Be Gracious
In Matthew 5:21-48, Jesus explicitly describes the righteousness necessary to go to heaven: be a peacemaker (vv. 21-26); be pure in heart (vv. 27-32); be a person of your word (vv. 33-37); be gracious (vv. 38-48). Send article as PDF
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Justice for All (Part Two)
God’s original and enduring intent for every civil government is to protect the innocent and punish evildoers (Romans 13:1-4; 1 Peter 2:14). The principle of lex talionis—an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth, a life for a life—is precisely what…
Justice for All (Part One)
God’s original and enduring intent for every civil government is to protect the innocent and punish evildoers (Romans 13:1-4; 1 Peter 2:14). The principle of lex talionis—an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth, a life for a life—is precisely what…
Sobering Truths about the Opponents of Lex Talionis
Religious officials (like the Pope and others) who oppose capital punishment—the just practice of taking the life of one who has shed the innocent blood of a human made in the image of God—appear to have overlooked several sobering truths about the lex…
Justice vs. Revenge
A common subterfuge used by the opponents of the divinely authorized practice of capital punishment is to righteously pontificate about how they could never support the petty practice of personal vengeance. Send article as PDF
Twisting Scripture
The truthfulness of the saying “Any text taken from its context becomes a pretext” is clearly demonstrated in Scripture. Peter, for example, warns of twisting/wresting Scripture in 2 Peter 3:16. Satan used this wicked hermeneutic in Matthew 4 when he quoted Psalm 91…
How to Cultivate Righteous Lips
Like any piece of fertile soil, an honest and good heart must be carefully and purposefully cultivated to produce the fruit of righteousness. When your heart is properly protected and tended to, the abundant harvest will include righteous lips. Send article as…
Be a Person of Your Word
“But let your ‘Yes’ be ‘Yes,’ and your ‘No,’ ‘No.’ For whatever is more than these is from the evil one” (Matthew 5:37). Send article as PDF
Idle Words
“But I say to you, do not swear at all: neither by heaven, for it is God’s throne; nor by the earth, for it is His footstool; nor by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King. Nor shall you swear by your head,…
Three Ugly Truths about an Unrighteous Mouth
“Again you have heard that it was said to those of old, ‘You shall not swear falsely, but shall perform your oaths to the Lord.’ But I say to you, do not swear at all: neither by heaven, for it is God’s throne; nor by the earth, for…