Building on the Foundation

Protect Your Castle Our culture grossly misunderstands marriage, and that is to be expected since marriage is a creation of God, and our culture grossly misunderstands God.  Marriage is a creation of God.   He created it, and He gets to define it, from beginning to end, and He does so in His word. If we are going to call ourselves Christians, followers of God, then naturally we must actually believe what He tells us in His word.  There’s no point in calling ourselves Christians, and it’s not even true if we are going to ignore what God says and simply redefine His word to suit our comfort and sinful lifestyles. We might as well be honest with ourselves and acknowledge that we are not really Christians at all.  You don’t have to follow God, and in fact, you can just go about your normal life without calling yourself a Christian, because if you’re not adhering to the standard, you’re not actually a Christian, much like someone who tries a specific challenge and then ch...

Edited: 06/24/2025 Added the further examples section at the end. Before reading this post, I highly recommend you read The Scary Truth and Approved Conclusions . It provides necessary context. Next to the Holy Spirit, context is one of the most important aids to understanding the Bible. A lack of context is one of the primary reasons most of the false teachings in the world have come about, and it's vital if we actually want to know the truth about what God is telling us through His word. For proper context, you generally have to read the verses around the verse and sometimes the chapters around it (In the case of Paul, the entire letter, the words of Jesus, and the Old Testament. I'm only half kidding.). Without getting the context, you can come to some pretty wild conclusions, like sin is good and we should sin more so that the grace of God can abound more in our lives. So the context around a particular verse is important, but also the subject (who or what is being talked ...