Monthly Archives: January 2010

What if? (Absolute truth)

Tuesday, 26 January 2010 – 7:52 pm

Many people in the Church seem to be asking ‘What if’ questions. Which started me thinking… What if…there exists a truth which is absolute? What if…it is true that there is a God? What if…this God made the heavens and the earth?

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The point of the ‘sheep and the goats’ passage is NOT that we should try harder to do good works

Tuesday, 12 January 2010 – 7:52 pm

During his Olivet discourse, Jesus tells His disciples of the coming day of judgement when He shall separate the sheep from the goats: 31When the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the holy angels with Him, then He will sit on the throne of His glory. 32All the nations will be gathered [...]

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Am I wasting my time studying 2,000 year-old texts?

Tuesday, 12 January 2010 – 11:49 am

Someone called Bill left a comment on my previous post. Bill asks a good question, namely this: Is it worthwhile for us to spend significant amounts of time studying the Bible, the newest parts of which were written over 1,900 years ago? Yes! In every way. Why do I believe this?

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An exercise in paying close attention to the text – should elders be married and have children?

Sunday, 10 January 2010 – 5:52 pm

I’m guessing that your church’s elders/pastors/shepherds/overseers/bishops – Biblically, all the same office – are not required to have children, right? Given that opening question and the title of this article, you might be expecting me now to try and convince you that they should. Nope, that’s not it. I am going to make the argument [...]

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A listener’s guide to the pulpit

Monday, 4 January 2010 – 4:16 pm

‘Most of the preachers were dynamic, engaging, interesting and even entertaining. Most of their sermons were terrible.’ I’ve just come across this magnificent article (courtesy of Chris Rosebrough from Pirate Christian Radio), written by Todd Wilken of the Issues, Etc. radio program. It clearly shows the difference between a good and bad sermon. A listener’s [...]

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