It goes without saying that this country has experienced a monumental cultural and ethical shift in the last 5-8 years. What was once seen as wrong is now seen as right. And what was seen as right is now seen as wrong.
One is reminded of the woe in Isaiah 5:20: “Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who put darkness for light and light for darkness, who put bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter!”
At the forefront of this issue is the topic of homosexuality. And Christians face two distinctive questions in regard to this issue: (1) What does the Bible teach about homosexuality? and (2) What should we think about same-sex marriage in our culture?
On Monday, January 11th, 6:30-8:30PM, RTS Charlotte will host Dr. James White who will give two sessions on precisely these two questions. You can get all the details about these upcoming seminars here.
James is the director of Alpha and Omega Ministries, a Christian apologetics organization based in Phoenix, Arizona. He is the author of more than twenty books, a professor, an accomplished debater, and an elder of the Phoenix Reformed Baptist Church.
As a side note, I was pleased to endorse James’ recent book What Every Christian Needs to Know about the Qur’an. You will want to check it out.
Dr. White will also be teaching our course on Apologetics here at RTS Charlotte that same week, Jan 11-15. If you are interested in taking that course, or just auditing that course, see here for more info.
Dr. White’s lectures are actually part of a larger series we do here at RTS called EQUIP workshops. These workshops are not seminary classes, but are evening events designed to train Christians in the Charlotte community. Prior EQUIP speakers have included Ed Welch, Tim Lane, and Deepak Reju.
On Jan 18th, David Powlison will do a forthcoming EQUIP workshop on the topic of depression and suffering (I will highlight this event in a later post).
If you are in the Charlotte area on Jan 11th, I hope to see you there. In the meantime, here is a video of James White debating liberal scholar John Shelby Spong on the topic of homosexuality:
anaquaduck says
Spong’s so called love & tolerance can easily equate to hate or neglect like a parent who fails to correct or address wrong doing.1 Cor 11:19. And how does Spong know its God talking to him anyhow when he reads the Bible and not his own constructs.
http://www.wpcbc.net/index.php/resources/sermons/message/do-we-still-shun-what-s-at-stake-correcting-an-error-in-conviction-and-practice
kobby says
can non-RTS charlotte/atlanta students take this course too?
Michael Kruger says
Absolutely. This class is open to the public. You just need to register for it.