Dr. Roberto Miranda, representing the fellowship of Hispanic pastors of New England and the Latino Coalition for Community Initiatives, stated at a press conference organized by the Alliance for Marriage that they strongly support the institution of marriage as the union of one man and one woman.
Watch Dr. Miranda's statement on the preservation of marriage during the press conference at the U.S. Felix Posos, Northern Pacific Latin District of the Assemblies of God; Fred Estrada, Nueva Esperanza; and Sonia Valdes, Christian Latin Business Association. Transcript of Dr.
Pastor Roberto interviews Andrew Beckwith, the President of Massachusetts Family Institute, about his personal background, the work of his organization, and the importance of defending family values and religious liberty in the public square. They discuss the role of the Church in shaping the moral fabric of society, the need for balance between grace and truth in conversations about sexuality, and the consequences of not following God's plan for marriage and family.
Pastor Roberto: Andrew you have chosen to be here with us today, we wanna know a little bit about you first of all as a person, and your walk with the Lord, let’s hear the human part of you and not just the issues you fi and I appreciate your continued leadership within that institution, in Gordon. When I got married I went to law school, and then joined the marine corps.
Our Christian faith calls us to a profound, two-fold ethic for the marginalized: verbal advocacy and physical intercession. This means our words for justice must be matched by our hands that actively dismantle barriers of exclusion, reflecting biblical mandates to speak for the voiceless and disrupt obstacles.
The Unified Call: Speaking for the Voiceless and Bearing the Mat Proverbs 31:8 • Mark 2:4
The theological landscape of Scripture presents few intersections as profoundly insightful as the convergence of the erotic poetry in Song of Solomon 7:10 and the dogmatic soteriology of Galatians 2:20. While seemingly disparate—one celebrating the visceral longing of marital union ("I am my beloved's, and his desire is for me"), the other articulating the displacement of the fallen ego by Christ's indwelling life ("I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me")—these texts reveal a unified vision of the "Mystical Union." The crucifixion of the self in Galatians is not merely a legal declaration but the ontological prerequisite for the mutual possession and secure desire celebrated in the Song, offering a robust theology of identity that fundamentally challenges modern conceptions of the autonomous self.
1. Introduction: The Convergence of Erotic Poetry and Dogmatic Soteriology The canon of Scripture presents the theologian with a diverse array of genres, voices, and theological emphases, yet few juxtapositions are as fe 2. Exegetical Foundations: The Philology of Desire and Death To understand the theological synthesis of these texts, one must first engage in a rigorous exegetical excavation of their respective terminologies.
Dr. Roberto Miranda passionately demands that the people of Massachusetts be allowed to vote on the issue of gay marriage.
Listen to Dr. Miranda's passionate speech as he once more demands from the Massachusetts legislature: "Let the people vote!" Contact Brandt Gillespie at praytv.org or via e-mail at PrayTV@aol.com to obtain a DVD with com I am proud to be here defending our Constitution and denouncing injustice, no matter where it comes from. I am honored to be here with you this afternoon.
In the ancient Near Eastern and Greco-Roman worlds, names were more than mere identifiers; they served as ontological declarations, indices of character, and prophetic blueprints of an individual's covenantal destiny. The act of naming or renaming fundamentally expressed legal, spiritual, and sovereign authority, signaling transitions from trauma to triumph and from human self-reliance to divine dependency across the biblical narrative.
Onomastic Transfiguration and Covenantal Destiny: A Hermeneutical, Typological, and Narrative Analysis of Genesis 35:18 and Acts 13:9 The Onomastic Landscape of Biblical Narrative
Our sacred texts, like the passionate Song of Solomon and the transformative Galatians, reveal a profound truth: our deepest reality as believers is a mystical union with Christ that redefines who we are. At the heart of this union is the redemption of desire, where the old, fallen desire for control is reversed, and we discover that it is the Beloved's pure, secure longing *for* us that truly defines our being.
The sacred texts often reveal profound truths by bringing together seemingly disparate ideas. Consider the vibrant, passionate expressions of marital love found in Song of Solomon, particularly the declaration, "I am my This is the moment when the "old I" has truly been crucified, and the life of Christ flows unhindered through us. This profound interplay reveals a divine causality.
In a world where justice falters and deceit reigns, making the righteous vulnerable, we are called not to retreat or mirror its corruption. Instead, our mandate is a radical public witness through profoundly beautiful and honorable conduct, reflecting our identity as "aliens and temporary residents" of another Kingdom.
The Redemptive Witness: Transforming Societal Decay Through Beautiful Living Isaiah 59:4 • 1 Peter 2:12