A letter from yesterday’s Sydney Morning Herald makes the unpopular observation that human nature, being what it will, will express itself in negative ways when given the opportunity. When a legal right is created some people will try to take advantage of it for their own malicious and selfish ends, no matter how many boundaries, …
Heidelberg Catechism – Lord’s Day 41 Q & A 108 Q. What is God’s will for us in the seventh commandment? A. God condemns all unchastity.*1 We should therefore thoroughly detest it*2 and, married or single, live decent and chaste lives.*3 *1 Lev. 18:30; Eph. 5:3-5 *2 Jude 22-23 *3 1 Cor. 7:1-9; 1 Thess. …
From a farewell essay written by Roman Catholic cardinal Avery Dulles. The essay was read and delivered by someone else due to Dulles advanced infirmity. Suffering and diminishment are not the greatest of evils but are normal ingredients in life, especially in old age. They are to be expected as elements of a full human …
Opinion piece written for our local paper, The Border Watch. It’s not particularly original, but a brief summation of the case for affirming life. Euthanasia, or assisted suicide, continues to return as a subject of public debate. Christians generally oppose its legalisation and do so because they understand the Bible teaches that human life should …
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