Ronnie W. Rogers

Think About IT: Israel A Worthy Ally

By Ronnie W. Rogers / November 19, 2012 / Comments Off on Think About IT: Israel A Worthy Ally

I believe America should stand with Israel against those who threaten her right to exist, and our position should be unabashed. I believe this because I believe that God’s promise to bless those who bless Israel and curse those who curse Israel does have relevance today (Genesis 12:1-3). This does not mean that Israel is…

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Answers to the Problem of Evil

By Ronnie W. Rogers / November 12, 2012 / Comments Off on Answers to the Problem of Evil

Recently, Rick Harvey presented a very helpful paper in the Round Table in Ideology that dealt with the problem of evil. A clear understanding of the problem of evil and answers to the problem are something every Christian needs to have in order to strengthen our own faith and to be equipped to help others…

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VOTE and VOTE BIBLICALLY!

By Ronnie W. Rogers / November 6, 2012 / Comments Off on VOTE and VOTE BIBLICALLY!

1 Dietrich Bonhoeffer, said, “Silence in the face of evil is itself evil: God will not hold us guiltless. Not to speak is to speak. Not to act is to act.”[i]   [i] back of cover of Bonhoeffer, Pastor,Prophet, Martyr, Spy, by Eric Metaxas, Bonhoeffer

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Think About IT: The Art of Taxation through Subtleties!

By Ronnie W. Rogers / November 1, 2012 / Comments Off on Think About IT: The Art of Taxation through Subtleties!

“Jean-Baptiste Colbert, finance minister to France’s King Louis XIV defined the art of taxation as, ‘so plucking the goose as to obtain the largest amount of feathers with the least possible amount of hissing.’ For this reason, ‘stealth’ taxes are a favorite government ploy. Though they may serve the government’s purposes for a season, they…

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Think About IT: Voting without Voting?

By Ronnie W. Rogers / October 23, 2012 / Comments Off on Think About IT: Voting without Voting?

As a Christian and an American citizen, we owe God and our fellow-citizens to be faithful to vote. Jesus said, “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.”(Matthew 22:39) Since we have a representative form of government, one way we show love and mercy to our fellow citizens is by righteous voting; conversely, treating lightly our…

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Get Over Being a One-Issue Voter: REALLY?

By Ronnie W. Rogers / October 23, 2012 /

Pro-life voters are often dismissed or caricatured as one issue voters who need to grow up and get over their fixation about refusing to vote for a candidate if he/she is not pro-life and therefore against abortion because there is more at stake than just that one issue. While I agree that there is always…

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Think About IT: The Birth and Nurture of Federal Income Tax—Make the Wealthy Pay Mentality

By Ronnie W. Rogers / October 17, 2012 / Comments Off on Think About IT: The Birth and Nurture of Federal Income Tax—Make the Wealthy Pay Mentality

The following article ((this article appeared in its entirety in Kairos Journal for pastors)) chronicles the tax the wealthy mentality as clearly and succinctly as any article I have seen. At this season of elections, I thought it was worth sharing. The Birth and Rise of the U.S. Income Tax In the summer of 1861,…

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Think About IT: Political Protestantism and the American Revolution

By Ronnie W. Rogers / October 10, 2012 / Comments Off on Think About IT: Political Protestantism and the American Revolution

We are often reminded how blessed we are to be Americans, and indeed we are. Sadly, we often hear many who are aware of this blessing but opine their disdain of preachers being involved in politics or Christians mixing their faith with politics. Samuel Adams (172-1803), called by his contemporaries “The Father of the American…

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Think About IT: Liberal Documentarian Changes His Mind on Islam!

By Ronnie W. Rogers / October 3, 2012 / Comments Off on Think About IT: Liberal Documentarian Changes His Mind on Islam!

Eric Allan Bell, a former noted liberal, discovers the truth about Islam and is now seeking to warn people about the true danger of Islam. Unfortunately, his former liberal friends and associates will not give him a hearing. After doing his own research, he now says that there is no such a thing as “radical…

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The Image of God in Man: A Proposed Working Definition

By Ronnie W. Rogers / September 25, 2012 / Comments Off on The Image of God in Man: A Proposed Working Definition

I believe the most important conviction that a person can have is his belief about God, and second to that is his supposition about man. These two beliefs influence all other ideas and actions. By beliefs about God and man, I do not mean what one claims to believe, but rather what one actually believes…

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