The Chorus In The Chaos - Relevant and Reformed

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I thought to myself that this is the beginning of the end of a society that cares about and searches for objective truth. Admittedly, we’ve been sliding down this hill for a while, but this will be the proverbial shove that launches us over the side of the cliff. For the people of God who treasure objective, eternal truths, we should be in prayer. I fear a battle is looming between the church and AI. <a href="https://www.patheos.com/blogs/chorusinthechaos/the-battle-between-artificial-intelligence-and-the-church/" class="no-effect decorated-link" target="_blank"><span class="read-more">Read more</span></a></p> </div> <div class="post-meta"> <div class="row"> <div class="tagged-with-include-rss hidden"> <rad-tagged-with channel-name=Evangelical channel-link=https://www.patheos.com/Evangelical > <li><a href="">Technology and Religion</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.patheos.com/blogs/chorusinthechaos/category/technology">Technology</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.patheos.com/blogs/chorusinthechaos/tag/ai">AI</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.patheos.com/blogs/chorusinthechaos/tag/artificial-intelligence">Artificial Intelligence</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.patheos.com/blogs/chorusinthechaos/tag/technology">Technology</a></li> </rad-tagged-with> </div> </div> </div> </div><div id="post-10787" class="simple-post-container clearfix post-10787 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-genesis tag-covenant tag-genesis-15" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/BlogPosting"> <link itemprop="mainEntityOfPage" href="https://www.patheos.com/blogs/chorusinthechaos/blogs/chorusinthechaos/" /> <span class="hide" itemprop="datePublished dateModified">February 29, 2024</span> <div class="hide" itemprop="publisher" itemscope id="patheos" itemtype="https://schema.org/Organization"> <a itemprop="url" href="//www.patheos.com/"> <span itemprop="logo" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/ImageObject"> <img itemprop="url" src="//www.patheos.com/~/media/images/components/navigation/patheos/patheos-logo-header.png" alt="LOGO"> <meta itemprop="width" content="127"> <meta itemprop="height" content="38"> </span> <span itemprop="name">Patheos</span> <span itemprop="description">Explore the world's faith through different perspectives on religion and spirituality! 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And we see such an arrangement in Genesis 15 when God formally enters into a covenant with Abram. A covenant is more than a promise. It’s a bond in blood uniting two parties together with obligations and blessings for staying true, and curses for breaking the covenant vows. <a href="https://www.patheos.com/blogs/chorusinthechaos/the-covenant-keeping-god-of-genesis-15/" class="no-effect decorated-link" target="_blank"><span class="read-more">Read more</span></a></p> </div> <div class="post-meta"> <div class="row"> <div class="tagged-with-include-rss hidden"> <rad-tagged-with channel-name=Evangelical channel-link=https://www.patheos.com/Evangelical > <li><a href="https://www.patheos.com/blogs/chorusinthechaos/category/genesis">Genesis</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.patheos.com/blogs/chorusinthechaos/tag/covenant">Covenant</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.patheos.com/blogs/chorusinthechaos/tag/genesis-15">Genesis 15</a></li> </rad-tagged-with> </div> </div> </div> </div><div id="post-10769" class="simple-post-container clearfix post-10769 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-book-review tag-book-review" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/BlogPosting"> <link itemprop="mainEntityOfPage" href="https://www.patheos.com/blogs/chorusinthechaos/blogs/chorusinthechaos/" /> <span class="hide" itemprop="datePublished dateModified">February 27, 2024</span> <div class="hide" itemprop="publisher" itemscope id="patheos" itemtype="https://schema.org/Organization"> <a itemprop="url" href="//www.patheos.com/"> <span itemprop="logo" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/ImageObject"> <img itemprop="url" src="//www.patheos.com/~/media/images/components/navigation/patheos/patheos-logo-header.png" alt="LOGO"> <meta itemprop="width" content="127"> <meta itemprop="height" content="38"> </span> <span itemprop="name">Patheos</span> <span itemprop="description">Explore the world's faith through different perspectives on religion and spirituality! Patheos has the views of the prevalent religions and spiritualities of the world.