Why did God send his Son into the world? This very basic question is controversial…again. There is a movement within broader Conservative Evangelicalism in South Africa to be critical of the gospel of “Eternal Salvation” that Conservative Evangelicalism has always cherished. This movement seeks to redefine the gospel to include a physical/political/ temporal liberation of… Continue reading Improving the gospel?
Author: Pastorfish
How do we take God’s name in vain?
Names generally are generally speaking significant. We named our first child Amelie because my wife and I both love that name. Our second child, Jacob Johan (Jake) is named after our fathers. Our third child came as a big surprise so we named him Nathan, which means “gift of God”. Names have significance and… Continue reading How do we take God’s name in vain?
9 truths about the Ten Commandments
Until the age of 21 I had no idea how to use a washing machine. I knew you had to somehow use washing powder, but I was clueless as to where it went, which powder to use or which buttons to press. Fortunately, after the dirty clothes had piled up for a week, I found… Continue reading 9 truths about the Ten Commandments
Gospel and Race 2: confronting injustice
In my previous post, we saw how in Genesis 3 human beings disobeyed God and now sin and selfishness has been our reality ever since. Things in our world are not as they ought to be. Sin, death, disease, racism, anger and immorality taint our world and our history. We’ve seen the terrible effects of… Continue reading Gospel and Race 2: confronting injustice
Gospel and race: one humanity
I don’t know why, but every time I go shopping I always choose the trolley with the dodgy, squeaky, sticky wheel that keeps veering to the right or to the left. It’s quite a job to keep the trolley moving forward in a straight line. In a similar way, it’s tough to keep having a… Continue reading Gospel and race: one humanity