Tag Archives: Redemption

The Grace of Law


In our day just as in the past many are claiming that grace and law are antithetical to one another, but this claim will not hold up in the light of a careful reading of the Scriptural text. We need … Continue reading

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A prayer of confession


Lord I stand before your holy face and realise that I depend upon your grace,Lord I am weak and find temptation strong, but I know you are the almighty God so I come to you and seek forgiveness through the … 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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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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False Teachers,Bigotry and the Unity of the Church


Today the church is beset by the presence of much false teaching on the one hand and narrow minded bigotry on the other hand. False teaching creeps into the church because of our unfamiliarity with the Biblical text and its … 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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A Sick Woman and a Dying Girl:An example of the Compassion of Jesus


Mark  records the narrative of two healings in Mark 5:21-43 and at the same time shows how Jesus brought his healing power to the needy.  It also shows that Jesus was full of compassion, but at the same time he … Continue reading

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Grace Displayed: The Samaritan Woman and Jesus


The account of Jesus meeting the Samaritan woman at the well is one that teaches us much about the grace of God. There are several aspects of this account that I want to look at each one in their own … Continue reading

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