The practice and opinion of those Christians who believe that it is a part of religious duty to maintain a vigorous condition of the body, and who therefore approve of athletic sports and exercises as conductive to good health, good morals, and right feelings in religious matters. ...
including plastic surgery. Stone Age man had practised successful brain surgery, a fact witnessed by healed trephined skulls found in Neolithic deposits all over Europe. Ancient Egyptian papyri emphasise the importance of cleanliness and hygiene , a view shared...
The difficulties that accompany the move from general principle to concrete discipline are illustrated in the report of the Anglican-Roman Catholic International Commission, Life in Christ: Morals, Communion and the Church (1994). It is there claimed that “Anglicans and Roman Catholics derive from...
and that only “pagan accretions” enabled the West to survive, will fly, for a number of reasons; (1) First, there are at least as many non-liberal statements in the NT as there are liberal ones. “Render unto Caeser,”“I come not to bring peace, but a sword,”“He that ...
The morals of years behind us have been replaced by social media and lost souls. We are losing our faith and have become scared to enjoy life and just what it represents in our day to day. I guess that is just too complicated for us to truly embrace, “LOVE ONE ANOTHER”. We have ...
at least to me, that these stories are myths, even if they contain some historical truth to any extent. They are, in essence, products of our imagination. The complicated morals, literary structures, etc that such stories convey, and often contain high moral and philosophical import, are fanc...
Belief in God has a profound impact on our lives. It provides a solid foundation for our values, morals, and worldview. It gives us hope, purpose, and direction. Belief in God shapes our relationships, our choices, and our perspectives. It empowers us to face life’s challenges with cou...
The morals of the world have degenerated to such an alarming degree that it now makes some Christians uncomfortable, and some perhaps even unwilling to stand up for plain New Testament teaching with regard to marriage, divorce, and remarriage. May God help us do better and hold our ground. ...
Another way to call evil good is to say that morals are relative. Someone has said: “As the occasion, so the behavior.” We have changed our moral code to fit our behavior instead of changing our behavior to harmonize with our moral code. Nothing is firm today. We are not on solid ...
Has he stopped to think what effect the Archbishops of Canterbury and York might have on the Brexit-supporting faithful when they so transparently agitate in favour of remaining in the European Union, and cast aspersions on the morals of those who dared to take a different position?