{"id":243369,"date":"2022-09-01T07:38:07","date_gmt":"2022-09-01T07:38:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tampaseo.expert\/focus\/?page_id=243369"},"modified":"2022-09-04T02:38:38","modified_gmt":"2022-09-04T02:38:38","slug":"critical","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/tampaseo.expert\/focus\/critical\/","title":{"rendered":"Critical"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#9b3c97&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; header_2_text_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; header_2_font_size=&#8221;21px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>Critical: Changing the Way You Think About Life and Death Decisions<\/h2>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>Critical: Changing the Way You Think About Life and Death Decisions<\/p>\n<p>Today more than ever Christians are faced with questions like:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Should a Christian support capital punishment?<\/li>\n<li>What should a Christian\u2019s response be to racism?<\/li>\n<li>Should a Christian serve in war?<\/li>\n<li>Can a Christian use new fertility practices to achieve a pregnancy?<\/li>\n<li>Can a Christian support euthanasia to end pain and suffering?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Sadly, the criteria that most people use today to answer questions like these are their own opinion. Christian ethics is a study of the behaviors and actions that God does and does not approve of.<strong> Simply put, Christian ethics teaches us how to live in our everyday walk.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/tampaseo.expert\/focus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/critical-book.jpg&#8221; title_text=&#8221;critical-book&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;20px||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding_phone=&#8221;20px||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>This book is not just a cold sterile book of ethics. It is the culmination of a lifetime spent studying science and God\u2019s Word, along with a lifetime spent caring for people. While this book may not answer every ethical dilemma you are facing, this book was written to help provide you with a framework that you can use to discern God\u2019s will. Our nation has abandoned a biblical standard for morality. It is time Christians let their lights shine and remind them that truth can be found\u2026now more than ever, it\u2019s critical.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#252e6d&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;0px||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding_phone=&#8221;0px||||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#fcc613&#8243; header_2_text_color=&#8221;#fcc613&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>Read a free excerpt<\/h2>\n<p>This book is not just a cold sterile book of ethics. It is the culmination of a lifetime spent studying science and God\u2019s Word, along with a lifetime spent caring for people I love. I freely admit I do not possess every answer for every situation. And I will even add that there are some situations that it appears there are no good answers.<\/p>\n<p>However, this book was written to help provide you with a framework that you can use to discern God\u2019s will. It is my prayer that each chapter will come across with a spirit of humility and love\u2014and will educate you in what God\u2019s Word has to say on each topic.<\/p>\n<p>I don\u2019t expect this book to answer every single question. It was never intended to do so.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tampaseo.expert\/focus\/2020\/10\/06\/preface-to-critical\/\">Click here<\/a><\/span> to read the rest of the preface.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#efeff0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;0px||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding_phone=&#8221;0px||||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#9b3c97&#8243; header_2_text_color=&#8221;#9b3c97&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>Study\u00a0<em>Critical<\/em> with your church family!<\/h2>\n<p><i>Critical<\/i><span>\u00a0<\/span>was designed with congregations in mind. With 13 chapters each ending with discussion questions, this book is a perfect\u00a0resource for your next Bible class quarter or small group study.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019re excited to be able to offer discount pricing for bulk orders of the paperback edition. 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