Tag Archives: sovereignty of God

Spirt of God empower me: a prayer


Spirit of the Word you indwell our hearts, we look to you for power to love and live a life that glorifies Jesus. Holy Spirit who the Father sends, help us to know that we are adopted into God’s family, … Continue reading

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God’s Sovereign Choice of Some to Salvation


References to god’s sovereign choice of some to salvation can be found throughout the Bible. This short article cannot hope to do  justice to the fullness of the scriptural truth on this subject but rather will look at some key … Continue reading

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The Eternal God, The Wonderful Saviour and The Priestly People: Revelation Chapter 1.


The book of Revelation is one that puzzles many of us but this first chapter is full of truth that we need to heed. The book of Revelation is an epistle to God’s Church which contains much mysterious symbolism but … Continue reading

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The Powerful God Who Binds Up My Wounds: Psalm 147


Regular readers of this blog will realize that I love the Psalms because they express so many different aspects of our faith in God. Psalm 147 is a Psalm full of praise to god for  his greatness and his loving care. The … Continue reading

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The Personal God of the Bible


Our culture tends to view God either as some remote being who presides over the universe or as a divine Santa Claus. Even a cursory glance at the Bible will reveal something very different and because I believe that the Bible … Continue reading

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The Lordship of Jesus Christ Part 2 : The Lord of the State,Politics and Social Justice.


Many Christians divorce their view of politics from their faith, this is a sad reflection upon the fact that many Christians don’t realize the claims of Jesus as Lord. Let me commence this discussion by looking at the issue of … Continue reading

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The Lordship of Jesus Christ: Part 1 His Universal Lordship


The confession that Jesus is Lord has been at the centre of the Christian faith since its beginning, these next posts will be looking at aspects of that confession. I will commence by looking at the big picture of Christ’s … Continue reading

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He will complete the good work he began in you.


When God in his grace has called us into his kingdom, he means us to stay in that kingdom and to grow in grace. Paul expressed it this way, 3 I give thanks to my God upon my every remembrance of … Continue reading

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You must be born again.


In John’s gospel Jesus teaches us about the work of the Holy Spirit and along with the rest of the New Testament teaching we see that the work of the Spirit is central to conversion. No one has ever become … Continue reading

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Jesus will save his people from their sins.


Having looked at God’s plan of electing some to eternal life before the foundation of the world, we now to look briefly at the intention of the atonement. For many it seems that the atonement is just a vague offering … Continue reading

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