How do we feed upon the Word of God? A mother feeds the body of her child with food. A teacher feeds the mind with information. Jesus feeds the soul with spiritual truth using the Bible. The devil poisons the mind with false doctrine. He tempts the soul with wicked suggestions. He even tempted Jesus Mat 4:1-11. …
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The joy of the Lord
The New Year is a time for reflection. We should be thankful to the Lord that we are still alive and that we have been spared to see another year on Mercy's Ground. Indeed each day is a cause for thankfulness. "Each day I rise I will Thee bless,And praise Thy name time without end." Ps …
Christian care is not the same as secular care
Just as Christian morality is not the same as secular morality, neither is secular care the same as Christian care. Secular care is very choosey; it picks and chooses. On a recent walk I met two runners who identified themselves as atheists. Having established that they were open to discussion, it was immediately apparent that …
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When conscience fails
Conscience is a person's ability to form moral judgments, whether something is right or wrong. Conscience is a judge, not about everything but whether something is right or wrong. This is not the same as judging if something is true or false. We may all agree about the facts but disagree about the interpretation of …
What is your morality?
People make the mistake of thinking that there is only one morality. There are multiple moralities and people choose the one that they want. Christian morality is different from secular morality, which is different from Jewish and muslim morality, etc. People choose the morality they want to follow, and they are responsible for their morality …
My spiritual diary
Do you keep a diary? What big events have taken place in your life over the past year? This month witnesses the 45th anniversary of my graduation as a medical doctor from Glasgow University and my 40th wedding anniversary. This year witnesses the 40th anniversary of my licensing to preach the everlasting Gospel of the …
What is the nature of faith?
Faith is a personal judgment. You cannot believe something that you do not think is true. You have judged it to be true, so you believe it. If you judge it to be false you are not able to believe it. Therefore you are personally responsible for your own beliefs because they are your personal …
Is true Christianity confrontational?
Jesus Christ was a radical teacher Who astonished even His own disciples Mat 19:25. Yet crowds of people heard Him gladly Mk 12:37. He appealed over the heads of Jewish officialdom to teach the people publicly. He contradicted Jewish officialdom and called them hypocrits Mat 23. Yet there are those who want Christians to be …
The utility of Christian fellowship
Christian fellowship is not an option – it is a necessity for Christian development and usefulness. Having noted the nature of Christian fellowship, and the content of Christian fellowship, I now turn to the utility or usefulness of Christian fellowship. This usefulness is not simply personal, but collective, even to the extent of national and …
The content of Christian fellowship
Having noted the nature of Christian fellowship, I now turn to the content of Christian fellowship. Christian fellowship is Christocentric, meaning that it centres on the Lord Jesus Christ because He is the centre of everything Col 1:17. He is the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last Rev 22:13. Different people focus …
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