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Oh, Little Town of Bethlehem
O Little Town of Bethlehem is one of the many Christmas carols that contain rich theology. How easy it is to sing without thinking about what we are singing! It is a danger anytime, of course, but maybe more so at Christmas. The tunes of the carols have become such a part of the Christmas…
What is the core of Christianity?
A few years ago, people were introduced to the 7-Minute workout, which was a series of what they called ‘high-intensity’ exercises, things like wall squats, push-ups, running in place, etc. There were ten such exercises and you were to do these exercises back-to-back for 30 seconds, with only a 10-second break in between (hence, 7-Minutes)….
The privilege of adoption
Jesus once told a story about a man who discovered a treasure in a field and sold all he had to buy the field. Ephesians 1 is a ‘treasure’ and we will do well to do whatever it takes to ‘buy’ the field, that is, to understand, apply, and enrich our relationship with God. Ephesians…
The Family Gospel (Reconciliation)
This is the final of a series of messages simply titled ‘The Gospel’. We have looked at the various pictures the Bible gives us, by which we can understand more fully the death of Jesus Christ for us. We need to do this because nothing matters more than the Gospel. Yet the Scriptures themselves do…
The Polluted Heart Gospel (Renewal)
Sin pollutes. It makes the heart dirty. It stains, not the kind of stain that ‘Shout’ or ‘Mr. Clean’ can remove. It is a bottle of black ink poured over white satin, the kind of stain about which we would say: ‘That will never come out.’ Genesis is where the story of sin begins. Adam…
The Life/Death Metaphor (Regeneration)
When we try to articulate the Gospel in a nutshell, and in such a way as to give real understanding, we find we can’t do it. Words are woefully inadequate to say: ‘This what the Gospel is…’ in a few sentences. The Bible does not even attempt it because it cannot. But a picture is…
The courtroom gospel (Justification)
Today we are beginning a short series of blogs concerning the Biblical pictures of the Gospel. We want to re-focus on the Gospel, to reacquaint ourselves with it, to be gripped by it, and to re-calibrate our lives to it again. Sometimes the ‘foyer’ of our faith needs renovating, but once in a while we…
Why suffering?
Possibly the greatest hurdle for people to embrace Christianity is the fact that in the face of the terrible suffering we see in the world, we still preach a God who is both supremely good, and supremely powerful. And these two things seem totally incompatible. If God were all-powerful, he could eliminate the suffering. If…
Why is God silent?
True story: An accountant with a PhD, a man and his wife were immigrants from China some years ago. Invited to church, they became involved with the congregation. Shortly after, though, his wife was diagnosed with cancer. She affirmed faith in Christ and was baptized. A few weeks later, she died. He also confessed Christ…