Biblical Christian Worldview

How we see God depends on our perspective and our faithfulness. 

Quick Quote - Source - Jeff Hilles

A Biblical Christian worldview perspective - The secular see Him as a tyrant, and for good reason. The believer sees Him as love, and for good reason. The difference between the two can be encapsulated in a single word, faith.

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This podcast is based on original BCWorldview.org content. Some episodes are narrated using an AI-generated version of the author's own voice.

The covenant of marriage for the Biblical Christian should be with a Biblical Christian.

Quick Quote – Source – Rich Holt

A Biblical Christian worldview perspective – Scripture is clear that marriage is a good aspiration, but not always necessary in the life and ministry of the believer.

• Proverbs 18:22 – He who finds a wife finds a good thing and obtains favor from the LORD.
• 1 Corinthians 7:8 – To the unmarried and the widows I say that it is good for them to remain single as I am.

However, the Lord cautions that marriage should not be the place to evangelize one’s spouse.

• 2 Corinthians 6:14 – Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. For what partnership has righteousness with lawlessness? Or what fellowship has light with darkness?

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This podcast is based on original BCWorldview.org content. Some episodes are narrated using an AI-generated version of the author's own voice.

Two bills are being discussed in the Canadian Parliament this month. It is important to note that each has a chilling effect on free speech in general and Christian freedoms in specifics. However, looking at them in a more unified way is enlightening, offering insight into both the direction of the country and the synergistic impact they would have if put into law simultaneously.

Bill C-63 Civil Penalties for Hate Speech 

Earlier this week, Bill C-63 was debated in the Canadian Parliament (details here). If enacted, it would outlaw “Hate Speech”, now through civil (financial) penalties.  There already exists hate speech criminal laws on the books in Canada. However, if passed, this bill would add the ability for those who feel injured by the words of others to sue under less stringent civil guidelines. And, the definition of “Hate Speech” covered under the bill is “unavoidably subjective”. 

Specifically (detail here), C-63 would focus on the news media (both broadcast and social) in seven general areas.

• Content that sexually victimizes a child or revictimizes a survivor;
• Intimate content communicated without consent;
• Content that foments hatred;
• Content that incites violent extremism or terrorism;
• Content that incites violence;
• Content used to bully a child; and
• Content that induces a child to harm themselves.

Civil penalties could be upwards of $50k, of which $20k would be paid directly to the “harmed” individual.  Some of these provisions serve the public interest on their surface. However, those that are not specifically targeted at child protection have an open-ended exposure to individual interpretations on terms such as "foments hatred" and "incites violence"

Bill C-367 Removing Religious Text as a Defense 

This bill would remove specific protections from the Criminal Code of Canada (detail here) for those who are charged with hate speech and use sacred texts as a defense for their views. Of course, as noted above, the definition of “Hate Speech” is “very subjective”.

The primary intent of this bill was to prohibit antisemitism by using the Bible. However, the general provisions of the bill could be broadened by the courts to include almost any Biblical theology as grounds for relief from Hate Speech laws. In the view of the author of a Christian Post article (detail here) on the subject of C-367, 

“Lawmakers in Canada are considering legislation which, if passed, could criminalize the act of quoting Scripture in defense of biblical marriage, sexuality and other Christian views.”

Conclusion

One needs only to look to the pandemic to realize the impact of a loss of free speech in America. The definition of Hate speech varies based on the worldview of the individual making the claim. However, when we observe the country to our north adding civil prosecution into the mix and the Bible being potentially removed as a source of protection for those Christians who desire to both love their neighbor and share God’s commands, we are no longer living in a free society. 

While in the United States...

Easter, a time of celebrating the resurrection of Jesus Christ…. 

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus&

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This podcast is based on original BCWorldview.org content. Some episodes are narrated using an AI-generated version of the author's own voice.

Quick Quote - Source - Jeff Hilles

A Biblical Christian worldview perspective - Some live for a short time, some for a long time. Some of us live a largely pain-free life and others, sadly, live in constant pain and suffering. Some have an abundance of resources at their command and others barely have the shirt on their back. 

Though arguably important during our life, in death, none of the above matters. In fact, because God's ways are above our ways (Isaiah 55:8), often those with less on earth will gain more in the beyond (James 2:5). 

If one truly believes a personal relationship with Jesus and, subsequently, serving God is more important than longevity in life... it should make a profound difference in our day-to-day priorities. 

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This podcast is based on original BCWorldview.org content. Some episodes are narrated using an AI-generated version of the author's own voice.

Just the Editor's opinion… 

It’s one thing to be selling golden sneakers for $399 (here) while running for president. It’s another, stratospheric level of audacity to be pandering to cultural Christians by selling KJV Bibles for $60 (here), in the view of some, to help support his (some fair, some unfair) personal legal defense. Trump endorses the Bible by saying its, “The only Bible endorsed by President Trump!” and speaking directly on Truth Social, "I’m proud to endorse and encourage you to get this Bible." My view, respectfully, is that pride is ironically part of the problem with the endorsement.  

One could not create a better scenario to build a straw man on the threat of Christian Nationalism than merging Trump selling Bibles. The former president thinks his foray into religious commercialism will ingratiate him with Christians. Believers are all now expected believe he must be born-again… for sure. And non-Christians now have a perfect example to point to in locking all Christians together under the banner of our mascot, Trump. 

This can’t help Biblical Christianity. One may choose to vote for the lesser of evils, and God can do anything, with anyone. One positive may be more Bibles put in the hands of seekers. However, this tightening of associations between Trump and Biblical Christians only serves to do damage to our attempts at evangelism, just as his reference of “Two” Corinthians 3:17 (here), while standing in front of St. John’s Church, was a warning to all who were listening. Of course the spin on this faux pas was, "that's the way they say it in England". 

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God is moving in North Carolina 

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Man experiences life through a time-based dimension. Will that also be true on the other side?

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We need to obey the calling of God to share His Good News. 

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This podcast is based on original BCWorldview.org content. Some episodes are narrated using an AI-generated version of the author's own voice.

Christianity is strong and growing, like fungi. 

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This podcast is based on original BCWorldview.org content. Some episodes are narrated using an AI-generated version of the author's own voice.

God (Jesus) is the same yesterday, today and forever. 

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This podcast is based on original BCWorldview.org content. Some episodes are narrated using an AI-generated version of the author's own voice.