Many people today ask why the church seems so lacking in unity or why there are so many divisions in the church? Sadly, many who ask this question never look in the Bible to see if it has anything to say about the matter. If they were to look at what the Bible says, they would find that God has…
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Thoughts from I Corinthians 2 – Speaking Ability and Proclaiming Christ
Paul reminds the Corinthians that when he was first among them, he did not preach the gospel news about Jesus with clever tactics of oratory. Because Corinth was historically a Greek city, and because the Greek Philosophers and their descendents prized polished speaking ability, some of the Corinthians thought Paul should be using those clever forms of communication when preaching…
Respectful-love: The Christian Version of Tolerance Part II
Not long ago, the word ‘tolerance’ meant ‘bearing’ or ‘putting up with someone or something not especially liked’. Now, however, the word has been redefined to mean ‘all values, all beliefs, all lifestyles, all truth claims are equal’. Denying this logic brands a person as ‘intolerant’, and thus worthy of contempt. However, what the person means by saying, “You must…
Respectful-love: The Christian Version of Tolerance Part I
An ancient maxim reads, “About matters of taste, there is no disputing,” while another one advises, “About matters of truth, we should engage in dispute.” These two sayings nicely capture the essence of the solution to the contemporary problem of tolerance and truth. On the one hand, we hear much in public discourse about the need for tolerance, usually presented…
Is the Bible worth reading today?
It seems a bit odd in this day and age to read something as old as the Bible. It was written so long ago that many wonder how reading it in the twenty-first century could ever be of any benefit. But here are a few reasons why all people should consider reading the Bible. First, it is the most banned…
Thoughts from I Corinthians 1 – God’s Foolishness is Wiser than Man’s Best Wisdom
Often I hear people, both those who would claim to be Christians and those who would claim otherwise, say that the God of the Bible seems so difficult to understand. They question God’s wisdom, assuming the God of the Bible exists, concerning how this world operates. Many can agree that God’s workings seem confusing at times and that God’s actions…
What are you basing your life on?
Ben talks about The Servant King in Isaiah 50.
A closer look at John 19
Ben talks about details in John 19.
Sunday Talk – 14 June 2016
Living with sexual integrity
What does it mean to live as a Christian in the sexualised world of today? Can we bring God’s view of gender, relationships and marriage to a world which screams out the message that every desire must be met – whatever the consequences? Patricia looks at what the Bible teaches us about sexuality and relationships, and applies it to life.…