Fake news and lies now dominant so much of our culture that many people cannot even believe the truth. As they do not know how to distinguish truth from error they will believe neither. Scepticism has become the order of the day in our post-truth society. This is the price paid for dealing in lies …
Category: Theology
Every idle word that men shall speak…
The language battle is heating up. Redefining marriage is the most spectacular and far-reaching milestone on the secular journey to destroy Christian values in western society, but the language battle began a long time ago with tolerating swearing and blasphemy. Christian terms such as Jesus, Christ, God, Lord, heavens above, hell and damn are all …
So you think you don’t have enough time?
Some people think that they don't have enough time to investigate the claims of Christianity and in particular the claims of Jesus Christ. They think that they have better things to do with their time. Only – they do have enough time. God has given them the time. It is called their lifetime, but more …
Academic exegesis
Academic exegesis is that form of interpretation which copies academics or authority figures. The Lord Jesus Christ cut through this in His teaching. Academic exegesis is seen in the translation of several biblical passages. Bible versions are the product of teams of academic translators pooling their collective knowledge to produce a final decision on the …
Control freakery is running wild
Prime Minister Theresa May was pilloried because she did not express public grief over the Grenfell Tower disaster in a politically correct manner. It reminds us of the public mood at the time of Princess Diana's tragic death. Instead of allowing the Queen to grieve in her own way, the public demanded that she grieve …
Jump to attention
Many public bodies think that their authority allows them to call the public to jump to attention. Take the tax office. One will wait weeks and even months to get a response from them, but they expect you to answer them within so many days, with the threat of penalties - even although you may …
Atheists believe in God – they just don’t believe in the devil
Agnostics are more honest than atheists. Agnostics acknowledge that they do not know if there is a God, but atheists declare confidently that there is no God. Does this mean that atheists have searched the Universe and concluded that there is no God to be found? No - they have not searched the Universe. Atheists …
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Patrick’s Places – the difference between Law and Gospel
Patrick’s Places – the difference between Law and Gospel by Patrick Hamilton, 1527. Patrick Hamilton was Scotland’s first Reformer and martyr, burned at the stake by Roman Catholic cardinal Beaton at St Andrews in 1528 for preaching the Gospel. Of noble birth, he graduated MA from the College of Montaigu, Paris, in 1520 and enrolled …
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Sermon on Acts 13:26
‘Men and brethren, children of the stock of Abraham, and whosoever among you fears God, to you is the word of this salvation sent’ Act 13:26. God's salvation is sent to you. The Holy Spirit sends the Gospel to all who hear it and offers salvation freely to them. This makes the Gospel of Jesus …
When did the Bible last change your thinking or behaviour?
Christians claim to be submissive to the Word of God. They acknowledge that they are not 'the finished article'. The development of their Christian character is effected by the Holy Spirit applying the Word of God to their thinking, speech and behaviour. It is called sanctification - 'Sanctify them through thy truth: thy Word is …
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