Yes, I agree that government can help take care of the poor and needy and there
is biblical basis for it.
There
are biblical texts and pastoral circumstances when one language is more appropriate than the other.
I remind some folks of that who are going through marital problems that there
is no Biblical way out of a marriage.
I chose not to act on my orientation, instead opting to live by what I believe to
be the biblical view of sexuality.
Handling money well
is a biblical mandate, but many of us don't understand the full implications of this until financial woes are all too real.
(a) In these essays
how are Biblical texts brought to bear on the making of theological proposals?
There
is a biblical model and I believe it is still valid but on the other hand, there is no prohibition against meeting in buildings built for that purpose.
Of first importance and so obvious that little needs to be
said is the biblical concern for the poor.
Make no mistake, my husband and I dearly love our children, and were both convinced that the way we were doing
things was the biblical way to parent.
And one reason I think it's forgotten is that we tend to think that the only thing at stake
is the biblical question on same - sex relations.
And one reason the conversation has become so toxic is because we've become convinced that the only thing we have in
common is the biblical debate about same - sex relations.
Let me say for the record that I do not believe that there
are any biblical grounds for women being elders or teaching pastors of a church.