</span> </a> </div> <h1 class="entry-title"><a href="https://www.patheos.com/blogs/chorusinthechaos/two-citiestwo-loves-a-look-at-christians-and-the-culture/" rel="bookmark" itemprop="url"><span itemprop="headline">‘Two Cities,Two Loves’, a Look at Christians and the Culture</span></a></h1> <div class="post-info by-line"> <span class="glyphicon glyphicon-calendar"></span> February 27, 2024 By <a href="https://www.patheos.com/blogs/chorusinthechaos/author/jnlee/"><span itemprop="author">Jack Lee</span></a> <div class="divide-byline"></div> <i class="glyphicon glyphicon-comment"></i> <a href="https://www.patheos.com/blogs/chorusinthechaos/two-citiestwo-loves-a-look-at-christians-and-the-culture/#comments-section"> <span class="dsq-postid" data-dsqidentifier="10769 https://www.patheos.com/blogs/chorusinthechaos/?p=10769">0 Comments</span> </a> </div> <div class="decorated-divider lg left"></div> <div class="image-container"> <a href="https://www.patheos.com/blogs/chorusinthechaos/two-citiestwo-loves-a-look-at-christians-and-the-culture/"><img itemprop="image" class="no-lazy" src="https://wp-media.patheos.com/blogs/sites/671/2024/02/image0-15-150x150.jpeg" width="800" height="600" /></a> </div> <div class="entry-content clearfix overflow-text" itemprop="description"> <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/loose.dtd"> <meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><p>while I found Christ & Culture helpful in a model and ethics analysis, as a Christian looking for biblical guidance and practical wisdom on how to live faithfully in the fallen world, it is thin. That is why when I heard that P&R Publishing was going to rerelease Two Cities, Two Loves: Christian Responsibility in a Crumbling Culture by James Montgomery Boice, <a href="https://www.patheos.com/blogs/chorusinthechaos/two-citiestwo-loves-a-look-at-christians-and-the-culture/" class="no-effect decorated-link" target="_blank"><span class="read-more">Read more</span></a></p> </div> <div class="post-meta"> <div class="row"> <div class="tagged-with-include-rss hidden"> <rad-tagged-with channel-name=Evangelical channel-link=https://www.patheos.com/Evangelical > <li><a href="https://www.patheos.com/blogs/chorusinthechaos/category/book-review">Book Review</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.patheos.com/blogs/chorusinthechaos/tag/book-review">Book Review</a></li> </rad-tagged-with> </div> </div> </div> </div><div id="post-10761" class="simple-post-container clearfix post-10761 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-jesus tag-poetry tag-rich-man-and-lazarus" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/BlogPosting"> <link itemprop="mainEntityOfPage" href="https://www.patheos.com/blogs/chorusinthechaos/blogs/chorusinthechaos/" /> <span class="hide" itemprop="datePublished dateModified">February 21, 2024</span> <div class="hide" itemprop="publisher" itemscope id="patheos" itemtype="https://schema.org/Organization"> <a itemprop="url" href="//www.patheos.com/"> <span itemprop="logo" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/ImageObject"> <img itemprop="url" src="//www.patheos.com/~/media/images/components/navigation/patheos/patheos-logo-header.png" alt="LOGO"> <meta itemprop="width" content="127"> <meta itemprop="height" content="38"> </span> <span itemprop="name">Patheos</span> <span itemprop="description">Explore the world's faith through different perspectives on religion and spirituality! Patheos has the views of the prevalent religions and spiritualities of the world.