There is a great clash in our country between the concept of sanctity of life and the concept of quality of life. Sanctity of life is a spiritual concept. It implies sacred, as something God has declared has being of great value. Quality of life is a physical concept, meaning life is merely molecules in motion. Human beings are no more valuable than a common backyard twig. It's thinking like that that led to the Holocaust. And it's thinking like that that leads to the erosion of the value of human life in our time, at birth and at the end of life and everywhere between.
All They That Hate Me Love Death
Those who hate God love death, and so there is a great devaluation of life in our time, as we move a
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Jesus Christ has no peers. You cannot put all the founders of religions in a line and worship them all. He is the solitary One who rises higher above all of the rest, higher than Mount Everest rises above an anthill. He is the unique figure. There are many religions, but only one Gospel; there are many teachers, but only one Savior of the world—Jesus Christ. Sadly, in our day of multi-culturalism, where one religion is as good as the next, it sounds like heresy to say these things.
Life: An Inalienable Right
January 19, 1992 • D. James Kennedy, Ph.D
Our Declaration of Independence declares, “…all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.” Dr. Francis Schaeffer said in one of his last messages that the right of life is more fundamental and basic than the right even of liberty or the pursuit of happiness, or any other right, for that matter. Indeed, if you are lying in your coffin, you do not care how many shackles and chains have been wrapped around you. Nor do you care how much money you have in your bank account. Without life, nothing else means anything. Tragically, this right to life is being denied to millions of unborn Americans through abortion.
Salt and Light
March 19, 1995 • D. James Kennedy, Ph.D
When someone is the "salt of the earth," that means they are valuable. However, salt also stings. Are you willing to "sting" as you stand up for Christ? Dr. Kennedy explains how Christians are both to evangelize (being light in this dark world) and to fulfill the cultural mandate (being salt). Vance Havner said, “Humanity is a decaying carcass awaiting the vultures of judgment.” So, my friends, it really comes down to this: We are either the carcass or the salt. Which are you today?