The Reformed Church is the Christian church that emerged in Europe during the 16th-century European Reformation, reforming the church from the Roman Catholic corruptions that had emerged under the Roman Catholic pope in Rome. These reforms are generally described as "Reformed in Doctrine, Worship and Practice". 500 years after these events, there has been a …
There are too many religions in the world
There are so many religions that people are confused. It puts off intelligent people investigating much further. Competitive religion is a devilish ploy to confuse people. Medicine has the adage that if there are many treatments proposed for a condition, then none of them work because the one that works would drive the others off …
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 …
Where are the anti-war demonstrators?
Just when one might expect anti-war demonstrators, they are nowhere to be seen. Extinction Rebellion cries out against climatic Armageddon, but Russia threatens nuclear Armageddon in the 2022 Russo-Ukrainian war, and who can say where the 2023 Gaza-Israeli war will lead? Rather, major cities in the UK and overseas have witnessed Palestinian celebrations at the …
What is the human soul?
A human being is not a body with a soul, but a soul with a body. Long after our body is dead, our soul continues to exist. Some people like to think that human beings are simply complicated pieces of matter. They hope that death is the end of them because they do not want …
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 …
What is Truth?
Pontius Pilate famously asked the Lord Jesus Christ: "What is truth?" Jn 18:38. Jesus had just told Pilate that He came into the world to bear witness to the truth Jn 18:37 but Pilate dismissed the topic in this cursory manner with this infamous question, but he did not wait for the answer, although he …
Reserving judgment
Public discussion is polarising society into the familiar "us and them" mantra. "Are you one of us?" Current discussions too often resolve into binary choices, and many people expect you to subscribe to one or other – left or right, for or against Donald Trump, for or against the Russo-Ukrainian war or the coronavirus vaccine, …
Donald's Thoughts 