</span> </a> </div> <h1 class="entry-title"><a href="https://www.patheos.com/blogs/chorusinthechaos/the-poetry-of-jesus-in-the-rich-man-and-lazarus/" rel="bookmark" itemprop="url"><span itemprop="headline">The Poetry of Jesus in ‘The Rich Man and Lazarus’</span></a></h1> <div class="post-info by-line"> <span class="glyphicon glyphicon-calendar"></span> February 21, 2024 By <a href="https://www.patheos.com/blogs/chorusinthechaos/author/jnlee/"><span itemprop="author">Jack Lee</span></a> <div class="divide-byline"></div> <i class="glyphicon glyphicon-comment"></i> <a href="https://www.patheos.com/blogs/chorusinthechaos/the-poetry-of-jesus-in-the-rich-man-and-lazarus/#comments-section"> <span class="dsq-postid" data-dsqidentifier="10761 https://www.patheos.com/blogs/chorusinthechaos/?p=10761">0 Comments</span> </a> </div> <div class="decorated-divider lg left"></div> <div class="image-container"> <a href="https://www.patheos.com/blogs/chorusinthechaos/the-poetry-of-jesus-in-the-rich-man-and-lazarus/"><img itemprop="image" class="no-lazy" src="https://wp-media.patheos.com/blogs/sites/671/2024/02/ales-dusa-MnWJG5NCvK8-unsplash-1-350x350.jpg" width="800" height="600" /></a> </div> <div class="entry-content clearfix overflow-text" itemprop="description"> <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/loose.dtd"> <meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><p>I still hold firmly to the notion that this story is indeed a parable. Why? Because of Jesus’ spectacular use of poetry. This has been overlooked by some commentators. One of the amazing things about studying scripture is that highlights the infinite breadth and brilliance of Jesus. <a href="https://www.patheos.com/blogs/chorusinthechaos/the-poetry-of-jesus-in-the-rich-man-and-lazarus/" class="no-effect decorated-link" target="_blank"><span class="read-more">Read more</span></a></p> </div> <div class="post-meta"> <div class="row"> <div class="tagged-with-include-rss hidden"> <rad-tagged-with channel-name=Evangelical channel-link=https://www.patheos.com/Evangelical > <li><a href="">Religious Art</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.patheos.com/blogs/chorusinthechaos/category/jesus">Jesus</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.patheos.com/blogs/chorusinthechaos/tag/poetry">Poetry</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.patheos.com/blogs/chorusinthechaos/tag/rich-man-and-lazarus">Rich Man and Lazarus</a></li> </rad-tagged-with> </div> </div> </div> </div><div id="post-10746" class="simple-post-container clearfix post-10746 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-christianity tag-football tag-gospel tag-he-gets-us tag-super-bowl tag-super-bowl-2024" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/BlogPosting"> <link itemprop="mainEntityOfPage" href="https://www.patheos.com/blogs/chorusinthechaos/blogs/chorusinthechaos/" /> <span class="hide" itemprop="datePublished dateModified">February 12, 2024</span> <div class="hide" itemprop="publisher" itemscope id="patheos" itemtype="https://schema.org/Organization"> <a itemprop="url" href="//www.patheos.com/"> <span itemprop="logo" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/ImageObject"> <img itemprop="url" src="//www.patheos.com/~/media/images/components/navigation/patheos/patheos-logo-header.png" alt="LOGO"> <meta itemprop="width" content="127"> <meta itemprop="height" content="38"> </span> <span itemprop="name">Patheos</span> <span itemprop="description">Explore the world's faith through different perspectives on religion and spirituality! Patheos has the views of the prevalent religions and spiritualities of the world.