Here is an excellent sermon from my good friend, Matthew Dowling, on Jesus and nonviolence based upon Matt. 5:38-48. Matthew is a former Marine who is now working on his MDiv at Oklahoma Christian University. He is a great student of the word who offers some wonderful insights into the text. Nonviolence is a controversial [...]
Archive for the ‘Ethics’ Category
A Sermon on Jesus and Nonviolence
May 17, 2012Pro-Life
March 28, 2012One of the biggest threats to Christianity is politics. Far too many Christians make decisions, not based on the Bible, but based on their political affiliation. Of course, this is never admitted, even though it is easily recognizable. A person will baptize their political beliefs to make it sound like they are basing their position [...]
When Up is Down and Down is Up
November 10, 2011I believe that most human beings are rational individuals, but we can sometimes attach ourselves to things which cause us to make irrational decisions. This occurs all the time. It does not even have to be a bad thing. It could be something as good as our family, country, or school. We should feel loyalty [...]