Bruce Cameron is the Reed Larson Professor of Labor Law at Regent University School of Law. He has devoted his life to promoting the Gospel and defending believers. In addition to teaching at an overtly Christian law school, he continues his 46-year practice of law which is limited to the litigation of constitutional rights and religious freedom cases for employees. He holds an undergraduate degree from Andrews University and a Doctor of Law from Emory University School of Law.
Bible Texts: James 5, 1 Kings 22, 2 Kings 22, Jeremiah 14 Introduction: Are Old Testament prophets different from New Testament prophets, or different than prophets who lived after the Bible was completed? Common sense suggests that they are different. When the only source of information from God on a topic was the prophet (as … Continue reading –>
Introduction: If I asked you to give the names of some important prophets, who would you remember? Daniel would be first to come to mind for me. Who else? Do you remember anyone from the New Testament? This week we are going to take a quick look at five prominent prophets: Abraham, Elijah, Isaiah, Daniel, … Continue reading –>
Introduction: When COVID forced me to teach my law classes by video conferencing, I lost part of my connection to my students. Seeing their heads in boxes on a screen was much less informative than seeing their entire person sitting in front of me in the classroom. When Adam and Eve sinned, their next conversation … Continue reading –>
Introduction: Our last study in our series on 1 & 2 Corinthians considers Paul’s closing remarks and warnings to the Corinthian Christians. His closing repeatedly refers to “testing.” As a professor, that is a term I understand. But Paul seems to reverse the normal testing process. He says the Corinthians are testing him, their teacher! … Continue reading –>
Introduction: Who do you consider to be a false teacher? One who has teachings with which you disagree? One whose lifestyle is not what you think is appropriate? One who promotes a type of church service that you think is not sufficiently reverent? I think these questions are important because Paul’s definition of false teaching … Continue reading –>
Introduction: Is giving to others a matter of simple math? I give you five dollars and therefore I am five dollars poorer and you are five dollars richer. The Bible teaches that giving makes us richer, not poorer. And you hear that message all the time from ministries who want your money. What you do … Continue reading –>
Introduction: This past week I attended a camp meeting! I had been invited to speak on religious liberty at a religious liberty conference. But the organizers decided to broaden it into several days of presentations about religious liberty and the gospel. Thus it became a “camp meeting.” The viewpoints of several of the speakers brought … Continue reading –>
Introduction: Have you experienced times when your problems seemed overwhelming? What if the problems were not your fault? What if they arose because you were trying to do God’s will? If the problems had nothing to do with your poor decisions, you may have asked, “Where is God in this? Why is He allowing this?” … Continue reading –>
Introduction: Logical arguments have a certain structure. That structure requires at least one premise, and more often two, before you can reach a conclusion. Here is an example. Murray is a grasshopper. All grasshoppers are insects. Therefore, Murray is an insect. The conclusion is that Murray is an insect, and the essential premises are that … Continue reading –>
Introduction: What does love mean? Today, it has so many meanings that the word is essentially meaningless. Take, for example, the phrase “tough love.” Doesn’t that seem to be a contradiction in terms? How can you be tough with someone you love? Yet most mature people know that being tough is part of love. Take, … Continue reading –>
