According to Paul
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WHAT IS THE GOSPEL?
INTRODUCTION With my last blog, I entered the general area of healing! We looked at Isa. 61,1-3, and the role of the Messiah. Today I want to continue, by looking at Luke 4,18.…
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THE BODY OF CHRIST: UNITY IN DIVERSITY
In this blog, I want to pick up the story again from my blogpost called ‘The People of the Messiah’. I explained there why Paul chose that word εκκλησία/ekklesia, and what it means.…
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THE FELLOWSHIP OF BELIEVERS
DURHAM UNIVERSITY UK, AUTUMN 1974 Before I went to Durham to study in the autumn of 1974, I can with hindsight see that God had started to speak to me. I was in…
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A COROLLARY TO MY LAST BLOG!
I cited Romans 11, 32 in my last blogpost: “For God has consigned all to disobedience, that he may have mercy on all.” Rom. 11,32 That he may have mercy on all,…
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THE PEOPLE OF THE MESSIAH!
My blog up until this point, has predominantly been about the Christian´s relationship with God. As I recently stated, I want now in a few blogposts to look at the Christian fellowship; the…
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A REFLECTION ON GALATIANS 5
In my recent blog posts, I have been approaching the subject of sanctification by an indirect route. This was certainly true with 1 Corinthians, and to a lesser extent with Romans chapter 8.…
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RENEWAL OF THE MIND, ROM. 12,2
Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable…
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A REFLECTION ON ROMANS 8
In the last blog post, we talked about sanctification as being a) a consecration – a setting apart – a separation; for the purpose and the service of God (see 1 Cor. 1,30;…
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Note 4, 2020
The publication of my next blog post on Romans 8, is due to be published later this week. It would be good if you could read through Romans ch. 1-3, in the meantime.…
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SANCTIFICATION
“For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast.”Eph.…
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A REFLECTION ON 1 CORINTHIANS 8,6
We have established then, that the Christian life is not a matter of law-keeping, of trying our best to lead as good a life as possible, in order to please God; holy and…
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3 REMARKS TO MY LAST BLOG POST!
Reading through my last blog: “The Law and the Christian”, I have chosen this week to make 3 comments on points I made – points which I felt needed further comment, to avoid…
