I’m constantly surprised by the number of miracles crusades, healing services and even (I’m not lying!) raising the dead ceremonies in Cape Town in the name of Jesus. The basic premise underlying the theology of the organisers of these events is that signs, wonders and miracles should be common place in the Christian’s life. In… Continue reading Claiming your miracle
Author: Pastorfish
Suffer the Child: Jesus’ disarming of Satan
Judith Spencer, tells in her book (Suffer the child) of little Jenny who was born to a mother who was member of Satanic cult. As a pre-schooler she was initiated into this group and remembers how she read from a bible that cursed God and praised Satan. She watched people have sex on the devil’s… Continue reading Suffer the Child: Jesus’ disarming of Satan
Top Billing a.k.a. getting your priorities straight
I think the programme that I dislike most on TV is Top Billing. Top Billing idolizes luxury, extravagance, opulence and excess. So we strive for bigger mansions, more exclusive interior designers, softer carpets and heated towel railings. Before you ask (I know you will): I live in a comfortable house worth over a million rand… Continue reading Top Billing a.k.a. getting your priorities straight
Is your church a cult?
You may be in great danger! 1 Timothy 4:1 in the bible says that some will “abandon the faith and follow the teachings of demons”. Interestingly, it does not say they will abandon faith. And so today we find many churches and organisations teaching all kinds of doctrines that people believe and put their… Continue reading Is your church a cult?
How do we love sinners yet hate sin?
Jesus came to call sinners to repentance, not those who think God is impressed with them. Jesus hung out with sinners, even endured being called an alcoholic and glutton, for the sake of the gospel. How do we also befriend, hang-out with, and engage sinners who sin, without compromising our own godliness? What do we… Continue reading How do we love sinners yet hate sin?