</span> </a> </div> <h1 class="entry-title"><a href="https://www.patheos.com/blogs/chorusinthechaos/why-the-he-gets-us-super-bowl-commercial-fumbled/" rel="bookmark" itemprop="url"><span itemprop="headline">Why the ‘He Gets Us’ Super Bowl Commercial Fumbled</span></a></h1> <div class="post-info by-line"> <span class="glyphicon glyphicon-calendar"></span> February 12, 2024 By <a href="https://www.patheos.com/blogs/chorusinthechaos/author/graysongilbert/"><span itemprop="author">Grayson Gilbert</span></a> <div class="divide-byline"></div> <i class="glyphicon glyphicon-comment"></i> <a href="https://www.patheos.com/blogs/chorusinthechaos/why-the-he-gets-us-super-bowl-commercial-fumbled/#comments-section"> <span class="dsq-postid" data-dsqidentifier="10746 https://www.patheos.com/blogs/chorusinthechaos/?p=10746">0 Comments</span> </a> </div> <div class="decorated-divider lg left"></div> <div class="image-container"> <a href="https://www.patheos.com/blogs/chorusinthechaos/why-the-he-gets-us-super-bowl-commercial-fumbled/"><img itemprop="image" class="no-lazy" src="https://wp-media.patheos.com/blogs/sites/671/2024/02/4c762cc06e64fbf9525ee72cd37553d9-350x350.png" width="800" height="600" /></a> </div> <div class="entry-content clearfix overflow-text" itemprop="description"> <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/loose.dtd"> <meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><p>By now, the He Gets Us Super Bowl commercial has been a topic of much contention amongst Christians and non-Christians alike online. The commercial itself is simple and artistically done—showcasing several photos of people washing the feet of those whom society might consider those on the “outside.” In the end, the only text offered up is equally as simple, “Jesus didn’t teach hate. He washed feet. He gets us. All of us.” The intended message is not all that hard... <a href="https://www.patheos.com/blogs/chorusinthechaos/why-the-he-gets-us-super-bowl-commercial-fumbled/" class="no-effect decorated-link" target="_blank"><span class="read-more">Read more</span></a></p> </div> <div class="post-meta"> <div class="row"> <div class="tagged-with-include-rss hidden"> <rad-tagged-with channel-name=Evangelical channel-link=https://www.patheos.com/Evangelical > <li><a href="//www.patheos.com/general-christian">General Christian</a></li> <li><a href="">Sports and Religion</a></li> <li><a href="">Religious Music and Entertainment</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.patheos.com/blogs/chorusinthechaos/category/christianity">Christianity</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.patheos.com/blogs/chorusinthechaos/tag/football">Football</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.patheos.com/blogs/chorusinthechaos/tag/gospel">Gospel</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.patheos.com/blogs/chorusinthechaos/tag/he-gets-us">He Gets Us</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.patheos.com/blogs/chorusinthechaos/tag/super-bowl">Super Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.patheos.com/blogs/chorusinthechaos/tag/super-bowl-2024">Super Bowl 2024</a></li> </rad-tagged-with> </div> </div> </div> </div><div id="post-10731" class="simple-post-container clearfix post-10731 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-christian-living category-uncategorized tag-catechisms tag-children" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/BlogPosting"> <link itemprop="mainEntityOfPage" href="https://www.patheos.com/blogs/chorusinthechaos/blogs/chorusinthechaos/" /> <span class="hide" itemprop="datePublished dateModified">January 13, 2024</span> <div class="hide" itemprop="publisher" itemscope id="patheos" itemtype="https://schema.org/Organization"> <a itemprop="url" href="//www.patheos.com/"> <span itemprop="logo" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/ImageObject"> <img itemprop="url" src="//www.patheos.com/~/media/images/components/navigation/patheos/patheos-logo-header.png" alt="LOGO"> <meta itemprop="width" content="127"> <meta itemprop="height" content="38"> </span> <span itemprop="name">Patheos</span> <span itemprop="description">Explore the world's faith through different perspectives on religion and spirituality! Patheos has the views of the prevalent religions and spiritualities of the world.