“Much of the effort being expended on masculine renewal today is nothing more than a discipleship program for weenies — a pale copy of the secular men’s movement of a few years back. In contrast, a husband must assume a mantle of strength and the demeanor of masculine leadership . . . As the church …
Pea and Shell Exegesis
“If those who hate the Word of God can suceed in getting Christians to be embarrassed by any portion of the Word of God, then that portion will continually be employed as a battering ram against the godly principles that are currently under attack. In our day, three of the principle issues are abortion, feminism, …
Covenant Bastards
“When our Supreme Court made its infamous decision to allow the slaughter of infants, the Christians of our nation were so covenantally blind that we did not see it for what it was — the abortion of the covenanted family. This is not to minimize in any way the horrific nature of the abortion carnage …
Baptismal Water Is Thicker Than Blood
“Jesus Christ has purchased men from every nation and tribe with His own blood, and His blood necessarily provides a stronger bond than ours does” (Black and Tan, p. 38).
The God in the Ceiling
“Another such god is the god of the republicans and an occasional renegade democrat — the god of civic religion and prayer breakfasts. This god would have been happily served by a pragmatic pagan like Cicero. This is the god to whom some want to offer prayer in the government schools. Such prayers would not …
What We Really Need
“Those liberals who are sincerely distressed at the increased coarsening of our public life need to be invited, as by an old time hedge preacher or hot-gospeler, to ‘come to Jesus.’ It is never enough to tell people simply to ‘be nice.’ They have no reason to, and they don’t want to. Men and women …
Hypotheticals
“In short, if the case for white supremacy had to be made (for some absurd reason), the people that would be picked to make that case would not be your rank and file white supremacist” (Black and Tan, p. 35).