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Image Bearers

But according to scripture, even though it teaches that “all have sinned and have come short of the glory of God”, sin is not the essence of who men and women are. Essentially, they are image-bearers of God. Therefore, they are redeemable, for when sin is taken away, the image of God remains and is restored.

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Halloween & Paganism

Over the years, many things have been labeled as occultic or pagan by certain sects within Christianity. Holidays such as Halloween, Christmas, and Easter, as well as certain kinds of stretches and personality tests, have been condemned as "pagan." What is less evident in these condemnations is what the condemners actually believe paganism is. So let's discuss that.

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Abide

The Kingdom of God is best served when we are most abiding in Christ and relying fully on his grace.

I would have rolled my eyes at the simplicity of this three years ago, but sometimes the most beautiful and powerful truths are also the most simple.

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ArticleJohn ReasnorComment
Tony Soprano, Christopher Columbus, and the Patriarchy

In a clear display of this sort of “tough guy” persona employing subjective and self-serving ethics, slavery is fine because Columbus is an Italian hero, or, to apply things to today, slavery isn’t a big deal because we have to react to those “woke” people. Either way, we are dealing with reactionary and autonomous ethics. Further, not only will we minimize and shrug off slavery, we will do so with faux-masculine aggression and caustic smugness.

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Reactionary Jerks & Jesus

But what’s the response of the right-wing? Instead of saying, “you know, being compassionate is a good thing, but this is how to really care for people well,” the right-wing has instead decided to market themselves as the assholes who don’t care about anything but the “facts” and “statistics.”

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Do Not Fear the Evil

Many nations have fallen before us and we are not immune. Perhaps our nation completes it’s rejection of Jesus. Many nations have. Maybe heretics and blasphemers will win the day. I hope not, but they have won the day before only for their work to be undone. Jesus holds His people, we cannot be defeated in the end.

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ArticleJoe Tenneytenney
Why Would Any Black Man Want to be Captain America?

When Sam finally accepted the mantle of Captain America, I felt a sense of pride. The embodiment of the best of America and her ideals, was a Black man standing proud before a watching nation in a winged red, white, and blue striped Captain America suit, holding the shield. When thinking about the past four years under an extremely problematic President and how many of my people, myself included, have been told to leave this country when we point out the systemic racism and injustice that still plagues this nation, to hear a Black man proudly proclaim, “I’m Captain America” was life-giving.

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Free Trade, Protection, and God's Law

Protectionism is in clear opposition to the liberty prescribed in God’s law regarding international trade. God allowed His people to trade freely with other nations (Deut 2:2-7), even if they were enemies. Civil rulers were never given the right to interfere with the free enterprise of individuals and their trade agreements. Their role is limited to punishing wrongdoers (Rom 13:4). When people are left to trade freely according to God’s will and design, things go generally well for both parties of a trade. Through free trade, we have seen prosperity reach the most impoverished countries, the spread of Christian culture and ideas, and a restrain on war. Free trade is a blessing and gift from God.

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