We can regulate external behavior but only God can change human nature. We can act in godly ways to impress others and seek God’s blessing. But measure your heart—do you secretly still want to do what you know you should not do?
We can regulate external behavior but only God can change human nature. We can act in godly ways to impress others and seek God’s blessing. But measure your heart—do you secretly still want to do what you know you should not do?
The king of the universe cannot honor rebellion against his reign lest he deny his holiness and permit that which harms his subjects. He calls us to seek his glory because to do less would be idolatry on his part and ours. Conversely, when we enthrone him in our hearts and serve him with fear and reverence, we experience his best in and through our lives.
The Constitution grants us freedom of religion because we need it. We need the God we are free to worship and trust. We need the biblical truth we are free to proclaim. We are so immoral that we need the morality taught by God’s word and empowered by his Spirit.
Amid widespread divisions in worldviews and morality, it is important to remember that honoring, respecting and loving those with whom we disagree is so important for any meaningful communication to take place. We must remember that even those we disagree with are made in the image of God.
Yesterday, we focused on the fact that God has given us what we need to do what he intends us to do. Today, let’s add this fact: To experience his best, we must give our best to him every moment of every day.
A new poll has found that a majority of American adults believe that changing genders is morally wrong.
The newest release of the Cultural Research Center's American Worldview Inventory 2021 revealed the top ten seductive and unbiblical beliefs that large groups of Americans are adopting.
According to a new Gallup survey, nearly half of American adults believe the "state of moral values" in the United States is poor.
In a recent podcast episode, John Cooper, the frontman of the Christian rock band Skillet, warned that "woke ideology" and moral relativism are "wrecking Christianity."
A USA Today writer condemned the NCAA for allowing Oral Roberts University's team to play in the NCAA Basketball tournament because of the school's biblical views on marriage. Over the weekend, the university’s president responded by sharing that the school simply believes in biblical morality and always has. He added that the school considers such morality to be best for all its students, faculty, and alumni. In other words, ORU embraces biblical morality because such morality promotes "the basic values of human decency."
