The mystery of AIDS has always haunted me, even to this day. It’s as if the sperm had nowhere to go and nothing to do, and in their frustration they turned upon those who misused them – delivering disease and death.
There is nothing more fundamental to a society than the institution of marriage
[Peace? Lack of slavery? Lack of disease? Healthcare? Food security? Clean water? Shelter? The freakin’ bill of rights? The list goes on.]
[article itself has all the standard anti-LGBTQ+ points but this comment was a new one…]
In any case, even if God DID design high rates of fertilization failure, no it would not make him a murderer. As the giver of life, it is God's prerogative to take it back. That doesn't make him a murderer. It's murder for humans to take the lives of others because they didn't give life in the first place. It's like if you destroy my property that's criminal vandalism. But if I destroy my own property it's not a crime.
Applying Mathematics
Grade 8
Besides excellent math instruction, this course includes many illustrations and captions that provide inspirational and extra educational information. The text and exercises abound in real-life applications and Bible information.
This hardcover textbook has 170 lessons that review and extend skills taught in previous levels. Review in each lesson keeps previous skills current.
New concepts include the following:
Percents -- Part-year interest, sales and property tax.
Measures -- Conversion between Bible, metric, and English systems.
The Third Reich was Christianity translated into politics.
Anxiety is sin to be repented of,
Not a disease to be medicated.
We are all prone to different sins.
Some of us struggle with pride, anger, or wrath, other struggle with lust or gluttony.
Anxiety is no different.
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Modern Christians must not get sucked into the trap of medicalizing our sin.
Meds may address some behavioral issues (bad fruit) but they cannot address the bad root.
Only repentance and faith can do that.
We serve a God who is incredibly gracious and immeasurably, merciful to us.
He is inviting each of us to cast our worries upon him.
He would not command us not to worry if it were impossible to actually obey.