(By Jesse Johnson)
“Expelled” is a documentary where comedian/actor/presidential speech-writer Ben Stein makes the case that scientists are suppressing evidence that shows that life has an intelligent designer. The point of the movie, which is now in theatres, is that evolution is a theory with more problems than answers, and is too unclear to be helpful […]
Posted in Cultural Issues, Ethics on April 22nd, 2008 5 Comments »
What Is Grace Church’s View on Interracial Marriage?
Here’s the short answer: nothing in the New Testament prohibits interracial marriage. Christians are at liberty to marry whomever they wish—as long as the other person is also a Christian (1 Corinthians 7:39).
We should realize from the start that there is only one human race. Scripture clearly says […]
Posted in Cultural Issues, Ethics on April 21st, 2008 7 Comments »
What is Grace Church’s view on euthanasia?
Key Definitions
Euthanasia consists of any act or deliberate omission taken by oneself and/or others with the specific intention of causing the death of a person and actually causing that death. It is believed by proponents of euthanasia that the death being caused is for the good of the person […]
Posted in Evangelism, Parenting on April 18th, 2008 43 Comments »
Here at Grace Community Church, we are firmly committed to believers’ baptism — meaning that we do not see Scriptural precedent for the baptism of unbelievers, including infants. (We would agree with John Piper that if our covenantal brethren applied their reformed view of baptism/circumcision consistently, they too would abandon the practice of infant baptism. […]
Posted in Parenting on April 17th, 2008 3 Comments »
The book of Proverbs is a wonderful, intensely practical guide that contains much wisdom you can impart to your children as you train them in godly living. For your benefit, we’ve compiled ten lessons from Proverbs you should teach to your children. We’re convinced that, in the process of teaching those ten lessons, you’ll unearth […]