Perspectives
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PAUL´S CHARGE TO TIMOTHY!
“The aim of our charge is love that issues from a pure heart and a good conscience and a sincere faith.”1 Tim. 1:5 ESV Paul’s two letters to Timothy are gold, especially for…
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THE “YES!” THAT IS IN CHRIST!
In this blog, I want to look at something Paul wrote in 2 Corinthians 1:20. I quote: “For all the promises of God find their Yes in him. That is why it is…
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REFLECTIONS ON JOHN´S GOSPEL
Note 2, 2021 Last year I wrote a number of blogs concentrating on central themes in the letters of Paul. I want now to write blogs on John’s gospel, touching also on the…
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THE NATIVITY OF CHRIST, LUKE 1-2
Originally posted December 2019 PART 1: THE WRITINGS OF LUKE Luke´s writings in the New Testament comprise Luke-Acts; a two-volume work, which in fact represents more of the New Testament than even the…
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THE UPCOMING SEASON OF ADVENT!
In a short while, the season of advent will be upon us! In these very troublesome times, I have decided to republish some material that I wrote some time ago! First up will…
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VIDEO! YOU CAN PRAY FOR THE SICK!
FOR YOUR ENCOURAGEMENT! I said last time that I wanted to write one more blog on healing – pastoral and practical. I stumbled upon this video on YouTube, which I want to share…
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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 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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HOW DO YOU READ THE GOSPELS?
THE PERSPECTIVE OF THE GOSPEL WRITERS In our New Testament we have 4 Gospels, followed by the Acts of the Apostles, followed by the letters of Paul, followed by other letters. And of…
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HOW DO YOU READ THE BOOK OF PSALMS?
Preliminaries: They are liturgies designed to lead us into a personal encounter with God. Authorship: Traditionally many psalms are ascribed to David. Though this tradition may be accurate – we know that David…
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THE BIBLE AND YOU
It may seem that I did my best in the last post to tell you that you need to be some kind of expert to read the Bible and profit from it. Yes,…
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READING AND INTERPRETING THE BIBLE
The Bible contains 66 books, containing widely different types of text, different authors, and composed at different times. Scholars will argue over their age, but we shall not be far wrong to say…