</span> </a> </div> <h1 class="entry-title"><a href="https://www.patheos.com/blogs/chorusinthechaos/gods-expectation-of-orthodoxy-tell-the-children/" rel="bookmark" itemprop="url"><span itemprop="headline">God’s Expectation of Orthodoxy: Tell the Children</span></a></h1> <div class="post-info by-line"> <span class="glyphicon glyphicon-calendar"></span> January 13, 2024 By <a href="https://www.patheos.com/blogs/chorusinthechaos/author/admin/"><span itemprop="author">Guest Contributor</span></a> <div class="divide-byline"></div> <i class="glyphicon glyphicon-comment"></i> <a href="https://www.patheos.com/blogs/chorusinthechaos/gods-expectation-of-orthodoxy-tell-the-children/#comments-section"> <span class="dsq-postid" data-dsqidentifier="10731 https://www.patheos.com/blogs/chorusinthechaos/?p=10731">0 Comments</span> </a> </div> <div class="decorated-divider lg left"></div> <div class="image-container"> <a href="https://www.patheos.com/blogs/chorusinthechaos/gods-expectation-of-orthodoxy-tell-the-children/"><img itemprop="image" class="no-lazy" src="https://wp-media.patheos.com/blogs/sites/671/2024/01/robert-collins-lP_FbBkMn1c-unsplash-1-350x350.jpg" width="800" height="600" /></a> </div> <div class="entry-content clearfix overflow-text" itemprop="description"> <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/loose.dtd"> <meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><p>But when we move past culture and fad statements, it’s clear in Scripture that standing firm in and living out orthodox doctrines of the faith is precisely what God desires for the Church. God has set apart the Church for Himself with objective standards and practices regarding what constitutes faith and what we are to believe concerning Him. After all, orthodoxy is based on His Word alone. But, besides His glory, what does God desire of his people’s orthodoxy? What does he command us to do with it as a Church? Well, God expects us to tell the children. <a href="https://www.patheos.com/blogs/chorusinthechaos/gods-expectation-of-orthodoxy-tell-the-children/" class="no-effect decorated-link" target="_blank"><span class="read-more">Read more</span></a></p> </div> <div class="post-meta"> <div class="row"> <div class="tagged-with-include-rss hidden"> <rad-tagged-with channel-name=Evangelical channel-link=https://www.patheos.com/Evangelical > <li><a href="">Home and Religion</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.patheos.com/blogs/chorusinthechaos/category/christian-living">Christian Living</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.patheos.com/blogs/chorusinthechaos/category/uncategorized">Uncategorized</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.patheos.com/blogs/chorusinthechaos/tag/catechisms">catechisms</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.patheos.com/blogs/chorusinthechaos/tag/children">Children</a></li> </rad-tagged-with> </div> </div> </div> </div><div id="post-10722" class="simple-post-container clearfix post-10722 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorized tag-bible tag-reading tag-scripture" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/BlogPosting"> <link itemprop="mainEntityOfPage" href="https://www.patheos.com/blogs/chorusinthechaos/blogs/chorusinthechaos/" /> <span class="hide" itemprop="datePublished dateModified">December 31, 2023</span> <div class="hide" itemprop="publisher" itemscope id="patheos" itemtype="https://schema.org/Organization"> <a itemprop="url" href="//www.patheos.com/"> <span itemprop="logo" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/ImageObject"> <img itemprop="url" src="//www.patheos.com/~/media/images/components/navigation/patheos/patheos-logo-header.png" alt="LOGO"> <meta itemprop="width" content="127"> <meta itemprop="height" content="38"> </span> <span itemprop="name">Patheos</span> <span itemprop="description">Explore the world's faith through different perspectives on religion and spirituality! Patheos has the views of the prevalent religions and spiritualities of the world.