The apostolic instruction in 1 Peter 3:15-16 is to revere Christ as Lord in our hearts, always being ready to provide an apologetic for what we believe, with gentleness and respect, that Christ might be glorified through our pattern of life.
Since the beginning of church history, Christians were called to give an apologia to anyone who might ask us why we believe what we believe. This biblical mandate is found in 1 Peter 3:15.
There are two fundamental elements in superhero comic book narratives that remain relevant in any age: the depravity of mankind, and the need for a saviour.
The gradual process of secularization, that is to say, the purging of religion from public life, is nothing but a farce, for culture is inevitably religious, the reflection of a people who are inescapably religious by nature.
Not every Spanish protestant managed to escape the Spanish Inquisition in the sixteenth century, and for those who did, they were never truly safe. Such was the case for Casiodoro de Reina.
From what we can glean from Jonah 3, in light of the teachings of the New Testament, we have been entrusted with a mission to make the gospel known to all the nations.
There is absolutely nothing in Marxist ideology that is compatible with the Christian worldview. It revolts against God’s created order, it wages war against God’s law, and through the state seeks to redefine God’s creation.
Several books lay out the history of the protestant reformation and its contributions to Western society, but what about Ibero-America? How was the reformation received in the Spanish colonies of the New World?
Is man truly “wired” to believe in God? The claim has been contested for centuries. Ultimately, we will live in either faithfulness to or rebellion against the covenant God of Scripture.
As Western culture continues its march towards an abandonment of biblical authority, and an embrace of religious humanism, many have sought for a different origin for the principles that bind our societies together.