Meaning and Music (continued) Judging meaning in music means we pay attention to something other than our own reactions to it. Music does not become good or bad based on our reactions (some of which are automatic and visceral). Meaning is never separable from form. We cannot change forms without...
Music is not man’s invention, it is man’s discovery. Music predated the creation of man (Job 38 ) As part of creation, music can be used to distort the Creator’s desires for His world, or rightly represent them. There are over 290 references to music in the Bible. The Bible...
Television/ Internet Dominance (continued) Setting Limits on TV Viewing: Limit the time you spend watching. The Bible tells us to use our time wisely. You can almost always find something better to do with your time than watching purely entertainment-oriented TV. Be a good example of self-control with media. Parents...
Television/ Internet Dominance (continued) Problems with TV: TV glamorizes negative role models. How many truly godly or even respectable characters are there on TV shows? “How blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked, nor stand in the path of sinners, nor sit in the seat of...
The values transmitted through the media are often hostile to Christian traditional values. And the media frequently presents an unreal view of the world. Further, the media desensitizes its viewers to pain and suffering. In an effort to capture and keep audiences, media often include explicit scenes of sex, violence...
In 2015, the North Gauteng High Court ruled that Robert Stransham-Ford was permitted to commit medically-assisted suicide. Because he died a day before the ruling, the Supreme Court has ruled the case invalid. Definition: The term “euthanasia,” comes from two Greek terms, eu meaning “happy, good,” and thanatos meaning “death.” Typically in our...
Medical/Scientific Proof that an Unborn Child is Human 1. At the moment of conception the sperm fertilizes the egg, and a dramatic and instantaneous change occurs. These two cells form a new cell, which has a genetic uniqueness, completeness and wholeness as a one-celled zygote. Such a zygote formed at conception has...
History The practice of abortion has been common throughout history. However, many cultures considered abortion to be a serious crime. Part of the Hippocratic Oath, which most doctors endorse, states in part, “I will not give a woman a [drug] to produce an abortion.” The Jewish people were historically against the practice, as...
2. A Biblical Understanding of the Heart (continued) 2.3 New Hearts God Himself knows that no teenager, or any person, will ever start to live, act, and feel rightly until they first think, want, and worship rightly. And where does all thinking, wanting, and worshipping begin? In the heart. Thus God declared...
2. A Biblical Understanding of the Heart (continued) 2.2 Our Terminology You will have noticed by now the sense in which the word “heart” is being used. This term in Scripture is distinctly different from modern, Valentines usage where “heart” usually refers to the passions and emotions in contrast to the mind and...