Are Your Tattoos A Sin? Our examination of this study arose from a buzz on the internet regarding tattoos. Tattoos are so common today that not many people take much notice. I'm sure everyone remembers former basketball star, Dennis Rodman's tattoos. Many others have followed the practice of tattooing or covering their bodies with body art. Our question is can we use Leviticus 19:28 as a text to condemn wearing tattoos? The question is not merely about practice of body art as it is about the proper use and application of the Law of Moses. Our interest is to show ...

Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary, How Does Your Kingdom Garden Grow? No doubt, we all remember at least parts of our nursery rhymes from kindergarten and elementary school. I missed out on kindergarten by starting school a year early. Today, I understand that they make students wait an entire year if their 6th birthday falls after the school year begins. So, what does nursury rhymes have to do with the kingdom? Well, it asks a very legitimate question. "How does your garden grow? It's important to undertand principles of gardening when speaking about the kingdom. However, if one studies Dispensationalism and its teaching about ...

Image via Wikipedia Are you thirsting for righteousness in the kingdom of heaven? Many are. Many are unsure. Many answer yes and no. For example, if we were to ask this question from the perspective of Matthew 5:6, how would you answer? Bless are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be filled. No doubt, many would say, yes, Christ brought us righteousness through his death, burial and resurrection and the preaching of the gospel. Now, let’s ask the question from a different text. According to the book of Revelation 7:16, you may read, “They shall neither hunger anymore nor thirst anymore; the sun shall not strike ...