Mass shootings are tragically becoming common, and the usual outcry is to place strict limits on who may own a gun. Does the Bible speak to the topic of self-defence, and owning or using weapons for self-defence? What is the Biblical Position on Self-Defence? Pacifism Suggests: Killing is always wrong...
Christians today are not simply needing guidance as to what to read, they need to be encouraged to read at all. What used to be regarded as a pleasure for times of leisure has now become regarded as a hard discipline to be undertaken when there is nothing good on...
Parallel to environmentalism, animal rights groups have called for animals to be afforded human rights, or called for vegetarianism for all. Darwinism/ Materialism Pantheism /Buddhism/ Hinduism/ Wicca/ Animism Though humans are different to animals by degrees, which can become a difference in kind. Evolution explains how small differences eventually...
The last 60 years have seen a revolution in man’s ability to control conception: to prevent it where it is not desired, or to produce it where it is. Preventing Conception Producing Conception Natural Methods Barrier Methods Hormonal Pills / IUDs Emergency Contraception Sterilisation Fertility treatments Intra-Uterine Fertilisation (Artificial Insemination)...
Music and Worship Worship music is not primarily offered to man for his enjoyment, though he is invited to worship the Lord with gladness. Thus, the One who hears all and understands all music, deserves our most skillful and excellent musical offerings. God is a unique Being, and there is...
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...