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“They’re Just Bad”
This miniature philosopher looked at me, and said something that showed he had more discernment than most politicians, many theologians, lots of police officers, and probably about 99% of all social workers. “They’re just bad.”
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Tagged evil, excuses, good, Janet Daley, looting, Rousseau, sin nature, UK riots
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What WILL They Think of Next?
Wherever you are, Glenrothes or somewhere else, keep praying, keep serving, keep following the Lord, keep being a witness for Him. Persecution will come. Don’t get upset, don’t get angry, don’t get discouraged. It’s far better than having the kind of “Christianity” that isn’t even worth persecuting.
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Tagged Advice UK, charity, Christians Against Poverty, Glenrothes, persecution, prayer
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Isn’t it About Time to Go?
A church cannot be a holy church, a pure and true church, if it acts as if immorality doesn’t matter, if it ignores false teaching, if it rejects the authority of Scripture. It ceases to be a church at all, and becomes merely a social club. Continue reading
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Tagged Church of Scotland, Dr John Cameron, homosexuality, immorality, moralism, Reformation, sect
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Comes with the Territory
No person or organisation should be forced to be involved in or to approve of same-sex marriages. That is the wording of a motion in the Scottish Parliament which has been branded “anti-gay”, “bizarre”, and “spurious”. A homosexual MSP is … Continue reading
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Tagged abortion, compulsion, conscience, homosexual, marriage, persecution
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Sowing the Wind, Reaping the Whirlwind
Some years ago, the Glenrothes Gazette ran a weekly column called “Christian Viewpoint”, and I submitted articles for it on an occasional basis. Eleven years ago this month, the UK was in turmoil. A young girl had been kidnapped, abused, and … Continue reading
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Tagged consequences, looters, paedophiles, reaping and sowing, riots
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Our Responsibility in the Face of “Cultural Christianity”
I’m not a prophet. I don’t have a crystal ball. I had no way of knowing that the Norwegian terrorist would call himself a “cultural Christian”. The fact that I used the word “cultural” doesn’t prove any great perception on my … Continue reading
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Tagged Breivik, Cultural Christianity, Real Christianity
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Police — “No Relation to Us”
It is an opportunity to tell people that not everyone who claims to be a Christian, not everyone who was born in a “Christian” country, is really a Christian. It is an opportunity to talk about real Christianity, not the fake “cultural” kind that has nothing to do with the righteousness and grace of God. Continue reading
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Tagged Christian, counterfeit, Norway, police, terrorist
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Mind Renewers 