Being raised in a denomination heavily influenced how I saw church. It came as a huge shock to the system to discover that some of those views of church, were wrong. At best they were misguided, at worst they were dangerously arrogant, divisive and sectarian. Getting a peek at the effects of some of those […]
Read More What About The True Church?Courts of law often ask witnesses to swear on the Bible that the testimony they give will be completely truthful. It is intriguing that this is done when the Book itself is centred on a character who says we shouldn’t need to swear by anything. Rather when we say yes we should mean yes, and […]
Read More Telling The Truth“‘These people honor me with their lips, – but their hearts are far from me.’” Matthew 15:8 It fascinates me considering the earnest faces of people while doing the singing bit in church services. I know, I do it myself. I close my lift my hands and reflecting my emotional investment in the song, my […]
Read More You HypocritesOne of the things about singing is that it’s a great way of expressing things that words on paper or words spoken cannot convey. You don’t have to be an ace singer to appreciate it. Consider the song How Great Thou Art. One thing to consider Creation, the Crucifixion and the Culmination of all things […]
Read More Makes You Want To SingReading the gospel of John, I’m impressed with how Jesus relates to women. In a noted patriarchal society, His interactions with women really highlight what it is to be full of grace and truth. Conversing with the Samaritan Woman at the well is a prime example. Here is Jesus turning a request for a drink […]
Read More September Sojourn: Grace, Truth, Past and PresentRay Stedman has been a significant influence on me as a Bible teacher – and I never knew him. I came across his teachings on his web-site and was profoundly blessed nit just by the written material, but especially by the audio recordings. That he has passed from the mortal experience is such a sadness […]
Read More September Sojourn: Sanctify Them By The TruthI’ll never know, how much it cost To see my sin, upon the cross (Here I Am To Worship by Tim Hughes) Today I began watching a video presentation of the Gospel according to John, and marvelling at who Jesus reveals Himself to be. He is one who is full of grace and truth. He […]
Read More September Sojourn: Start With SorryRecently the brethren were studying 1 Corinthians 12 – 14 and we came across what is known as the Love Chapter (number 13). We spoke of the different types of love and remarked on the love of God, from God, for God that also helps us to love others. As you might be aware the […]
Read More Sometimes The Most Loving Thing Is The Stone Cold TruthChristians and relativists make outstandingly arrogant claims on truth. Relativists insist that there is no such thing as universal truths. The argument continues that such claims to such truths could never be thoroughly corroborated from all peoples in all cultures at all times. So to suggest such is blind to the only universal truth – […]
Read More CD Songs: His Truth Still Marches On – Andrae CrouchThere’s a lot to be said for living in a bubble. For the first 14 years of my life I was safely cocooned from some of the harsher realities of life by an introvert nature, parents who were not that outgoing anyway, and a lifestyle centred on church attendance which in itself warned against the […]
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