Richard Burgess, 28.07.2025 You may have heard the phrase "Jesus plus nothing equals everything," but does it? The answer is, yes, it does. Anything else is not the gospel. Anything else tips us into faith and works, and if so, the question arises, how much faith/works: 80/20%, 60/40%, 50/50% etc.. Let's be clear: we are … Continue reading JESUS PLUS NOTHING EQUALS EVERYTHING?
Category: Life
The Ascension – the forgotten event
There are four major events in the Christian calendar: Christmas, Easter, Ascension, Pentecost. We are all familiar with Christmas, Easter and Pentecost, but the Ascension is another question. Christmas we get, Easter we get, and Pentecost we get, but the Ascension? Is that just for theologians? Does it really matter? The fact is the ascension … Continue reading The Ascension – the forgotten event
Full Egalitarianism?
"The danger of a full-on egalitarianism would be to say that there are no distinctions, yet, as we have noted scripture doesn’t go that far. There are gender distinctions, whether we like it or not. God has made us male and female. We are not the same. We do bring different things to the table. … Continue reading Full Egalitarianism?
Full Egalitarianism?
"The danger of a full-on egalitarianism would be to say that there are no distinctions, yet, as we have noted scripture doesn’t go that far. There are gender distinctions, whether we like it or not. God has made us male and female. We are not the same. We do bring different things to the table. … Continue reading Full Egalitarianism?
TEMPTATION AND DESIRE
At the moment there is a lot of discussion going on about the nature of temptation and desire. Is it right or wrong to feel something? Is the thought itself sin? Christians have wrestled with such things since the birth of the church, and it can get you into a right mess - it did … Continue reading TEMPTATION AND DESIRE
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