Thankfully, the Christian church acts as salt and light throughout the world but it could be more effective. The primary failure is in its leadership Eph 4:11-16, which fails primarily because of the lack of exegetical preaching. Nationally: the failure to witness to the nation Isa 56:10. The national churches have failed the UK nations. …
Category: Personal religion
Searching for Jesus Christ
Some people find Jesus Christ relatively easily and others have a more circuitous route involving a lot of difficulty. Professor Jordan Peterson seems to fall into the latter category. In truth, Jesus Christ finds us, as the Good Shepherd looking for His lost sheep, but our experience is that we find Christ. One finds Christ …
Do you know the Doorman?
January is the door to a New Year. Jesus is the door to a new life, not just a new year. Jesus said: “I am the door – by Me if anyone enters in, he shall be saved.” John 10:9 Jesus makes every day new, with new opportunities – "It is of the LORD'S mercies …
Black swans and the resurrection of Jesus Christ
A black swan is a term used in financial markets. It refers to an unexpected and dramatic event. The coronavirus pandemic is a black swan. No-one expected it, at least at this time, and it has resulted in the third fastest fall in world markets since 1975 when the FTSE began as a financial measure …
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2020 and 20/20 Vision
20/20 vision indicates excellent eyesight, so we may hope that 2020 will be a year of Vision for the UK having left the European Union. My first 20 years Roughly, the first 18 years of my life were spent in the UK outside the European Economic Community (EEC) and the remaining 47 years were spent …
Unbelief: the default position
Unbelief is the default position for human beings. Fake news drowns out the truth, and when the truth is discovered it may not be believed because of the inbred scepticism in our ungodly society. For every truth, there are many untruths set against it. As there is more falsehood than truth, there is more unbelief …
A Summary of the New Testament in the Christian Bible
This content provides an overview of the New Testament, detailing its structure, including the four Gospels and the letters of the apostles that outline Christian theology and the early church's development. It emphasizes Jesus as the Messiah and warns against false teachings, summarizing the significance of faith and salvation through Him.
Jesus’ conversational topics
"Jesus answered and said: ..." The Synoptic Gospels How often do we read this comment "Jesus answered and said" in the Gospels! Well – 34 times in the King James Version to be exact, and many more times in various combinations – but what I meant was – look how common it is! It is …
Christian excuses
You know the phenomenon – someone promises you that they will do something and they don't. After a while you realise that it will not be done, possibly after several enquiries and further promises. First, there are the lame excuses, and then there is the justification, which does not stand up to examination. It would …
Gather up the fragments that remain
Jesus said to His disciples: "Gather up the fragments that remain, that nothing be lost." John 6:12 Jesus said this after feeding 5,000 people on the Galilean hillside. He was teaching His disciples about more than being tidy. In this same chapter Jesus taught "I am the Bread of Life" Jn 6:35,48,51 and He gave …
Donald's Thoughts 