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Although true Christians should be marked by a life of holiness, we will never achieve a state of moral perfection in this life. Sinless perfection is a lie. We must beware of anyone who claims to be without sin. Very rarely will someone blatantly claim to be perfect. However, many in the American “Church” have attempted to redefine sin in such a way that they no longer possess any real sense of moral responsibility for the wrongs they have committed.

It is of the utmost importance that we remind ourselves that although we should resist the temptation of politicizing everything, everything is still being politicized by someone. Suppose we believe that policies (including what kind of bans should be enforced during a pandemic) flow downstream from morality and that morality flows downstream from theology. If this is the case, Christians must exercise careful discernment as we swim through the sea of information provided by secular sources.

Even among Christians who are convinced that the saints' weekly gathering is “essential,” many remain suspicious of the church's true necessity. This suspicion is likely due to the fact that many Christians fail to understand precisely how the church is "unique." In our day, there appears to be an alarming amount of Christians who are simply unaware of what actually occurs in the gathered assembly of the saints on the Lord's Day. They fail to see how what takes place at church is categorically distinct from what individual Christians do all week long in their private practices of piety (scripture reading, prayer, fasting, catechizing their children, etc).

Perhaps you've heard it said, “Christ, not Caesar, is head of the Church.” Almost all Christians would wholeheartedly agree. But what if I said, “Christ, not Caesar, is also head of the State?” A statement like that would make most Christians cringe. This is because the vast majority of Christians fundamentally misunderstand another important statement: “Separation of Church and State.”

The political left often points out the “contradiction” that Christians and other political conservatives are pro-life when it comes to abortion, but also in favor of capital punishment when it comes to serious crimes like murder. Is this stance actually a contradiction? Should Christians support the death penalty?

Evangelical leaders in America continually encourage Christians to love their city but not their country. So why is it considered evangelistic (or missional) for Christians to love and identify with their city but idolatrous (or even racist) for Christians to love and identify with their country?

What’s the difference between nationalism and patriotism? Are either of these stances appropriate for a Christian to take?

Several pastors have deliberately chosen to defy government regulations for their church gatherings during the COVID-19 pandemic. This decision has incurred various penalties from the state, including even imprisonment for Pastor James Coates. Is this a legitimate example of persecution? Or is this merely the consequence for unjustified rebellion?

The verdict for Derek Chauvin was just recently announced. However, cultural and political leaders such as Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez immediately went on public record announcing that this was not true justice. So what would true (or biblical) justice look like for George Floyd?

What forms of birth control, if any, are ethically permissible for a Christian to use? And should every Christian couple aspire to have several children?