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
Category: Gospel
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
The Image of God in your Neighbour
Who are you? Someone made in the image of God. Profound. Not just you. Not a few select ones, but all. Everyone. Your husband/wife, your neighbour, your colleague, your children, your friends, your enemies, the rich and the poor, the educated and uneducated. The talented and the not-so talented. Those on the left and those … Continue reading The Image of God in your Neighbour
Love came down at Christmas
Christmas is about love - but what kind of love? Love as the popular song says, "Makes the world go round and around...." and the Beatles sang "all you need is love." But what is this love that we need, this love that makes the world go round and around? Christina Rossetti's carol says, "Love … Continue reading Love came down at Christmas
There’s no magic to Christmas
'Magical,' the 'magic of Christmas,' are words and phrases that are used to describe Christmas. Strange really that a world that wants to get rid of God wants to retain the idea of something being 'other,' something being magical. And it doesn't just crop up at Christmas, there's a fascination for it all year round, … Continue reading There’s no magic to Christmas
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