Muscular Christianity

Dismantle one of the more commonly used strategies used by people who don't have something to say as much as they've got something to hide by asking the right questions.

You have to check your logic at the door to believe in Evolution. Especially when you hear some of its more notable champions attempt to prove their point by saying it must've happened because, "...we're here."

You have to check your logic at the door to believe in Evolution. Especially when you hear some of its more notable champions attempt to prove their point by saying it must've happened because, "...we're here."

People who want to maintain themselves as their own bottom line subscribe to a philosphy that contradicts itself and ulitmately reveals them as individuals who believe that because they have the right to think for themselves, they can think in a way that has no regard for anyone other than themselves.

This is the question you need to ask the person who wants your vote, your subscription or your support. How you answer that question either puts your name alongside those who signed the Declaration of Independence and ratified the Constitution, or…it defines you as someone who wants to replace the One Who is in charge with someone who looks a lot like themselves.

Everyone has their own perspective and that's why you want to make a point of hearing all sides of an issue and vetting your sources according to a Standard that doesn't fluctuate according to a human agency. Otherwise, you risk a corrupted opinion being used as the basis for your viewpoint. This is the approach advocated in Scripture and it applies to not only the headlines, but also the bottom lines as they're documented in the Word of God. Buckle up...!

That's your opinion is a phrase often used by people who are looking to distract attention away from the pain and problems that occur when their perspective is put into practice. By posing as an advocate for compassion and understanding, they create a dynamic where you can't disagree with what they're saying without sounding like you're wanting to deny them the right to think for themselves. Here's how Christ handled those kinds of tactics.

Part II of the "That's Your Opinion" series. After recapping how "That's Your Opinion" is a phrase often used by people who don't have something say as much as they have something to hide and examining how Christ handled those kinds of tactics, Part II looks at some real world examples of how God's technique can help keep a conversation moving forward that would otherwise end in a victory for the one posing as a victim of an intolerant evironment.

That's your opinion is a phrase often used by people who are looking to distract attention away from the pain and problems that occur when their perspective is put into practice. By posing as an advocate for compassion and understanding, they create a dynamic where you can't disagree with what they're saying without sounding like you're wanting to deny them the right to think for themselves. Here's how Christ handled those kinds of tactics.

Turning the other cheek is not a command to absorb the evil that is directed towards you. Rather, it's an admonishment to address it and reveal it for what it is. In this episode of "Muscular Christianity," we're going to look at the three primary passages that would have us be complicit with the offenses and assaults that are directed towards us and see how they fall short of an interpretation based on the whole of God's Word.