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The Holy Spirit in the life of a Christian: an overview.


The very important subject of the Person and work of the Holy spirit is often a neglected area of study or an area where there are  imbalances of teaching. In this post, I am trying to give an overview of … Continue reading

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The Weapons of our Warfare


When the subject of spiritual warfare is mentioned we often find two extremes, some see demons under every bed and others play down the notion of spiritual warfare. We have seen both extremes in our day in the pentecostal/charismatic movement … Continue reading

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where does true wisdom come from?


Paul when he writes to the Church at Colossae is concerned to show the supremacy and sufficiency of Christ, the Colossians were tempted to follow some very clever sounding teachers who would lead them away from Christ. The temptation is … Continue reading

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Salvation,Revelation and Life in the Spirit: some thoughts from Ephesians


The Apostle Paul in writing his letter to the Ephesians shows that salvation is an act of God’s amazing grace, firstly he looks at the the plan of salvation, he then turns to prayer. Paul’s prayers tell us a great … Continue reading

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The Sanctifying Power of the Doctrine of the Trinity


The great doctrine of the Holy Trinity is not just some abstract thought, but it also points to the greatness of God’s saving work in our lives today. I want to look at this doctrine as it applies to our … 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 Scandal of The Cross: Free Unmerited Grace


The New Testament Teaching about salvation is very clear, Jesus came into this world to save sinners from all the consequences of their sin. We as sinful people can do nothing to achieve salvation it is only something we can … Continue reading

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The Importance of Holy Communion.


the Lord’s Supper very often we have a low view of the significance of Holy Communion in evangelical circles, we have tended to reduce it to a memorial meal which does not feature strongly in our worship. Many Christians come … Continue reading

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The Glorious Hope Of The Resurrection


The resurrection is at the very heart of the gospel proclamation, We believe in and proclaim a living Lord and Saviour. The Apostle Paul spell this out very clearly in 1 Corinthians 15, he says    Now, brothers and sisters, … Continue reading

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Jesus Christ:Creator,Saviour and Lord of All


There are so many riches in the Biblical revelation about our Lord Jesus Christ, that one can only hope to touch on a little of that treasure in one article. What the scriptures reveal about Jesus is completely beyond the … Continue reading

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