The Renewed Mind - Page 3 of 9 - Taking Captive Every Thought In Obedience To Christ

God is Jealous for His Worship

Introduction Worship is one of the central themes in the Bible. The importance of worship goes back to the Garden of Eden. Many scholars believe that Eden was a temple.…

The Tongue Has the Power of Life and Death

Many people in the church believe that the words we speak are powerful because they have metaphysical and reality-shaping power. Arguing based on Proverbs 18:21, they see a correlation between…

The Case for Baptism and the Lord’s Supper 2

Introduction The disregard and demeaning of baptism and the Lord’s Supper in some Christian circles is deeply concerning, to say the least. To emphasize the place of a personal relationship…

The Case for Baptism and the Lord’s Supper 1

Introduction For a while, I thought that all Christians universally acknowledge the importance of baptism and the Lord’s Supper. While there are differences in theological convictions (should we baptize infants?…

Bolu Okupe and Why Africa Should Not Follow Secularized Europe

Introduction If you pay attention to religious discussions, you must have heard many people argue that religion goes with backwardness and secularism goes with progress, like butter goes with bread.…

From Normalization to Legalization: The Homosexuality Problem

Introduction In his book, The Secular Age, Charles Tylor, a political and social philosopher, identified three stages that religious faith has gone through: premodern, modern, and postmodern. The premodern world…

Why Christians Should Have No Problem with an Atheist as the World Richest Man

Introduction So on the 7th of January, news broke that Elon Musk (the popular founder of Tesla) had overtaken Jeff Bezos (the popular founder of Amazon) as the world's richest…

“No One Owes You Anything.” Really?

Introduction Many people have responded to the pervasive entitlement mentality in modern culture by promoting a spirit of independence. But with many things, we tend to go to one extreme…

2021: My Year of XXX

Introduction When a new year dawns, people everywhere come up with themes for the year. The themes can be corporate (a church’s) or individual. I won’t bore you with examples…

The Independent Woman: How Covert Feminism Destroys the Christian Family

An idea can affect culture or sub-culture in two ways: the overt way where people publicly embrace an ideology and the covert way where people accept the assumptions and beliefs…