“Anyone who hates another brother or sister is really a murderer at heart. And you know that murderers don’t have eternal life within them.” – 1John 3:15 Hate feels like such a strong word. That said, do you hate certain people? You say no, however, perhaps we say no too quickly. I remember when I first moved here to Wichita. A family member instructed me not to live where all the black people live. Of course I paid no attention. … Continue reading →
In our society, domestic violence is a crime, duels are outlawed, employers are required to provide a harassment and discrimination free environment, animal abuse is punishable and a person can be held in custody for psychological evaluation, if found destroying trees. The reason for these laws and practices are because we want to keep our society safe and guarantee the basic human rights for everyone. It is generally understood that violence is inhuman and uncivilized, and nothing is solved by … Continue reading →
Because of the increase of wickedness, the love of most will grow cold. [Matthew 24:12] In the wake of many recent prominent trials, I have heard many people question whether ‘justice’ was served. In listening to their arguments pro and con, I began to wonder if these people even understand what ‘justice’ means. What some seem to want is not justice, but revenge. Others express the culturally popular dogma of blame shifting and the separation of responsibility from personal actions … Continue reading →
Because the hatred of Christian against Christian is such a controversial subject, I’ve struggled for some time writing this post. Part of me didn’t want to believe that a Christian could hate other Christians. But, since Christ said this was one of the signs of the last days (many will turn away from the faith and will betray and hate each other [Matt 24:10]) it is important to recognize how this is manifest in our world today. I was recently … Continue reading →
