Christian Mind in Action
What does a Christian have to do with politics? To engage or disengage? If engage, how to engage? In this hyper-politicized world, these questions are more urgent than before. Some out of a false of piety avoid politics like plague, arguing Christians shall be “spiritual” rather than being interested in…
Did Paul compromise in the Council of Jerusalem? The Council of Jerusalem, as the meeting of major apostles in Acts 15 being customarily termed, was called to address a dissension in the Antioch church caused by the “circumcision party” who came from Judea and were teaching that “unless you are…
The recent book, Shepherds for Sale, by Megan Basham has stirred up quite a conversation and controversy in the conservative evangelical world. The book claims to expose the infiltration of progressivism in the church by the deliberate strategy of secular anti-Christian elites and organizations, including billionaires, foundations, think tanks, and…
The tension between sin and grace in the Christian life has been the center of many theological discussions and debates, besides the fact that it is at the heart of the function of a Christian life. If we neglect sin or justify sin, we fall into antinomianism; if we ignore…
Our God is the God who speaks; our Lord is the Word of God; the Holy Spirit is the Spirit of knowledge and truth. Verbal communication is integral to the relationship between God and man, and between man and man. Christians are commanded by Christ to proclaim the gospel, to…
Anger is a common human affection in this world. The Scripture tells us that God can be angry and records many cases of God’s anger and man’s anger. A simple search of the term, anger, shows that it appears 267 times in the ESV Bible, not counting similar terms such…
“You shall not bear false witness against your neighbour”, “You shall not lie to one another”, “Lying lips are an abomination to the Lord, but those who act faithfully are his delight” (Ex. 20:16, Lv. 19:11, Ps 101:7, Prov. 6:16-19, 12:22, Mt. 15:18-20, Jn. 8:44, Eph. 4:25, Col. 3:9-10, Rev.…
What’s wrong with celebrating Christmas? To ask this question alone already seems offensive to many. How can there be anything wrong? Is it wrong to praise God and preach Christ? Is it wrong to be happy and enjoy? The complaints against the puritanic killjoy are many. The number of Christians…