A Concern Reading and reflecting on the Christmas story I can't help feeling that some Christians/the Church doesn't exactly know what to believe about Jesus. It seems to me that many Christians have an inbetween Jesus, neither fully God or fully man. An anaemic, insipid, pale reflection of the Jesus of the Bible - a … Continue reading Reflecting on Jesus
Christmas and the Incarnation
CHRISTMAS As I read and reread the Christmas story I have become increasingly staggered over recent years by the nature of what really took place. The problem for some of us is that we have grown up with it, and we could recite it just like that. We have become over familiar. We know the … Continue reading Christmas and the Incarnation
The Incarnation
"For God loved the world in this way: He gave his One and Only Son, so that everyone who believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life." John 3:16 (Holman Christian Standard Bible) "(God) condemned sin in the flesh by sending His own Son in flesh like ours under sin's domain." Romans 8:3 … Continue reading The Incarnation
Kingdom Thinking Part 1
Whatever our circumstances God is on his throne – he is sovereign. The church in Acts was growing at a terrific rate. In Acts 2:41 we read of 3000 being added, then in Acts 4 of 5000, and in chapter five that ‘Believers were added to the Lord in increasing numbers’ (14). And then? Persecution! … Continue reading Kingdom Thinking Part 1
Fractured Foundations
There's an excellant article over at Reform, that speaks to so much of what is going on at present. http://www.reform.org.uk/pages/bb/trinity.php
The Word 4 Life 