Richard D. Land
Dr. Richard Land, BA (magna cum laude), Princeton; D.Phil. Oxford; and Th.M., New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, was president of the Southern Baptists’ Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission (1988-2013) and has served since 2013 as president of Southern Evangelical Seminary in Charlotte, NC. Dr. Land has been teaching, writing, and speaking on moral and ethical issues for the last half century in addition to pastoring several churches.
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Ask Dr. Land: Should fallen Christian leaders be allowed to return to ministry?
Should Christian leaders be restored to ministry after moral failures?
Ask Dr. Land: The pilgrimage of a Baptist Christian — Religious symbols, celebrations and Roman popery (pt. 1)
I must confess that my views on the importance of symbols advocating for, and discipling people in, the Christian faith have evolved over the course of my Christian life.
Ask Dr. Land: Did God cause the coronavirus pandemic? If not, why did He allow it?
Thus, God cannot be the author of evil. The question then becomes, if God is omnipotent, why did He allow the CVP to perpetrate such pain and such suffering?
Ask Dr. Land: Why are we so shocked by the coronavirus pandemic?
The coronavirus has upended our world here in America and in much of Europe. And yet, coronavirus deaths are at the tail end of this list.
Ask Dr. Land: Is it permissible to ration health care in a medical crisis?
But if and when this sad and lamentable state of affairs does eventuate in some of our hospitals, American culture is not at all prepared to react in as Christian way as we would have earlier in our history
Ask Dr. Land: Should churches obey gov't on no church services during coronavirus?
So, how is the now Holy Spirit inspired Christian church supposed to interact with the government concerning public policies and ultimate loyalties?
Ask Dr. Land: How should Christians respond to the coronavirus pandemic?
Panic and pessimism should be alien emotions to believers whose Lord has promised “I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee” (Heb. 13:5).
How should Christians respond to the coronavirus pandemic?
First, as Christ-followers, we need to remember that our God is a “refuge and strength, a very present help in time of trouble”.
Ask Dr. Land: How can pro-life Christians also support capital punishment?
As Christians who talk about killing innocent babies, how can we then go and support capital punishment when there are many instances where the judicial system have been wrong?
Ask Dr. Land: Was it OK for VP Pence to call for Coronavirus Task Force prayers?
This seemingly endless debate in modern America has erupted once again as Vice President Mike Pence called the nation to pray for wisdom for the task force to protect the U.S. from grievous harm from a potential pandemic.