Category Archives: New Testament

Word and Spirit Part 1


At the heart of a Trinitarian Theology of revelation is the belief that the Father has supremely revealed himself in Christ Jesus through the power of The Holy Spirit. This means that Holy Scripture is the infallible testimony inspired by … Continue reading

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Holy Comunion and Healing


The very essence of Holy Communion is that it demonstrates all that Christ has achieved for us in his redemptive sufferings it therefore seems to make sense to have prayer for healing during a communion service. Of course this implies … Continue reading

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Jesus the healer


Whenever we read the gospels one thing that we notice is that Jesus was concerned to bring healing to people, he was not just concerned about their spiritual state but also about their physical needs. What also becomes clear is … Continue reading

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How Inclusive is the Gospel?


Inclusiveness is emphasised as part of political correctness, all sorts of documents claim that one must be inclusive. Recently various Christian speakers and authors have been claiming that because the gospel is inclusive at its heart this can justify behaviour … Continue reading

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The Reality of Pentecost


Acts chapter 2 gives us an account of the birth of the early Church, but we cannot really understand this chapter if we divorce it from the previous chapter. In Acts 1 we see the Risen Lord Jesus promising the … Continue reading

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The Victory of Christ on the C ross and in His Resurrection


Sometimes at Easter time we lose sight of the victory of Christ achieved upon the cross, We celebrate his death on Good Friday but tend only to think of victory in connection with the resurrection. When we do this we … Continue reading

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Love,Politics and Morality


As we see the erosion of moral standards in our society it is very tempting to denounce the evil and the evildoers,this achieves very little. There is a lot of denunciation of people for various things and the end result … Continue reading

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Repentance: A Missing Dimension in Modern Christianity


The subject of repentance is one of vital importance for our presentation of the gospel, I believe that some of the shallowness in modern Christianity can be linked to a failure to call people to repentance. When we read the … Continue reading

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Word and Spirit Part 1


At the heart of a Trinitarian Theology of revelation is the belief that the Father has supremely revealed himself in Christ Jesus through the power of The Holy Spirit. This means that Holy Scripture is the infallible testimony inspired by … Continue reading

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