Blog Discussion [Updated 1 Oct '06]

There is a blog discussion that has been going on regarding the pursuit of marriage, in particular between Debbie Maken and theologian and author Andreas Köstenberger, with others involved in the issue also making comments. Köstenberger’s view is not as far from Maken’s as others, particularly on the nature of the “gift”, and amidst the [...]

Trusting God More Than Statistics

Candice Watters has written an article that looks at a Barna poll that shows that there are more unmarried men than unmarried women who are identified as born again Christians. She conlcudes from this that “Never-married Christian women don’t outnumber never-married Christian men.” However as I said in a previous post, those who identify as [...]

The Pursuit of Marriage: Part 2, Mandate Proponents

One major contemporary proponent of the idea that the bible mandates marriage for those who are not gifted for singleness (as I described in part 1 of this series) is Dr Albert Mohler, the president of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, and member of the Focus on the Family board of directors. Another proponent is [...]

Doubting Christian Statistics

You’ve probably heard various statistics about Christians, such as Christians having slightly higher divorce rates than non-Christians. Such statistics should be treated with a certain level of skepticism. If the data were based on a random sample of regenerate Christians and accurately reflected the reality of those polled, then it would be reasonable to accept [...]