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Barna: Doctrinal confusion abounds; Mohler: Church is key to discipleship Oct 14, 2002 By Michael Foust LOUISVILLE, Ky. (BP)--Seventy-nine percent of Americans profess a belief in the Trinity, while 74 percent reject the concept of original sin; 59 percent say Satan is merely a symbol of evil; and nearly…

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Why you should remain a virgin until you are married Teens having sex. It's in the movies, on TV, and splattered on the pages of magazines. It seems that having sex makes many teens feel that they are mature, popular, normal, or loved. Teens often mistake sex for love - and fondling for affection. But…

In a three-part essay on the website Stream.org, Joseph Sciambra tells of his journey into, through, and out of the gay lifestyle. He speaks of the childhood abuse that led him into same sex relationships and the discovery that led him out. The defining sentiment of his journey is this, “I’m Thankful…

Biblical marriage is on the decline. New polling shows that 64% of American adults say that same-sex marriages should be recognized as legally valid—the highest percentage to date. In 1996 only 27% agreed. As culture moves further and further from a biblical standard we can only expect these percentages…

Stephen Baskerville is a college professor at Patrick Henry College. In an interview in World Magazine he was asked, “Why do many Christians talk more about the effects of homosexuality than the effects of single-parent homes?” His answer is one we need to remember. “The most destructive trend in our…

Isabella Chow serves as a senator in the student government at the University of California Berkeley. Recently, a bill was introduced that would change the definition of gender under Title IX. Ms. Chow abstained from voting on the measure. When it was discovered that she was Christian and did not support…

Rosaria Butterfield was once a lesbian leftist college professor. She is the author of The Secret Thoughts of an Unlikely Convert. She says, “I wasn’t converted out of homosexuality. I was converted out of unbelief.” As the people of Jesus Christ, sharing his message, we need to remember that the first…

Nancy Pearcey is The Scholar in Residence at Houston Baptist University. She is a vocal proponent of Intelligent Design and attributes much of the sexual and gender confusion in our culture to the lack of a belief in a designed order to nature. In her new book, Love Thy Body: Answering Hard Questions…

In an online article, author Joseph Sciambra wonders about the current cultural understand regarding gender. Somehow our culture has decided that a person’s sexual orientation is forever fixed and cannot be changed but their gender is fluid and can be changed, with surgery and hormones if necessary.…

Rosaria Butterfield, author of The Secret Thoughts of an Unlikely Convert is a former lesbian whose book talks of her conversion. She says this about what happened to her. “I wasn’t converted out of homosexuality. I was converted out of unbelief.” The Bible holds out hope to all. There are no sinners…

Ryan Anderson, a Heritage Foundation senior research fellow, has released a new book, Truth Overruled: The future of Marriage and Religious Freedom. In an interview with World Magazine Anderson speaks about the current situation in the United States regarding gay marriage. “Gays and lesbians aren’t to…

When Professor Robert Oscar Lopez was very young, too young to remember his dad, his parents divorced. His mother began a relationship with a woman who also had kids. They moved in together permanently when Robert was a teenager. In 2012 Lopez shared his view publicly that his same-sex upbringing was…

Debbie Steele says, “God wants to reconcile all people to Himself. The gospel invitation is not conversion to heterosexuality but conversion to Jesus Christ.” —Jim L. Wilson Ministry in the New Marriage Culture, 152. Mark 16:16 (HCSB) Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not…

In his book, Jesus Outside the Lines, Scott Sauls writes that he recently told a gay man, “to affirm his union with the love of his life would mean I’d have to deny the love of mine.” Our relationship with Jesus Christ is so important to us we cannot give in to the temptation to compromise the word of…

On June 26th 2015, the U.S. Supreme court revealed their ruling that same-sex marriage is constitutional. In the decision the majority stated that the fourteenth amendment provides the legal right for same sex marriage. Justice Kennedy cited that it was a fundamental right guaranteed by the first clause…

South Korean Dr. Kim Seok-Kwun has conducted 320 sex change operations over the last 28 years. He asks, “Aren’t these God’s mistakes?” He says he agonizes over whether performing such operations was defying God but in the end he remarks, “I’ve decided to defy God’s will.” There is no ultimate relief…

The sexual promiscuity that has enveloped our culture has allowed the continued spread of sexually transmitted disease in the US. “In 2012, the rate of gonorrhea rose 4 percent, and the rate of primary and secondary syphilis rose 11 percent.” Health experts worry on two levels. Most of the cases occur…

According to the National Health Interview Survey only 1.6 percent of Americans identify as Homosexual. 0.7 percent considers themselves to be bisexual. The National Health Interview Survey is the government’s premier tool for annually assessing American’s health and behaviors. They found that 96.6 percent…

In an interview on CNN with Piers Morgan, Morgan challenged Pastor Rick Warren’s stand on Gay marriage. Warren’s reply was one all Christians could take to heart. “I fear the disapproval of God more than I fear your disapproval or the disapproval of society.” --Jim L. Wilson and Rodger Russell. World,…

One group in today’s culture that is not tolerated is those who are ex-homosexual. Former homosexual Christopher Doyle of Voice of the Voiceless told the crowd: “Anti-ex-gay extremists say that I do not exist—that we don’t exist.” When planning an evening reception they received enough email and phone…

When Jason Collins announced that he is both a practicing homosexual and a Christian he was challenged by ESPN sportswriter Chris Broussard. Broussard said, “If you’re openly living in unrepentant sin, whatever it may be, not just homosexuality, adultery, fornication, premarital sex between heterosexuals,…

Charlene Hios, executive director of Bridging the Gaps Ministries says, “ . . .I do believe a person can be in Christ and identify as gay, though one must eventually realize that homosexual behavior is inconsistent with a faithful relationship with Christ. . .It takes time to recognize parts of your…

“Researcher Douglas W. Allen may have added a new dimension to the same-sex marriage debate with at study published in The Review of The Economics of the Household. Allen looked at a 20 percent sample of Canadian census data from 2006, a much larger sample than past studies of homosexual households.…

In the current rush to certify Homosexual marriage, many are neglecting to understand the purpose of Marriage. Jordan Lorence, senior counsel with Alliance Defending Freedom recently talked about that purpose. “When two people apply for a marriage license, the government doesn’t ask them to prove their…