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CAN YOU BE HELPED BY GOD?
The question above is deliberately framed to focus, not on God’s ability to help us – which is without limit, but on our ability to receive help from him. WE NEED GRACE! Grace…
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FINDING REST IN A STORM!
We may need to be persistent in prayer when the storms of life threaten to strike us down, remind God of his promises, keeping our situation before him. That must not mean, however,…
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PERSISTENT PRAYER!
A situation in my family, has forced me to postpone the blogs I had planned to write until a later date – I will return to them God willing! Instead there will be…
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THANKING GOD!
“give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.” 1 Thess. 5,18 In ALL circumstances says the scripture! IN ALL CIRCUMSTANCES; but note: Not…
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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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JOHN 7,38-39
I am currently writing a blogpost about the body of Christ. Before I publish that, I want to share something from John’s Gospel. It’s about the Holy Spirit. In John chapter 4,13-14, Jesus…
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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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….AND DON’T GIVE UP!
Remember Eric Liddell, and all those who have gone before! “Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings…
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DON’T WORRY!
If you are like me, you are prone to worry about many things. Young people might worry about their futures, about school or friends. Parents of course worry about their children. We can…
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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.…
