In the Post-Enlightenment West, liberty means agency or self-determination, even when you use your liberty to bind yourself. Let me explain: liberty means a landowner can do anything with his real estate. The owner is free to sell, to buy, to lease, to rent, to sell the underground minerals while retaining the surface, to leaseContinue reading “Slavery. Jeremiah 34:17.”
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What Can You Say About Slavery? What Can You Say About Politics? Ephesians 6:5-9.
The Apostle Paul took on one of the most controversial topics in history: slavery. Did he argue for the abolition of slavery? Or did he argue—as some American preachers once did—that certain people are better off slaves? Let’s look: “Slaves, obey your human masters with fear and trembling, in the sincerity of your heart, asContinue reading “What Can You Say About Slavery? What Can You Say About Politics? Ephesians 6:5-9.”
AMERICAN EXCEPTIONALISM. Zechariah 8:4-5,12,16-17.
America is not perfect, and it was never holy. There are evil threads woven into our story—slavery, the genocide of Indian tribes, racism, greed. But what other nation do the people of the world flock to enter? What other nation is a melting pot like this land of opportunity? What nation can offer such freedom,Continue reading “AMERICAN EXCEPTIONALISM. Zechariah 8:4-5,12,16-17.”
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