Paul's warning in 1 Corinthians 6:18 often strikes me as a mystifying exaltation of sexual sin above other sorts of moral failures [note: I do not find persuasive the suggestions of some scholars that this statement actually reflects a Corinthian slogan rather than Paul’s own viewpoint; we're no
05.31.2011| The Fish Tank | Nick Nowalk
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*A short piece I wrote on 1 Corinthians 7 appeared in the latest print journal of the Ichthus. For anyone interested in a more detailed (but still nowhere close to exhaustive) interpretation of this controversial passage, a significantly expanded version is offered below: That the moral visio
02.27.2011| The Fish Tank | Nick Nowalk
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Both abstinence-only and comprehensive sex education programs have failed to seriously change the sexual behavior of adolescents. There is an effective alternative: the sex education of Jesus Christ. I know what you're thinking - isn't abstinence the Christian teaching? Hasn't this method alrea
02.22.2011| The Fish Tank | Jordan Monge
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For Part 3 in this series, click here. In response to our rebellion against Him, the shape of God’s punishment fits the nature of our crime with ironic justice—namely, by allowing the consequences of our sin to play themselves out in the resulting moral decay and social breakdown we experi
01.30.2011| The Fish Tank | Nick Nowalk
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For Part 2 in this series, click here. “For the wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who by their unrighteousness suppress the truth. For what can be known about God is plain to them, because God has shown it to them. For his invisible
01.23.2011| The Fish Tank | Nick Nowalk
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For part 1 in this series, click here. “For the wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who by their unrighteousness suppress the truth. For what can be known about God is plain to them, because God has shown it to them. For his invisible
01.16.2011| The Fish Tank | Nick Nowalk
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The beginning of a four-part series on Romans 1:18-32, this material comes out of some research and writing I've been doing recently. “A soul that turns away from You therefore lapses into sexual immorality when it seeks apart from You what it can never find in pure and serene form except by ret
01.9.2011| The Fish Tank | Nick Nowalk
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