In “Is It Wrong to Have Sex Before Marriage?” Kevin DeYoung writes a helpful article on fornication, a sin many confessing Christians ignore these days to their detriment. Scripture is consistently against sexual activity outside the marriage covenant, and DeYoung explains why. Christians may still get upset when the culture …
This essay, “A Swift End,” appeared in CGG Weekly on May 29, 2015. “So you also, when you see all these things, know that it is near—at the doors!” —Matthew 24:33 This world is a horrible place. The planet on which we live along with more than seven billion other …
CGG Weekly published this essay, “Marriage—A God-Plane Relationship (Part Seven),” on March 5, 2010. “. . . and they shall become one flesh.” —Genesis 2:24c The biblical concept of husband and wife being “one flesh” is far more involved than many people think. This teaching has its origins in Genesis 2:24: “Therefore …
This essay, “Marriage—A God-Plane Relationship (Part One),” appeared in CGG Weekly on January 22, 2010. “So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them.” —Genesis 1:27 In the United States, marriage has been under assault for many years, at least …
This essay, “Why Bother With Fathers?” appeared in the June 19, 2009, issue of CGG Weekly. “They were like well-fed lusty stallions; every one neighed after his neighbor’s wife.” —Jeremiah 5:8 American singer/songwriter Billy Joel, 60, is getting divorced—again. He and his third wife, former Top Chef host Katie Lee, …
This CGG Weekly essay, “Purify Your Hearts,” was published on July 9, 2021. “You shall not commit adultery.” —Exodus 20:14 To talk about adultery these days is to risk ridicule. Back in 1976, then-presidential candidate Jimmy Carter faced public scorn when—in a Playboy magazine interview no less—he agreed with Jesus’ teaching in Matthew 5:28, …
This essay was published as “In Defense of Marriage” in the CGG Weekly on August 1, 2003. “Marriage is honorable among all, and the bed undefiled; but fornicators and adulterers God will judge.” —Hebrews 13:4 In the last few weeks, we have witnessed a firestorm of controversy surrounding the institution …
This Random Bible Verse comment was excerpted from “How Jesus Reacts to Sin,” an essay I wrote for the CGG Weekly on October 25, 2013. “And Jesus said to her, ‘Neither do I condemn you; go and sin no more.’” —John 8:11 Consider that this woman caught in adultery is indeed …