</span> </a> </div> <h1 class="entry-title"><a href="https://www.patheos.com/blogs/chorusinthechaos/will-you-join-me-in-reading-the-bible-this-year/" rel="bookmark" itemprop="url"><span itemprop="headline">Will You Join Me in Reading the Bible this Year?</span></a></h1> <div class="post-info by-line"> <span class="glyphicon glyphicon-calendar"></span> December 31, 2023 By <a href="https://www.patheos.com/blogs/chorusinthechaos/author/graysongilbert/"><span itemprop="author">Grayson Gilbert</span></a> <div class="divide-byline"></div> <i class="glyphicon glyphicon-comment"></i> <a href="https://www.patheos.com/blogs/chorusinthechaos/will-you-join-me-in-reading-the-bible-this-year/#comments-section"> <span class="dsq-postid" data-dsqidentifier="10722 https://www.patheos.com/blogs/chorusinthechaos/?p=10722">0 Comments</span> </a> </div> <div class="decorated-divider lg left"></div> <div class="image-container"> <a href="https://www.patheos.com/blogs/chorusinthechaos/will-you-join-me-in-reading-the-bible-this-year/"><img itemprop="image" class="no-lazy" src="https://wp-media.patheos.com/blogs/sites/671/2023/12/joel-muniz-XqXJJhK-c08-unsplash-350x350.jpg" width="800" height="600" /></a> </div> <div class="entry-content clearfix overflow-text" itemprop="description"> <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/loose.dtd"> <meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><p>If you’ve never read the Bible all the way through, let 2024 be the year you do it. Don’t let past failures keep you from applying yourself to it this time. All it takes is roughly 10-15 minutes a day. That’s it. When we consider how little time it takes each day, the reality is that it is not so much a lack of time as a lack of follow-through. The prospect of reading the entire Bible, page by page,... <a href="https://www.patheos.com/blogs/chorusinthechaos/will-you-join-me-in-reading-the-bible-this-year/" class="no-effect decorated-link" target="_blank"><span class="read-more">Read more</span></a></p> </div> <div class="post-meta"> <div class="row"> <div class="tagged-with-include-rss hidden"> <rad-tagged-with channel-name=Evangelical channel-link=https://www.patheos.com/Evangelical > <li><a href="https://www.patheos.com/blogs/chorusinthechaos/category/uncategorized">Uncategorized</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.patheos.com/blogs/chorusinthechaos/tag/bible">Bible</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.patheos.com/blogs/chorusinthechaos/tag/reading">Reading</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.patheos.com/blogs/chorusinthechaos/tag/scripture">Scripture</a></li> </rad-tagged-with> </div> </div> </div> </div><div id="post-10713" class="simple-post-container clearfix post-10713 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-christian-living tag-covetousness" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/BlogPosting"> <link itemprop="mainEntityOfPage" href="https://www.patheos.com/blogs/chorusinthechaos/blogs/chorusinthechaos/" /> <span class="hide" itemprop="datePublished dateModified">December 23, 2023</span> <div class="hide" itemprop="publisher" itemscope id="patheos" itemtype="https://schema.org/Organization"> <a itemprop="url" href="//www.patheos.com/"> <span itemprop="logo" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/ImageObject"> <img itemprop="url" src="//www.patheos.com/~/media/images/components/navigation/patheos/patheos-logo-header.png" alt="LOGO"> <meta itemprop="width" content="127"> <meta itemprop="height" content="38"> </span> <span itemprop="name">Patheos</span> <span itemprop="description">Explore the world's faith through different perspectives on religion and spirituality! Patheos has the views of the prevalent religions and spiritualities of the world.