The ancient Greeks had four distinct words for love: Agapé (the love of God), Phileo (brotherly love), Storge (family love), and Eros (sexual love). Interestingly, while the Bible—both the New Testament and the Greek translation of the Old Testament—uses agapé, phileo, and storge, it never uses eros. Why? Because sex is NOT love. Despite the popular phrase “making love” and …
The Perpetual Victim
Our modern Western culture has embraced so many of the debilitating ideologies of victimhood. It’s taught to our children in schools and mandated in our business and cultural policy. What is the servant of God to do? It’s been said that “Suffering is universal, but victimhood is optional.” Each of us daily must face this choice – to either acquiesce …
Dealing with a Culture Addicted to Offense
This teaching covers a wealth a Truths in God’s Word that teaches us how to deal with offense, rather than being offended. We live in a culture that’s addicted to offense. Even comedy is suffering because of so much sensitivity, and self-pity. The Bible tells us that love is not easily provoked, it is not easily offended. God instructs us …
Genesis: The Solution For Our Culture
Since culture is primarily the way in which people choose to conduct their lives – then where do we find in the Bible where God shows us His order for culture? The answer is: Genesis. We all know there are some strange and unusual cultural ideas being embraced today. Genesis has a lot to say about how we as humans …