“Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee; because he trusteth in thee.” – Isaiah 26:3 Jesus said, “Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid” (John 14:27). This He gives to the Christian, and it is a peace that encompasses rest, quietness, oneness and calmness. It is peace in the…
A lady once asked, “What have I done that is so bad that God would send me to hell?” Do you ask this same question? Do you see yourself as being good because you try to live a good life and even abide by the Ten Commandments as best as possible? Do you consider yourself a good person not worthy of God’s eternal wrath and eternal damnation? Among those who willfully do not follow the teaching of the Bible or…
It has been said that God selects, or in other words, elects people. As a result, those whom He does not elect, go to hell. It is further argued that if God did not want people to go to hell, He would save them, would He not? Scripture is used to defend this viewpoint, or doctrine, but the problem that one has is that you cannot defend a position by ignoring what the rest of Scripture says. Additionally, God’s nature…
King Solomon and the apostle Paul are two men in Scripture, one from the Old Testament and one from the New, who played significant roles in the outworking of events that shaped history. Both were chosen of God, both had prominent positions, both were instrumental and influential in their spheres of operation, and both had a profound and lasting impact upon their immediate and distant environments, extending consequentially upon the generations to come. However, their lives were very different, and…
Very often we have a superficial view of the role and influence of a father towards his children. Fathers themselves many times see their role as just one of authoritarian rule without actually stopping to consider the intricacy, profoundness and in-depth functionality that God has placed on the shoulders of those who father children and are responsible for their upbringing. A father’s accountability before God has never changed, for God does not change, nor His principles, statutes or commands. A…
In Matthew 27:46 it is recorded, “And about the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying ‘Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani?’ that is , ‘My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?’” The very cry invokes a sense of agony and anguish, and well it should, for it compasses in totality the love of Christ – the width and length and depth and height of Christ’s love which passes knowledge (Ephesians 3:17–19). No-one will ever be able…
Jesus said that it is not the healthy who need a doctor but the sick, and that He had not come to call the righteous, but sinners, to repentance (Luke 5:31-32). It is sinners who need to hear the gospel of salvation, not the righteous. Jesus loved the sinners, and it was the sinners, the lost, the destitute and the sick whom He loved and sought. But allow me to let you in on a truth: every one of the…
The days are swiftly winding their way towards the one festival of the year up ahead, Christmas, that so many, particularly the young, look forward to. There is much preparation and frantic fuss, and even confusion for some is mixed in with mince pies, jam tarts, fruit cake and delightful delicacies that will adorn the lavishly decorated tables of many households. Licking tasty spoons, preparation bowls and sweet ingredient-covered fingers is all part of the fun, as is buying and…