Category Archives: Ethical dilemmas

Ethical Dilemmas of a Missionary

Ethical Dilemmas of a missionary Over the past few years, these lists have slowly emerged from our personal experience. At the least, these questions remind us to pray for pastors in general and missionaries in particular that they would have … Continue reading

Posted in Ethical dilemmas, Lists, Missions | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Can a Godly Man Lead His Family into Danger?

Two Fences Not to be Crossed If any provide not for his own, and specially those of his own house, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel. Paul’s first letter to Timothy But also, I endure … Continue reading

Posted in Ethical dilemmas, Hermeneutics, Missions | Tagged , , , | 2 Comments

Responding to the Arguments Against Divorce and Remarriage

The plot thickens since I have for years held to the no divorce position. Writing the critique of the “pro-divorce” side revealed a number of hidden crags in the rocks of Scripture I hadn’t seen before. But now I have … Continue reading

Posted in Ethical dilemmas, Hermeneutics, Pastoral | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Responding to the Arguments for Divorce and Remarriage

Having already set the table with the basic arguments for two major positions regarding divorce and remarriage, I am going to try to step fully into each perspective and refute the other from its vantage point. Taking on the glasses … Continue reading

Posted in Ethical dilemmas, Hermeneutics, Pastoral | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Arguments Forbidding Divorce and Remarriage

Having briefly listed the arguments allowing for divorce and remarriage, we proceed to an annotated summary of the arguments against divorce and remarriage. This post is longer because of the observations about the exception clause, but I’m trying to treat … Continue reading

Posted in Ethical dilemmas, Hermeneutics, Pastoral | Tagged , , , , , | 1 Comment

Arguments Allowing for Divorce and Remarriage

As I preach through 1 Corinthians, I am grappling with divorce and remarriage. In the next few posts, I’m going to summarize the major arguments, then critique those arguments, and then offer some final conclusions. First come the arguments allowing … Continue reading

Posted in Ethical dilemmas, Hermeneutics, Pastoral | Tagged , , , , , | 3 Comments

Ethical Dilemmas of a Missionary

Since arriving in South Africa, I have been stretched in ways that I didn’t expect. Probably the most unexpected was the swirl of ethical decisions that I found confronting me at one time or another. So here is a top … Continue reading

Posted in Ethical dilemmas, Lists | Tagged , , | 1 Comment

Mentally Bad or Morally Bad?

As one surveys the political field of nearly any country, it doesn’t take long before you find those in power making inexplicable decisions. I recall hearing George W. Bush mocked as the “stupidest president” America has ever had, and an … Continue reading

Posted in Ethical dilemmas | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

WORLD | The media and President Obama’s view through a Gosnell lens | Ken Blackwell | April 16, 2013

WORLD | The media and President Obama’s view through a Gosnell lens | Ken Blackwell | April 16, 2013. Mariners have been familiar with the Fresnel lens for nearly two centuries. It refracts light from a lighthouse to magnify the … Continue reading

Posted in Ethical dilemmas | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Can You Accidentally Break the Third Commandment?

Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain. Recently, David de Bruyn has been insightfully plowing up the ground of the third commandment. But in my context, another question has been raised. I have heard … Continue reading

Posted in Ethical dilemmas, Orthopathy | Tagged , , | 7 Comments