02 Oct Why Forgive 490 Times?
When the disciples asked Jesus 'how many times should I forgive?' they even suggested what seemed like a generous answer to their own question...
Gospel
30 Sep Does God Force People to Hell
God gets accused of many things. One of them is the idea that he forces people to either do what he wants, OR he sends them to Hell as punishment for not obeying. It's not a fair accusation, and comes when people don't understand what is...
18 Sep When There Is No Gospel
Sometimes when you are talking about Jesus, people raise an objection to God's perceived fairness. 'What about all those people in the Congo jungle who never heard the gospel? Surely God isn't going to send them to Hell for not believing when they never had the...
15 Sep The Importance of Confession
It’s not quite as simple as saying ‘if you don’t confess, you won’t be forgiven.’ The reason this is true is because the cross of Christ is timeless and he went to the calvary for all sins, for all time. And when he died for you,...
02 Sep Judge, Lawyer or Witness?
While not everyone has been to court, we are all familiar with courts and trials. It is in this context that the idea of being a witness for Christ takes on another whole meaning. 'You will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come on you,...
25 Aug Did Jesus Sing a Song?
Matthew's gospel records that while concluding the last supper, Jesus and the disciples sang a hymn. 'Then he took a cup, and when he had given thanks, he gave it to them, saying, “Drink from it, all of you. This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured...
30 Jun Revelation For The 1st Century
The book of Revelation is apocalyptic - full of symbols - and at times hard to understand. But not all of it. The part of the book of Revelation which is written in plain language is actually the component where John is told to write...
18 Jun Worshipping the Universe?
People need something bigger than themselves to believe in. Historically in ancient times people believed that the sun, the moon, the stars and even nature around them were deities. Creation is big and grand and it seemed logical to people to worship it and trust it. ...