Does God love the wicked the same way He loves the elect? |
Link: https://www.youtube.com/watchFormat: VideoTopic(s): Audio and MultimediaMultimedia (Love)ElectionUnconditional ElectionLoveAuthor(s)/Speaker(s): R C Sproul |
Interview: Gender-Identity Conversations Don't Have to Be Scary |
Preston Sprinkle gives guidance on thinking biblically and listening in love. Of the many books concerning Christianity and LGBT topics, most have addressed the front end of the acronym, leaving the back end woefully neglected. Yet questions of gender identity are growing in volume and urgency, both within and outside the church. In his latest book, Embodied: Transgender Identities, the Church, and What the Bible Has to Say, Preston Sprinkle, president of the Center for Faith, Sexuality & Gender, provides guidance on addressing these questions constructively and lovingly. Author and Cru leader Rachel Gilson spoke with Sprinkle about his book.Why this book, and why now?There are two emphases woven together in the book: a people strand and a conceptual strand. I’m focused, in other words, on loving people well while also thinking biblically, logically, and scientifically on all the topics that gender-identity conversations stir up: male and female sexual embodiment, relationships between body and soul, and gender stereotypes surrounding masculinity and femininity. We can’t just do one without the other. Thinking carefully without loving well leads to damage just as surely as loving well without thinking carefully.Did any of your views change while researching and writing?I certainly gained a stronger appreciation for some of the finer nuances of these conversations. For example: One common question is whether someone can be born in the “wrong” body. My hunch going in was: no. Having wrestled with that question from several angles, I haven’t changed my mind. But I can better understand why some make this claim.How much of your personhood is due to your brain, and how much to your body? That’s a complex question! It brings in neuroscience, philosophy, theological ...Continue reading...   |
THE SONG OF SONGS |
I have had the Song of Solomon on my mind lately. That enigmatic little Old Testament Book that puzzles many a Bible teacher! Well, let me offer an idea or two. I do know this. It is a Compilation of Love Poems shared between a Groom and his Bride , some written during their engagement […] |
Quarantine as Caretaker |
How Andi Ashworth has cultivated patience while being separated from those she loves. When the pandemic began last year, there was no way to predict how profoundly it would affect all of us. This episode touches on some of the most difficult moments of a quarantined reality as Sandra talks to her dear friend Andi Ashworth. Andi and her husband, producer Charlie Peacock, officially established Art House in Nashville in 1991. Art House was not only a recording studio for Charlie, but it served as a place for artists to find rest while recording. Andi’s role was to care for those who came through the Art House doors, as well as her own family who lived on the property. Since leaving Art House in 2015, Andi’s role as caregiver has changed a bit, and her resolve has been tested this past year as she desperately misses her children and grandchildren. Andi’s book Real Love for Real Life is a beautiful example of developing patience as we give care for those we love.Continue reading...   |
Herman Bavinck and Theology Proper: Talk of God's Absoluteness and Why it Matters |
Link: https://credomag.com/article/herman-bavinck-and-theology-proper/Format: Web PageTopic(s): Doctrine of God - Theology ProperContemporary Essays & ArticlesTheology ProperAuthor(s)/Speaker(s): Cory C. Brock |