Toward A Theology Of Guns: A Christian’s Perspective, Pt. 1
While many of the talking heads in the media are beginning to call for more “conversations” about guns and gun control these days, as a Christian, I believe it is time for those who consider themselves followers of Jesus to stop hiding behind secular governmental laws and institutions and to start working towards a “theology of guns.” Indeed, the all-too-frequent appeals made by those who supposedly align themselves with Jesus to the American Constitution rather than the Bible, should raise some red flags. When it is not Scripture that is being held as the gold standard of how we should think and live and conduct ourselves in this world but rather, a secular document, then we have a problem.
Bottom line; own a gun, own multiple guns, but let’s avoid the risk of harming the influence of the church and Christ by viscerally and publicly defending our “rights” to certain weapons, stigmatizing the church, and harming our influence and Christian witness in the process.
Don’t go merely out of sense of duty and obligation. Go to celebrate God’s grace that comes by the death of Jesus — and eat and drink together as a product of that grace with a love and a fellowship so intense that a lost world is drawn to the table with you. Powerfully proclaim Jesus by being part of a community that loves one another with an intensity so bright that you can’t stay apart and you eat and drink together as family.
I’m tired of defending him. Does God really need my feeble, finite, and fallible arguments in his defense? Perhaps some need to hear a defense—maybe it would help, but I also know it is woefully inadequate at many levels. God does not need my defense as much as God needs to encounter people in their crises. My arguments will not make the difference; only God’s presence will.
Did you read about the case of poor Sabine Moreau? She set out one morning to pick up a friend at a train station in Brussels, Belgium, about 90 miles from Moreau’s home in Hainault Erquelinnes.
Not knowing the way, Moreau set her GPS and faithfully followed the instructions.
For nearly 2 days.
810 miles out of her way.
Love game: Toledo’s Ben Pike ends football career to assist ill fiancee
Pike, a Mentor High School product, has one more year of eligibility left at Toledo, one more season he could build upon what had been the best of his career as a defensive lineman in 2012. But the 22-year-old will graduate in May and take his education degree with him to St. Louis. He still plans to marry the love of his life June 15, and will be by Barrett’s side each day through a bone marrow transplant and recovery from leukemia.
The ministry beard has a long and glorious history among preachers, theologians, and everyday men of the cloth. A skilled observer can identify nuances of theology, polity, and diet from a pastor’s beard. Now you can too! A carefully groomed beard can make a powerful spiritual statement, and we’re here to interpret for you.
Bunnies taking toll on cars at Denver airport
Silly rabbits.
The furry creatures are wreaking havoc on cars parked at Denver International Airport by eating spark plug cables and other wiring.