Previously, we looked at God’s penalty for murder, the shedding of innocent blood, and we saw that God demands the death penalty in such cases. In addition, God holds the town or city or government responsible for not putting to death men convicted of murder (by at least two witnesses). God is not suggesting this;…
All three synoptic gospel writers (Matthew, Mark, and Luke) record Jesus’ teaching on marriage and divorce and remarriage. We usually turn to Matthew because it seems the most comprehensive, but let’s glance at Mark’s account today. 2 And Pharisees came up and in order to test him asked, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce…
Warriors harden themselves against the reality of their own imminent death as they take the battlefield. They intend victory, but they understand their own mortality, and if their life should be taken by another warrior, they submit to an honorable death. But no warrior wants to be killed by someone weaker than he. Recall Abimelech,…
Last Saturday morning, Bekah and I leisurely wound our way through Bedico and Ponchatoula, stopping at several yard sales along the way, then moseyed up to Hammond to eat at Tope La for our first time. We were celebrating twenty-three years of marriage, and we enjoyed ourselves. I realize we have something special. Not many…
Whatever God loves, Satan hates. And Satan hates sex. Someone disagrees: “I thought Satan wants us to have as much sex as possible with as many people as possible. It seems he loves sex.” But God created sex, and when He created it, He pronounced it “very good.” He told the first man and woman…
Why are men drawn to the adulterous woman? Solomon starkly outlined the wiles of the forbidden woman in the first 9 chapters of Proverbs. Notice the common themes: For the lips of a forbidden woman drip honey, and her speech is smoother than oil, but in the end she is bitter as wormwood, sharp as…
In 1996, under the Clinton administration, Congress passed the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), which defined marriage as being between one man and one woman. Here is a summary of H.R. 3396 passed by the 104th Congress (1995-1996): Defense of Marriage Act – Amends the Federal judicial code to provide that no State, territory, or…