By the time of the establishment of Israel, divorce was already cultural reality. The first mention of divorce in scripture is in telling the priests of Israel that they may not marry a woman who has been divorced (Lev 21:7).

As the church, we are a royal priesthood (1 Pet 2:9). This implies that all believers share in the work of the ministry. The great commission and therefore the mission of the church is for all believers. With that said, however, the roles we play as men and women are different.

The only way that a person can be glorified is if they continue in their faith (Col 1:23) to the very end (Mt 10:22). This does not mean, however, that someone can lose their salvation. Rather, it means that genuine faith will prove the test of time.

As mentioned before, after the Spirit indwells the believer he begins the process of sanctification. We see the sanctification of the Spirit referenced in 2 Thessalonians 2:13. Paul puts it this way in 2 Corinthians 3:18 when he writes…

Is someone born gay? That's the wrong question. The question we should be asking is this: Does the state of your birth provide justification for your actions? It seems pretty obvious that the answer is no.

Recently I found myself outside a bathroom that made it clear that anyone could use it... and I mean anyone. How did we get here? Well here is the simple version of the story.

Scientists have all kinds of dating methods to try and determine the age of the earth, but all of their methods produce different answers. So how do we know how old it really is? We can calculate it pretty easily using the Bible.