Over the 40 years that I have been reading the bible I’ve found it helpful to look at the Old Testament with New Testament eyes. The story of Exodus in … Continue reading Obeying the Holy Spirit
A Problem with the Roman Catholic Church
If, as I do, you call yourself a Christian, it can be very hard to see the leaders of another institution that calls itself Christian behave in very unchristian ways. … Continue reading A Problem with the Roman Catholic Church
Testing Faith
According to Peter, one of the reasons we go through difficulties is to strengthen our faith (1 Peter 1:6-9). We all go through them. Relative to the difficulties we can … Continue reading Testing Faith
Out of the heart
“The heart is deceitful above all things, And desperately wicked; Who can know it? 10 I, the Lord, search the heart, I test the mind, Even to give every man according to his ways, According to the fruit … Continue reading Out of the heart
Logically
So Jesus died for all our sins past, present and future. Therefore there can be no law against anything any more if it is all forgiven. 23 All things are lawful … Continue reading Logically
Freedom
The passage below is taken from Eugene Peterson’s introduction to Paul’s letter to the Galatians: When men and women get their hands on religion, one of the first things they … Continue reading Freedom
You cannot serve God and Mammon
The bible says, quite rightly of course, that money answers all things (Ecclesiastes 10:19). It also says that the love of it is the root of all evil (1 Timothy … Continue reading You cannot serve God and Mammon
Tearing apart the Lion of Judah
Samson tore apart a lion of Judah in the Old Testament. I don’t think anything is ever put in the Bible by accident. A lot of the OT foreshadows things … Continue reading Tearing apart the Lion of Judah
Under authority
When Jesus was twelve years old, he went up to Jerusalem with His family and stayed behind doing His Father’s business (Luke 2:41-52). The trouble was that His earthly father … Continue reading Under authority
Dissenting
I am a bible believing Christian. As a result of reading the bible many people like us over many centuries and in many cultures have concluded that aspects of the … Continue reading Dissenting
