When Ideology Takes The Pulpit
Whose Word Are We Going to Believe? There comes a time when every child of God must decide whose word will govern his and her thinking: the Word of God or the words of men. Political parties change, social movements rise and fall, and popular opinions shift with the times. But God's Word does not change to accommodate the culture . Our responsibility is not to make Scripture agree with the world; it is to examine everything the world teaches in the light of Scripture. God Created People; Men Created Categories. Genesis 1:26–27 tells us that God created mankind in His image. Human worth, therefore, does not come from skin color, nationality, ancestry, political affiliation, wealth, or social standing. It comes from the fact that human beings are God's creation. Acts 10:34–35 records Peter's recognition that God is no respecter of persons, and Romans 2:11 states plainly that there is no respect of persons with God. The Greek word in Acts 10:34 is prosōpolēptēs , meanin...