Living God's Way—Pastor, Author, and Conference Speaker
This is the Christian marriage conference Q & A (questions and answers) from the 2nd annual Northwest Marriage Conference. The conference is meant to refocus, renew, and restore marriages so they can be biblical and Christ centered. Christian Marriage Conference Q & A Speakers Al Ray with Marriage Team Gil and Brenda Stuart with Restored […]
It is important to understand biblical narratives versus imperatives. Imperatives are commands while narratives are stories or accounts in Scripture that should not be given as much weight. Christians should build their theology with imperatives (or commands, such as Romans 13, 1 Peter 2, and Titus 3) supported by narratives (or accounts) versus the other […]
Romans 13:1 says, “Let everyone be subject to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which God has established. The authorities that exist have been established by God.” In this sermon Pastor Scott taught on Romans 13 and explained why the WCC elders feel led to submit to the government, and appeal, […]
First Peter 2:13-14 commands, “Therefore submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord’s sake, whether to the king as supreme, or to governors, as to those who are sent by him for the punishment of evildoers and for the praise of those who do good.” Pastor Scott explained why the elders feel led […]
“Wives, in the same way submit yourselves to your husbands so that, if any of them do not believe the word, they may be won over without words by the behavior of their wives” is commanded in 1 Peter 3:1. The same command is found in Ephesians 5:22 and 24: “Wives, submit yourselves to your […]
“Nevertheless let each husband in particular so love his own wife as himself, and let the wife see that she respects her husband” (Ephesians 5:33). Husbands are commanded to love their wives, but wives are commanded to respect their husbands. Learn why there are two different commands, and what this difference means for men and […]
Ephesians 5:22 and Colossians 3:18 commands, “Wives submit to your husbands as is fitting in the Lord,” and Wives are commanded to submit to their husbands: “Wives, submit to your own husbands, as to the Lord,” and 1 Peter 3:1 commands, “Likewise, wives, be subject to your own husbands, so that even if some do […]
Proverbs 9:10 says, “Fear of God is the beginning of wisdom, and the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.” Psalm 111:10 says, “The fear of God is the beginning of wisdom; a good understanding have all those who do His commandments.” Fear of God demonstrates wisdom and understanding because it reveals a heart that […]
How far does submission extend? Is there anything to which a wife should not submit? Are all women required to submit to all men? Does submission mean men can do whatever they like to their wives? What about physical or mental abuse? In any discussion of submission, some obvious and legitimate questions arise. To answer […]
The summer after eighth grade, I flew from California to upstate New York to work on my uncle’s dairy farm. Being thirteen years old and having no friends in the area, I had to find things to do to entertain myself. A bull stood at the end of the barn staring straight ahead all day. […]
