What will it mean to be a disciple of the King, if the King is one who suffers and dies? Will it mean health, wealth and prosperity? Will it mean living with no hardship, no difficulty, and no suffering? Will it mean living in victory and gaining the whole world? Perhaps you’ve been a… Continue reading The great cost (and value) of following Jesus
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The Holy Spirit is not The Force (The dangerous gospel of the Jehovah Witnesses)
The Jehovah’s Witnesses are on a massive marketing campaign in our area. Unfortunately, the gospel that they are marketing is a false gospel that cannot save. It is a gospel that undermines the Person of Jesus and the Person of the Holy Spirit. The JW’s say that Jesus is not God, but a created… Continue reading The Holy Spirit is not The Force (The dangerous gospel of the Jehovah Witnesses)
Christian, why do you support Israel?
I’m always surprised at how many Christian people think that Jewish people are the true people of God and going to heaven, simply because they’re Jewish. Many Christians support political Israel because they see Israel as “brothers and sisters”. According to them Jesus said, “No-one comes to the Father except through me or if you’re… Continue reading Christian, why do you support Israel?
The Old Testament and Snow White (Why we need the New Testament)
To cheer you up (he said tongue-in-cheek), I thought I would tell you the original ending of the Snow White fairy tale. As you know, the new Queen, who is the wicked stepmother, is jealous of snow white’s beauty and orders a huntsman to take Snow White into the deepest woods to be killed. As… Continue reading The Old Testament and Snow White (Why we need the New Testament)
He did evil in the eyes of the Lord
King Manasseh is a conundrum. He was the most evil king Judah ever had and yet he was the longest reigning king. (cf. 2 Chronicles 33) In the Old Testament books of Kings and Chronicles every king’s life is summed up either by, “he did what was evil in the sight of the Lord” or… Continue reading He did evil in the eyes of the Lord