A troubling topic in Deuteronomy is slavery. The allowance of slavery in the Old Testament generates a great deal of debate, and we cannot resolve all the issues here. We should not, however, equate Israelite slavery with slavery in the modern era, including slavery in the United States. The latter involved kidnapping West Africans from their homeland for sale as slaves, followed by the perpetual enslavement of their descendants.
But as for you, teach what accords with sound doctrine. Older men are to be sober-minded, dignified, self-controlled, sound in faith, in love, and...
Our world no longer hears God because it is constantly speaking, at a devastating speed and volume, in order to say nothing. Noise is...
In the gospels, Jesus affirmed the commandment against adultery[17] and seemed to extend it, saying, "But I say to you, anyone who looks on...
