Drugs Drugs were an integral part of many ancient Near East societies. For example, the pagan cultures surrounding the nation of Israel used drugs as part of their religious ceremonies. Both the OT and New Testament condemn sorcery and witchcraft. In those days, drug use was associated with sorcery (the...
Strong Drink Twenty-two times the Bible uses the word “strong drink,” which comes from a root meaning “to drink deeply,” or “to be drunken.” Strong drink refers to intoxicating drink of any sort not made from grapes. Various concoctions made from pomegranates, apples, dates, barley, etc. were known to the...
Why “recreational alcohol”? Simply because the Bible recognises other uses for alcohol or narcotics. It had medicinal uses (1 Timothy 5:23). It is described as an antiseptic (Luke 10:34). It was used not only to disinfect wounds, but to sterilise water. It was used as an opiate for the terminally...
Who is Responsible for Education? … continued Some evidence exists in the Bible for community-based education. In New Testament times, higher education was available at a “house of study.” Such a school was attached to the Jerusalem Temple, and it was perhaps here that Jesus was found when twelve years...
Biblical Principles Relating to Education The Purpose of Education from a Christian Perspective Education has a strong spiritual component. It is not all about getting a good job and making safe choices in life. A God-honoring education will motivate the student to worship God with his heart, mind, soul and...
Modern Secular Educational Philosophy The great myth of education in the Western world is that it is possible to have a purely ‘secular’ education. Christians have typically bought this lie, thinking that secular education will give their children value-free, neutral ‘facts’ about the world, to which the parents can season...
Education Defined The essence of education is dispelling ignorance, acquainting a learner with reality. However, because the nature of reality is a religious question, education can not help being driven by a particular worldview. Education (distinguished from training) is discipleship in a view of God, the world, and one self....
Six Dangers of Technology … (continued) 6. Reduced Relationships. Observation: Technology tends to draw you closer to those you are far away from and farther away from those you are close to. Illustration: A married couple might spend many evenings in the same room—she checking the Facebook pages...
Six Dangers of Technology … (continued) 2. Skimming vs. Reading. At best, Internet users skim text rather than read it. In fact, “skimming” is now the dominant metaphor for reading. Though words are a crucial part of the online experience, they bow before the gods of visual and audio...
How should Christians respond to the technological revolution occurring around us? How should a Christian view this? Technology is the study of the use of tools. Man has always used tools, as Genesis 4 describes. Neil Postman, in his book Technopoly describes three stages a society may go though: A tool-using...