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…
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Deal with Sin without Undermining Grace
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…
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Yes Be Yes and No Be No: Speak Truth Truthfully
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…
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Be Angry And Do Not Sin
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…