Gospel essentials that evangelicals have generally agreed upon can be summarised as threefold. That men’s souls are lost, that conversion is a necessity and thirdly, that separation from the world should characterise the believer. However, the rise of liberalism in the nineteenth-century brought these and other Gospel truths into question. Read more.
Simi and I have just finished a month long break from eating meat. For the whole month of August we decided to become vegetarians and experience life in the vegetarian lane. The whole point of this month long exercise was to learn some valuable lessons. So let me share the meat and potatoes (pun intended) of what we learnt. Read on.
What caused this havoc? Why did it happen and what can we learn from this? Whilst the world has speculated the many reasons; I am going to make three points which I believe are the main causes. These are points which many people have completely neglected. This is a Biblical perspective on the events in London during the summer of 2011. Read more.
Far too often, our natural instinct is that we hurry to the library, seminary, books, websites and people for wisdom in dealing with particular situations in life. Whilst these may be beneficial and helpful, James tells us exactly where we should go for wisdom. Read on.
Deeply embedded within our language of popular adages, clichés, expressions, idioms, sayings and quotes are well known Bible verses. Most people who use them are probably blindly ignorant to the source of such of sayings.
God’s Word tells us that not only will we face trials, but we will face “various kinds of trials” (James 1:2). This could be a variety of trials in different forms, shapes and ways. However, our response to trials is what is to set us apart from the norm.
Our love for God is demonstrated through our worship of Him, our praise of Him, our time spent with Him and our acts towards Him. A love for God is demonstrated in walking with God and keeping His commandments.
We live in a day and age of foolishness, where wisdom is despised and not sought. But what type of wisdom should the believer seek for?
I want to share a lesson learnt tonight from God’s Word. I am currently working my way through the Old Testament and have been thoroughly enjoying every moment of it. In particular, I find myself in the historical book of 2 Samuel and chapter 18. “I myself will also go out with you.” (2 Samuel [...]
We have now finished our series on The Biblical Lesson on Catastrophe. It has been a long and we hope and pray a fruitful journey, as we explored many vital passges of Scripture so that we can comprehend Jesus’ lesson to us about castastrophe. We have answered the question of “Why do bad things happen to good people?” and by [...]
Thirteen years ago to this day (26th May 1998) Emperor Akihito of Japan found himself addressing a Royal banquet at Buckingham Palace. Attended by the Queen, Duke of Edinburgh, Queen Mother and other senior Royals, the address by the Emperor touched upon many subjects. But it was his words about the “deep sorrow and pain” [...]
Praise God, we have now finished Session 3 as we prepare for this week’s final session on the Biblical Lesson of Catastrophe. It was a challenging and painful message to hear (as those who attended can attest) and it was a painful and exhausting message to deliver, as I can attest having done it five [...]
We have now finished the second week in our Series on “The Biblical Lesson of Catastrophe” and we explored in depth the familiar story of Martha and Mary. We hoped we were able to uncover some of the nuances of the story that can be overlooked, particulary since many of the English translations do not [...]
We have now begun our exploration of “The Bible Lesson of Catastrophe” and we began by examining the lesson Jesus taught on the road to Emmaus. Much of this lesson is often overlooked in contemporary Christianity, but for Christians it is the single most important lesson in Scripture: If you understand it, the beauty, power, [...]
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