The name “Freedom of Choice Act” sounds like an innocent concept; yet, when one researches it and finds out to what it pertains, he or she is soon convinced that it would allow for the uncontrolled slaughter of millions of unborn children. Senator Barack Obama has stated that if he is elected president, signing the Freedom of Choice Act would be one of the first things that he would do. Let’s take a look at what the Freedom of Choice Act would do if it is signed into…
Filed under: Doctrine, Michael Carter on October 27th, 2008 | No Comments »
(Links for the crossword puzzles on Job 7-12 are at the end of this article; puzzles for Job 1-6 can be found by following this link).
“Satan” means “adversary,” and that characteristic is displayed in its fullest sense in the first two chapters of the Book of Job. After Job’s pure and pious character is introduced in the first few verses of chapter one, the scene shifts to heaven where the angels appear before the throne of God.…
Filed under: Doctrine, Michael Carter on October 25th, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Each Lord’s Day, when Christians come together to break bread (Acts 20:7), they engage in an act of worship that looks backward, inward, and forward. Paul mentions these three time frames of the Lord’s Supper as he corrects the Christians in Corinth for their misuse of the communion (1 Cor. 11:17-34). [Below: a panaramic view of ancient Corinth].
He begins with a straightforward statement of plaguing problems. This congregation was coming together for…
Filed under: Doctrine, Michael Carter on October 20th, 2008 | No Comments »
This past Monday (10/13/08), my family and I made a trip to Richmond, VA in order to support the rally for Sarah Palin. The rally was to begin at 2 pm, but we were running a little late. The traffic was really bad when we go there (a good thing, because most of it was for the rally—about 25,000 to 30,000 showed up). Thankfully, the rally got underway a little late, and we were able to make it.
After the rally,…
Filed under: Doctrine, Michael Carter on October 18th, 2008 | No Comments »
Various attitudes often arise in how Jesus would have us to handle matters and issues of worship, spirituality, morality, and religion in general. Attitudes toward these areas often extend from one end of the spectrum to the other and in between as well. What it all ultimately comes down to in these matters is how we really view Jesus Christ and His authority.
Mount Tabor [seen in the distance in the picture to the left] is often seen as the…
Filed under: Doctrine, Michael Carter on October 12th, 2008 | No Comments »
