This Sunday at 1:00 pm Christians across the country will be standing on the Main Street of their towns for an hour of silent prayer and holding signs that read, “Abortion Kills Children, Abortion Hurts Women, Jesus Forgives and Heals, etc.”
My family and I will be joining them and we ask that you consider doing the same.
Question: I have occasionally heard the word “Theonomy” used in conversations at church. What does that word mean?
Answer: Since there are many different opinions of “Theonomy” in the church, I thought it would be most fair to allow one of the “founding fathers” of the Theonomy movement to answer this question:
Pastor Christian McShaffrey wrote this material in 2005 as part of a “Pro-life Resource Packet for Churches ” published by the Wisconsin Right to Life (Sauk Co. Chapter) and distributed to all the churches in central and south-central Wisconsin.
While the original printed version included information specific to WRL, this version has been edited to be more broadly applicable.
During the final weeks of every year, visual images of our Lord Jesus Christ seem to be everywhere.
From Christmas cards to commercial advertisements, it is nearly impossible to avoid seeing a barrage of pictures of Jesus in the manger during the holiday season.
Of course, many such images are simply the product of a crass commercialism or unthinking sentimentality. But other images are produced and distributed out of sincere, pious motives. What should Reformed Christians think of this? (more…)
Question: What is your church’s position on abortion?
Answer: This statement was adopted by our denomination:
Believing that unborn children are living creatures in the image of God, given by God as a blessing to their parents, we therefore affirm that voluntary abortion, except possibly to save the physical life of the mother, is in violation of the Sixth Commandment (Exodus 20:13). We state the following reasons: