One of the most misunderstood and misapplied themes in all of Scripture is that of “new heavens and new earth.” Peter wrote “we are waiting” (v. 13) for this reality, and many Christians think this is the case still for today. In the studies which follow, I am going to tell you why this is almost entirely incorrect.
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The following is some background work on a larger study (to be completed tomorrow) on the “new heavens and new earth” motif in the New Testament. Before getting there, it turned out be necessary for me—psychologically at least, anyway—to lay the preterist foundations of the whole of 2 Peter 3. Tomorrow we will move on [...]
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January 29th is Family Worship Sunday! Pastors Unite to Promote Family Bible Reading in Recognition of Family Worship Month SIGN THE FAMILY WORSHIP DECLARATION January is Family Worship Month and pastors around the world are speaking to their congregations Sunday, January 29th about the importance of reading the scriptures, praying and singing together as a [...]
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A good friend of mine, a pastor and an elder of a growing Reformed church in Texas, wrote me recently: Bo, Do you think my preaching is not balanced? I get criticized by other Christians a lot and it makes me doubt myself and do a self examination. . . . How many of my [...]
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On the eve of 39th anniversary of the 1973 Roe v. Wade pro-abortion decision, the Obama administration has mandated that “many church-affiliated institutions will have to cover free birth control for employees.” This does not mean that Christians will have to get abortions. Keep this in mind as you read the rest of this article. [...]
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In light of all these Executive excesses, what can be done to restore the freedom Americans once had? Even better, how can we return to a society even more free than before—something more akin to biblical controls on Executive tyranny? The answer is two-faceted: first, things average people can do now, and second, larger goals toward which we must aim.
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There is certainly no limit to the tyranny of an Executive who has both the ambition and opportunity. There is certainly enough to show how a once freer America has been subdued. This has come primarily through three key Executive powers in this country: the Treaty-making power, the abuse of executive orders, and the ascendancy of government-by-emergency.
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A Christian friend recently told me that he wasn’t going to vote for a particular Christian candidate because “he voted for the repeal of the DADT provision.” In the eyes of my friend the DADT act was a “solid Christian law,” and he couldn’t see how a Christian politician could vote for its repeal. I [...]
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Christian pastors, you are now free to talk about politics from the pulpit. You can even endorse a candidate. And when your sermon is finished, you can register people to vote right in your church. Who gave you this right? Well, first, the First Amendment does: Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of [...]
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