Introduction: In Australia for people entering parliament, they should take their oath of obedience on the Bible. If they refuse to do so, instead they can make a solemn oath while either putting their hand on a ‘holy item’ or holding their hand high. On one occasion a senator claimed to have slurred her wordsContinue reading “Exodus 20: 1-11….God says what He expects of us!”
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Heb 11: 1-4….But what is Saving faith?
Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen. For by it the people of old received their commendation. By faith we understand that the universe was created by the word of God, so that what is seen was not made out of things that are visible.By faith AbelContinue reading “Heb 11: 1-4….But what is Saving faith?”
Isaiah 35: 8-10….Is this too good to be True?
8 And a highway shall be there,and it shall be called the Way of Holiness;the unclean shall not pass over it.It shall belong to those who walk on the way;even if they are fools, they shall not go astray.9 No lion shall be there,nor shall any ravenous beast come up on it;they shall not beContinue reading “Isaiah 35: 8-10….Is this too good to be True?”
1John 5: 13-21….Final Advice from an aged saint!
Introduction: I remember flying over the Sahara desert in a small 2 seater plane, caught in a sandstorm flying far too close to sea level! There were no ways of knowing where we were going except by visual sightings! We needed to find a road running East-West for us to follow to Galmi. We wereContinue reading “1John 5: 13-21….Final Advice from an aged saint!”
1 John 5: 6-12….Would you call God ‘a liar’ to His face?
This is he who came by water and blood—Jesus Christ; not by the water only but by the water and the blood. And the Spirit is the one who testifies, because the Spirit is the truth. For there are three that testify: the Spirit and the water and the blood; and these three agree. IfContinue reading “1 John 5: 6-12….Would you call God ‘a liar’ to His face?”
Acts 1: 1-11….Au revoir! Till we meet again!
In the first book, O Theophilus, I have dealt with all that Jesus began to do and teach, until the day when he was taken up, after he had given commands through the Holy Spirit to the apostles whom he had chosen. He presented himself alive to them after his suffering by many proofs, appearingContinue reading “Acts 1: 1-11….Au revoir! Till we meet again!”
Jn 20-21; Mark 16: 12-20; Mat 28: 16-20….He is about to leave!
Jn 20:30 Now Jesus did many other signs in the presence of the disciples, which are not written in this book; 31 but these are written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name. Mk16:12 After these thingsContinue reading “Jn 20-21; Mark 16: 12-20; Mat 28: 16-20….He is about to leave!”
1 John 2: 23-29….Have you stopped beating your wife?
Introduction: The above question is impossible to answer with just a ‘yes’ or ‘no’! A ‘yes’ means that you were beating her, and a ‘no’ without further explanation means that you are still beating, whereas you haven’t stopped that practice! This passage is quick to read but has much ‘hidden’ in it! All the following,Continue reading “1 John 2: 23-29….Have you stopped beating your wife?”
1 John 2: 7-14….Are your neighbours difficult?
7 Beloved, I am writing you no new commandment, but an old commandment that you had from the beginning. The old commandment is the word that you have heard. At the same time, it is a new commandment that I am writing to you, which is true in him and in you, because the darknessContinue reading “1 John 2: 7-14….Are your neighbours difficult?”
1 John 1: 1-10….Eye-witness or second-hand reports, which are better?
Introduction: On my most recent short trip to Ethiopia, I was made very welcome by the attendants on Ethiopian Airlines! I can’t remember exactly how it came up but the Senior Steward and a couple of the Stewardesses wanted to shake my hand and they talked repeatedly with me! Why? Because I had met theContinue reading “1 John 1: 1-10….Eye-witness or second-hand reports, which are better?”