Are Christian parents required to spank their children in order to be biblically faithful? Is it permissible for Christian parents to faithfully discipline their children by other means other than spanking?
Proverbs 13:24 Proverbs 22:15 Joel Webbon
Are Christian parents required to spank their children in order to be biblically faithful? Is it permissible for Christian parents to faithfully discipline their children by other means other than spanking?
Several pastors have deliberately chosen to defy government regulations for their church gatherings during the COVID-19 pandemic. This decision has incurred various penalties from the state, including even imprisonment for Pastor James Coates. Is this a legitimate example of persecution? Or is this merely the consequence for unjustified rebellion?
It has come to my attention that Pastor Joel used to be a member in the Acts 29 Network. Why did he choose to leave? What would he say to those who currently belong to an Acts 29 Church?
“If there is anything they desire to learn, let them ask their husbands at home. For it is shameful for a woman to speak in church.” 1 Corinthians 14:35 ESV The Bible seems to indicate that women should reserve their theological questions for their husbands. If so, how far should this principle be applied?
McLean Bible Church recently held a congregational meeting where one of the long-standing members was removed from the sanctuary by security. There has been a growing sense of division at the church surrounding issues of social justice and racial reconciliation. So who’s to blame? Is David Platt, the senior pastor of McLean Bible Church, responsible for this division?
It is of the utmost importance that we remind ourselves that although we should resist the temptation of politicizing everything, everything is still being politicized by someone. Suppose we believe that policies (including what kind of bans should be enforced during a pandemic) flow downstream from morality and that morality flows downstream from theology. If this is the case, Christians …