</span> </a> </div> <h1 class="entry-title"><a href="https://www.patheos.com/blogs/chorusinthechaos/covetousness-theft-of-the-heart/" rel="bookmark" itemprop="url"><span itemprop="headline">Covetousness: Theft of the Heart</span></a></h1> <div class="post-info by-line"> <span class="glyphicon glyphicon-calendar"></span> December 23, 2023 By <a href="https://www.patheos.com/blogs/chorusinthechaos/author/admin/"><span itemprop="author">Guest Contributor</span></a> <div class="divide-byline"></div> <i class="glyphicon glyphicon-comment"></i> <a href="https://www.patheos.com/blogs/chorusinthechaos/covetousness-theft-of-the-heart/#comments-section"> <span class="dsq-postid" data-dsqidentifier="10713 https://www.patheos.com/blogs/chorusinthechaos/?p=10713">0 Comments</span> </a> </div> <div class="decorated-divider lg left"></div> <div class="image-container"> <a href="https://www.patheos.com/blogs/chorusinthechaos/covetousness-theft-of-the-heart/"><img itemprop="image" class="no-lazy" src="https://wp-media.patheos.com/blogs/sites/671/2023/12/christian-lue-qUrIIzSWhh8-unsplash-1-350x350.jpg" width="800" height="600" /></a> </div> <div class="entry-content clearfix overflow-text" itemprop="description"> <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/loose.dtd"> <meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><p>When we covet, we believe a lie about HOW God loves us. <a href="https://www.patheos.com/blogs/chorusinthechaos/covetousness-theft-of-the-heart/" class="no-effect decorated-link" target="_blank"><span class="read-more">Read more</span></a></p> </div> <div class="post-meta"> <div class="row"> <div class="tagged-with-include-rss hidden"> <rad-tagged-with channel-name=Evangelical channel-link=https://www.patheos.com/Evangelical > <li><a href="https://www.patheos.com/blogs/chorusinthechaos/category/christian-living">Christian Living</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.patheos.com/blogs/chorusinthechaos/tag/covetousness">Covetousness</a></li> </rad-tagged-with> </div> </div> </div> </div><div id="post-10706" class="simple-post-container clearfix post-10706 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorized tag-gospel" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/BlogPosting"> <link itemprop="mainEntityOfPage" href="https://www.patheos.com/blogs/chorusinthechaos/blogs/chorusinthechaos/" /> <span class="hide" itemprop="datePublished dateModified">December 1, 2023</span> <div class="hide" itemprop="publisher" itemscope id="patheos" itemtype="https://schema.org/Organization"> <a itemprop="url" href="//www.patheos.com/"> <span itemprop="logo" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/ImageObject"> <img itemprop="url" src="//www.patheos.com/~/media/images/components/navigation/patheos/patheos-logo-header.png" alt="LOGO"> <meta itemprop="width" content="127"> <meta itemprop="height" content="38"> </span> <span itemprop="name">Patheos</span> <span itemprop="description">Explore the world's faith through different perspectives on religion and spirituality! Patheos has the views of the prevalent religions and spiritualities of the world.</span> </a> </div> <h1 class="entry-title"><a href="https://www.patheos.com/blogs/chorusinthechaos/why-every-christian-must-seek-to-maintain-the-integrity-of-the-gospel/" rel="bookmark" itemprop="url"><span itemprop="headline">Why Every Christian Must Seek to Maintain the Integrity of the Gospel</span></a></h1> <div class="post-info by-line"> <span class="glyphicon glyphicon-calendar"></span> December 1, 2023 By <a href="https://www.patheos.com/blogs/chorusinthechaos/author/jnlee/"><span itemprop="author">Jack Lee</span></a> <div class="divide-byline"></div> <i class="glyphicon glyphicon-comment"></i> <a href="https://www.patheos.com/blogs/chorusinthechaos/why-every-christian-must-seek-to-maintain-the-integrity-of-the-gospel/#comments-section"> <span class="dsq-postid" data-dsqidentifier="10706 https://www.patheos.com/blogs/chorusinthechaos/?p=10706">0 Comments</span> </a> </div> <div class="decorated-divider lg left"></div> <div class="image-container"> <a href="https://www.patheos.com/blogs/chorusinthechaos/why-every-christian-must-seek-to-maintain-the-integrity-of-the-gospel/"><img itemprop="image" class="no-lazy" src="https://wp-media.patheos.com/blogs/sites/671/2023/12/leo-gyIRjKPXupE-unsplash-350x350.jpg" width="800" height="600" /></a> </div> <div class="entry-content clearfix