James and Paul: Are They At Odds With Each Other?
Since the Reformation in the 16th Century the teachings of the Apostle Paul and the Elder James have often been portrayed as being at odds with each other. Much time is spent by theologians and New Testament scholars trying to conclude whether there is a real conflict between the writings …
Beware the Pre-Christmas Sale Season
We are entering one of the most dangerous times of the year for families. Christmas is approaching and unfortunately the reason for the season gets lost as retail marketing ramps up. Christmas is an important holiday, it is the day we mark the birth of Jesus Christ. There is no …
Second and Third Generation Believers
Children growing up in a Christian home and being part of the Church is a wonderful thing, but sometimes for those who have grown up in the church the experience of the power of God can seem like a secondhand experience. As second and third generation Christians the exciting journey …
Accepting the Seasons
Go to the ant, you lazybones; consider its ways, and be wise. Without having any chief or officer or ruler, it prepares its food in Summer, and gathers its sustenance in harvest. Proverbs 6:6-8 Instructed here to look to the ant for wisdom, we are given an important lesson through …
Our Perception of Reality
“I will rejoice in doing them good, and I will plant them in this land in faithfulness, with all my heart and all my soul.” Jeremiah 32:41 (NIV) “Once again, the perception of reality is more important than so-called objective reality in shaping behaviour.” David Fetterman I recently heard both …
The Basis of Spiritual Authority
“I will place on his shoulder the key to the house of David; what he opens no-one can shut, and what he shuts no-one can open.” (Isaiah 22:22) This verse was originally part of a prophecy given to Isaiah concerning the raising up of Eliakim to a position of authority …
James and Paul: Are They At Odds With Each Other?
Since the Reformation in the 16th Century the teachings of the Apostle Paul and the Elder James have often been portrayed as being at odds with each other. Much time is spent by theologians and New Testament scholars trying to conclude whether there is a real conflict between the writings …
What God Sees
Therefore, the promise comes by faith, so that it may be by grace and may be guaranteed to all Abraham’s offspring – not only to those who are of the law but also to those who have the faith of Abraham. He is the father of us all. As it …
