We don't hear much, talk much, or sing much these days about the church militant. My early Christian life was characterised by such expressions, 'Stand up, stand up for Jesus, You soldiers of the cross;' 'Onward Christian soldiers marching as to war;' 'I will fight the fight, I will run the race;' 'With the high … Continue reading Fighting the Good Fight
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Husband, father, grandad (and loving it), follower, and servant of King Jesus. Pastor and Bible teacher. Love reading (especially theology), enjoy music, love to travel....
Let go and let God? The danger of passivity
One of the tricks of the enemy is to get us to yield to passivity, to just 'let go and let God,' and he'll sort you or it out. It sounds very spiritual, I don't do anything, God does it, yet that is a complete distortion of what Paul and the other writers say regarding … Continue reading Let go and let God? The danger of passivity
Reigning in life – to good to be true?
Reigning in life - to good to be true? That's what the enemy would have us believe. If he cannot stop us coming to Christ his next step is to somehow undermine the effectiveness of the gospel in our lives as God's people. He would be happy to convince us that the gospel simply saves … Continue reading Reigning in life – to good to be true?
Reigning in Life
For many the idea of reigning in life is a pipe dream, a total unreality, yet this is what the bible promises. We were created in the image of God to reign as co-regents in the earth. We blew it, sinned, and everything became distorted. But in the gospel we see not only salvation but … Continue reading Reigning in Life
The Image of God and the Gospel
The image of God in humanity is an essential part of the gospel - especially in a world that wants to reduce the level of human life to that of an evolved form of animal existence. The gospel must have a high doctrine of man. It must know who man is/was created to be. It … Continue reading The Image of God and the Gospel
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