There are reasons why men don’t go to church, and it’s not merely because of men’s sin. American Evangelicalism has geared itself almost exclusively toward women, and it has demonized masculinity.
There are reasons why men don’t go to church, and it’s not merely because of men’s sin. American Evangelicalism has geared itself almost exclusively toward women, and it has demonized masculinity.
Because Santa isn’t real, his cookies and milk are free game. Likewise, since there is only one God, meat sacrificed to idols is back on the menu.
Israel, under the Old Covenant, will never be replaced by any nation today. In part, this is because Israel has already been replaced by the Church.
God will not be mocked, a man reaps what he sows. So too, this principle is true of nations. The nation that fears the Lord will be exalted.
The God of the Old Testament is not different from the God of the New Testament. God is the same yesterday, today, and forever. The same God who cursed nations in the past is the God who lives today. He is worthy of fear.
Jesus’ death is not merely an example of sacrificial love, and his resurrection is not merely a metaphor of the triumph of the human spirit.