Morality/Ethics Archive

  • Elders Affirmation of our Beliefs about Homosexuality

    Elders Affirmation of our Beliefs about Homosexuality

    MVC Pastors, the following is a draft affirmation of our beliefs about Homosexuality.   Our affirmation that the Bible is the infallible Word of God with “supreme authority in all matters of faith and conduct,” and our affirmation that “a Christian should live for the...

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  • Why and How I Am Tweeting

    Why and How I Am Tweeting

    By John Piper, June 3, 2009 I see two kinds of response to social Internet media like blogging, MySpace, Facebook, Twitter, and others. One says: These media tend to shorten attention spans, weaken discursive reasoning, lure people away from Scripture and prayer, disembody relationships, feed...

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  • Is it Lying?

    Is it Lying?

    Lying, Hostile Nations and the Great Commission By a missions strategist for Central Asia Can missionaries traveling to a country that’s hostile to Christianity and the Great Commission lie about their reasons for coming? Can they point to a secondary purpose for coming?

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  • Why Do the New Calvinists Insist on Complementarianism? by DeYoung

    Why Do the New Calvinists Insist on Complementarianism? by DeYoung

    The following was posted on Monday, July 06, 2009 by Kevin DeYoung. I am reposting it here on FIDE-O because I think that it is worth reading. DeYoung writes: A friend of mine pointed me to a fascinating, and I think sincerely inquistive, blog post...

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  • The Unique Perspective of the Gospel on Life Issues

    The Unique Perspective of the Gospel on Life Issues

    As seen in 2 Kings 17:41, Christians can fear the Lord externally, engaging in what we perceive to be all the proper elements of worship – singing, giving, praying, kneeling, listening to God’s Word, doing our devotions, helping the poor etc. – and be actively serving false gods in our hearts.

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  • Miss California Carrie Prejean Stays True to Her Biblical Faith Enduring Attacks and Insults of Angry Gay Hilton

    Miss California Carrie Prejean Stays True to Her Biblical Faith Enduring Attacks and Insults of Angry Gay Hilton

    Carrie Prejean chose to do the right thing: she was honest about her values and cared more about a crown of faithfulness than a crown of beauty. Carrie is therefore a good example, a role model, for young people who are tempted to compromise their...

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  • Why Is Mark Driscoll So Popular?

    Why Is Mark Driscoll So Popular?

    Mark Driscoll, Pastor of Mars Hill Church in Seattle, is always great fodder for blogging.  At least once a month he does something that places him in the headlines of the big 5 Godblogs and I would love to know how many comment sections have...

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  • A Must See Video Revealing the Foolishness of Snobbery

    A Must See Video Revealing the Foolishness of Snobbery

    Go here to see why you should not “judge a book by its cover.”

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