overflow-text" itemprop="description"> <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/loose.dtd"> <meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><p>We must be Christians who know the gospel. We must know and believe the gospel so well that it flows through veins like life-giving blood. We must know it so well that if you hear someone distorting the true gospel you can recognize it, as Paul did, and call it out as a "different gospel". <a href="https://www.patheos.com/blogs/chorusinthechaos/why-every-christian-must-seek-to-maintain-the-integrity-of-the-gospel/" class="no-effect decorated-link" target="_blank"><span class="read-more">Read more</span></a></p> </div> <div class="post-meta"> <div class="row"> <div class="tagged-with-include-rss hidden"> <rad-tagged-with channel-name=Evangelical channel-link=https://www.patheos.com/Evangelical > <li><a href="https://www.patheos.com/blogs/chorusinthechaos/category/uncategorized">Uncategorized</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.patheos.com/blogs/chorusinthechaos/tag/gospel">Gospel</a></li> </rad-tagged-with> </div> </div> </div> </div><div id="post-10685" class="simple-post-container clearfix post-10685 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-homosexuality tag-homosexuality tag-lbgtq tag-pride-month tag-sexual-ethics tag-sexual-revolution" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/BlogPosting"> <link itemprop="mainEntityOfPage" href="https://www.patheos.com/blogs/chorusinthechaos/blogs/chorusinthechaos/" /> <span class="hide" itemprop="datePublished dateModified">June 27, 2023</span> <div class="hide" itemprop="publisher" itemscope id="patheos" itemtype="https://schema.org/Organization"> <a itemprop="url" href="//www.patheos.com/"> <span itemprop="logo" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/ImageObject"> <img itemprop="url" src="//www.patheos.com/~/media/images/components/navigation/patheos/patheos-logo-header.png" alt="LOGO"> <meta itemprop="width" content="127"> <meta itemprop="height" content="38"> </span> <span itemprop="name">Patheos</span> <span itemprop="description">Explore the world's faith through different perspectives on religion and spirituality! Patheos has the views of the prevalent religions and spiritualities of the world.</span> </a> </div> <h1 class="entry-title"><a href="https://www.patheos.com/blogs/chorusinthechaos/progressive-christians-deny-eternality-human-soul/" rel="bookmark" itemprop="url"><span itemprop="headline">How Progressive Christians Are Denying The Eternality of the Human Soul</span></a></h1> <div class="post-info by-line"> <span class="glyphicon glyphicon-calendar"></span> June 27, 2023 By <a href="https://www.patheos.com/blogs/chorusinthechaos/author/jnlee/"><span itemprop="author">Jack Lee</span></a> <div class="divide-byline"></div> <i class="glyphicon glyphicon-comment"></i> <a href="https://www.patheos.com/blogs/chorusinthechaos/progressive-christians-deny-eternality-human-soul/#comments-section"> <span class="dsq-postid" data-dsqidentifier="10685 https://www.patheos.com/blogs/chorusinthechaos/?p=10685">0 Comments</span> </a> </div> <div class="decorated-divider lg left"></div> <div class="image-container"> <a href="https://www.patheos.com/blogs/chorusinthechaos/progressive-christians-deny-eternality-human-soul/"><img itemprop="image" class="no-lazy" src="https://wp-media.patheos.com/blogs/sites/671/2023/06/image0-7-350x350.jpeg" width="800" height="600" /></a> </div> <div class="entry-content clearfix overflow-text" itemprop="description"> <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/loose.dtd"> <meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><p>When it comes to LBGTQ+ ideals, Progressive Christians seem to forget/ignore any perspective that considers the bodily resurrection and the new creation. Scripture teaches us that the spirit and body will be joined together in perfect harmony forever. By the blood of Christ, we will be pure and spotless. In this state, there is no need for sex or sexual identity. 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