Bible Doctrine

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A photograph of a diverse community gathering for a shared meal at an outdoor picnic table on a riverbank at sunset. In the foreground, a man with a beard and beige t-shirt pours a dark beverage from a glass pitcher into a small wooden cup held by a smiling Black man. A Black woman in a maroon top also holds a cup and watches. Around the table, others hold cups, and a basket of red and green grapes, a loaf of crusty bread on a wooden board, and small wooden cups are arranged. Further down the bank, multiple groups of people of different ages are visible, talking, smiling, and holding cups, including several standing near the water's edge and on a grassy slope. A large, complex metal truss bridge is prominent in the background, spanning the wide river under a clear sky painted with warm sunset colors. The golden hour light creates soft reflections on the water and a warm glow on all the participants.

What Does the Bible Say About Alcohol? A Church Near Lyndon, KY Answers From Scripture

Can Christians drink alcohol? Ask around Louisville and you will get very different answers. One church treats a beer at the picnic as no big deal. Another treats any drinking as off-limits. At Lyndon Christian Church, a Bible-teaching church serving the 40222 and 40242 zip codes, we went to Scripture instead. What we found may surprise you: God commanded Israel to celebrate with it, Jesus made more of it, and drunkenness is condemned without exception. Here is how those fit

Evan Hardwick

Sep 103 min read

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What Does the Bible Say About Baptism? A Church Near Lyndon, KY Answers From Scripture

Looking for a church near Lyndon, KY, or asking what the Bible actually says about baptism? Churches across Louisville give different answers: babies or adults, sprinkling or immersion, symbol or salvation. At Lyndon Christian Church, a Bible-teaching church serving the 40222 and 40242 zip codes, we let Scripture speak for itself. Six New Testament passages stacked together form a clear picture of what baptism is and why it matters. Read on, then come visit us this Sunday.

Evan Hardwick

Sep 82 min read

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Why You Keep Making the Same Mistake (And How to Finally Stop)

If you're looking for spiritual guidance on addiction, temptation, or breaking bad habits, this distinction is the starting point: temptation is external and morally neutral — a phone in reach, an app on your screen, a habit within easy access. Desire is internal, and it's what latches onto the temptation and gives birth to sin.

Evan Hardwick

Aug 193 min read

A single still-life photograph of an old brass scale of justice, sitting alone on a dark wooden table, one side weighted down and tilted, lit dramatically by a single warm light source from the upper left, deep shadows, rich amber and bronze tones, shallow depth of field, photorealistic and painterly, cinematic still-life style.

Does Sin Prove God Exists? What Richard Dawkins Accidentally Admitted

The problem with moral relativism is simple math. With 8.3 billion people on the planet, if morality is just human opinion with no outside standard, that's 8.3 billion competing opinions on right and wrong. Yet even committed relativists agree that things like the Holocaust, slavery, and cruelty to children are objectively wrong — not just "wrong for some people." Objectivity requires universality: true for all people, for all time.

Evan Hardwick

Aug 192 min read

"A graphic illustration depicting various biblical concepts of sin. In the center, a hand reaches up toward a bullseye target struck by an arrow, set against a radiating backdrop of warm orange and teal light rays. Surrounding the center are symbolic motifs: footprints veering off a winding path, broken chains, cracked coins, crumbling stone ruins, and sharp brambles of thorns."

Is Sin Really a Big Deal? A Louisville Pastor's Take on Why We've Stopped Calling Sin "Sin"

Here's a 500-character excerpt pulled from the post: "If you've ever wondered what the Bible actually says about sin, or found yourself asking is sin really that serious, you're not alone. Here's a modern-day example. WNBA guard Sophie Cunningham recently drew national backlash for saying she wanted to protect girls in sports and locker rooms. She wasn't hostile. She said she loved everyone, but insisted that love and truth belong together. That's a biblical combination: con

Evan Hardwick

Aug 182 min read

Promises of God That Never Expire

Everything in this world eventually expires—from the milk in your fridge to the tires on your car. This constant cycle of decay often leaves us feeling "fragile," as if our mental and emotional well-being is one bad day away from shattering. But in Romans 8, we find a different reality. God offers six divine promises that never expire. These truths move us from fragility to "anti-fragility," where life’s pressures don't break us, but actually refine us into something stronger

Evan Hardwick

Mar 313 min read

Is the World Falling Apart? Finding Hope in Romans 8

If you’ve scrolled through your news feed lately, you’ve likely felt a familiar sense of "drama." From the 2026 reports of the loneliness epidemic and rising health crises like Candida auris, to the constant hum of political polarization, it feels like the world is literally "out of joint."

Evan Hardwick

Mar 242 min read