In Romans 13, Paul commands “every person” to “be subject to the governing authorities.” But what happens when the authorities themselves refuse to obey the law? It may sound farfetched at first blush, but that’s exactly what has been happening in America. Consider the following: Rogue County Clerks. In New Mexico and Pennsylvania, county clerks …
“What Is the Christian Response When the Rule of Law Is Ignored?” Read More »
Last year, while visiting some missionaries in Japan, I was struck by the homogeneity of Japanese culture. We spent a day at Tokyo Disneyland, and I don’t think I saw more than 25 non-Japanese all day long among the thousands of park visitors. This made for some serious cultural insularity, and I couldn’t help wonder …
Aristides of Athens was a second-century Christian author who wrote an apology addressed to the pagan Roman emperor Hadrian (or Antoninus Pius). The purpose of Aristides’s treatise was to defend the Christian faith against false accusations during the time when the Roman government persecuted Christians. Among other things, Aristides argues that the Christian moral code …
Care for the Socially Vulnerable in the Early Church—Aristides (2nd century) Read More »
45 And when Moses had finished speaking all these words to all Israel, 46 he said to them, “Take to heart all the words by which I am warning you today, that you may command them to your children, that they may be careful to do all the words of this law. 47 For it is no empty word for …
Americans aren’t getting enough shuteye. That’s the conclusion of a recent study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which found that nearly nine million Americans take prescription sleeping pills and such prescriptions have tripled for people younger than 45. Of course, occasional sleepless nights are normal for nearly everyone and sometimes insomnia is …
Daniel Gya, a Bible translator from Nigeria, in 2013 spent 6 months in Israel at Home for Bible Translators as part of his training to become a Translation Consultant. Whilst there he had access to Biblemesh’s Biblical Hebrew Program. In this video he is talking to Timothy Edwards about his time in Israel and his …
Daniel Gya, Bible Translator, Nigeria, Talks about Studying Hebrew with BibleMesh Read More »