We live in a God-designed world where shame can be distributed, but it cannot be destroyed. Cities like ours have two options: shame the drag performers by using our influence to get their local performance canceled, or bring shame onto ourselves by allowing them proceed with their presentation in the face of our gospel presence.

This first rule of Bible interpretation—"context determines interpretation”—is also the first principle of Bible application. In the realm of application, though, there is an additional principle to follow. The second rule of Bible application is to understand the situation accurately before applying any Scripture. In other words, we cannot apply the Bible until we know what’s really going on.

What is the purpose of the church? Is it to feed believers or find lost people? Should the church focus on bringing in as many people as

When God saves a man, He creates in him something that wasn’t there before. That man receives a new inner man, made in the image of God’s righteousness and true holiness (Eph. 4:24). One of the ways we can think about sanctification is aligning our actions more and more with that inner man that God gave to us. We believers must continually ask how to go about putting on this new man in the many aspects of our lives. One area we must address is the mind.