I’m sure you’ve heard the following: “You are a King’s Kid as a Christian, you are royalty! You shouldn’t settle for second best!” “God favour should overflow into your life as you walk in God’s anointing and enjoy health and financial prosperity!” “God hates poverty and illness, you should claim your victory!” “If you’re not… Continue reading Why the Prosperity Gospel is so poisonous
Category: Christian Worldview
The Rock and the gates of death
Matthew 16:15-18 is a very misunderstood passage in the Bible. The Roman Catholic Church believes that the Rock on which Jesus builds his church was the Apostle Peter, who allegedly was the first Pope or Bishop of Rome. Subsequently, all the Popes have been the spiritual descendants of Peter. The true church is, therefore, all… Continue reading The Rock and the gates of death
The (unintentional) battle royal
A few days ago, I posted what I thought was an innocent status update on Facebook. The update has created more heat and debate than all my other Facebook posts together. I was even accused of racism. I thought I should try to clarify my comments.
WWJD is probably the wrong question to ask
You may remember the WWJD (“What Would Jesus Do”) bracelet phase. The bracelets were a very well-intentioned movement to get Christians to think about their actions and responses. How would Jesus react in any given situation? Would Jesus get angry? Would Jesus be generous? Would Jesus pray for the sick? Great questions to ask. However, I… Continue reading WWJD is probably the wrong question to ask
The titanic struggle for church planting
I was greatly challenged at our Gospel DNA National Ministry Conference with Richard Coekin. Richard emphasised many things, but mostly the need for church planting and church rejuvenation. Richard compared the lack of church planting to the tragedy surrounding the Titanic’s sinking. The luxury steamship RMS Titanic sank in the early hours of April 15,… Continue reading The titanic struggle for church planting