Posted in Ethics, Parenting on September 22nd, 2008 14 Comments »
(By Kurt Gebhards)
* Kurt serves as the Pastor of Children’s Ministries at Grace Church.
One dynamic of Children’s Ministries at Grace Community Church is that most of the children we minister to come from Christian families. Many of them are blessed with the sound and systematic teaching from God’s Word both at home and in the [...]
Posted in Ethics, Ministry on July 29th, 2008 1 Comment »
(By John MacArthur)
If we really believe the objective, rationally-understood truth of Scripture is both authoritative and incompatible with error — since the Bible is the singular Word of the living God — we must not only study and teach it; we must live it, too. It is not enough to give lip service. If we [...]
Posted in Cultural Issues, Ethics on July 28th, 2008 30 Comments »
Are the Sabbath laws binding on Christians today?
We believe the Old Testament regulations governing Sabbath observances are ceremonial, not moral, aspects of the law. As such, they are no longer in force, but have passed away along with the sacrificial system, the Levitical priesthood, and all other aspects of Moses’ law that prefigured Christ.
Here [...]
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 [...]