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DON´T TREAD ON PEOPLE, BUILD THEM UP!
The title of this blog is not about bricks and mortar, but about men and women, girls and boys! And then, more specifically, about Christian brothers and sisters! I taught young people for…
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OUR PRESENT ABIDING ON THE ENEMY´S TERRITORY!
THE PRESENCE AND REALITY OF EVIL I should begin by explaining the title of this blog. It is inspired by something C.S. Lewis wrote in his book Mere Christianity, that when Christ was…
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THE PARACLETE, THE SPIRIT OF TRUTH!
Having looked very briefly at the Holy Spirit in the Bible, let us now turn specifically to Jesus’ teaching on the Paraclete in John ch. 14-16. The passages in question are 14,16-17; 14,26;…
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WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT THE HOLY SPIRIT?
THE THIRD PERSON OF THE TRINITY Ask any Christian about Jesus Christ, and you will get a full answer. Likewise, if you ask about God the Father! However, ask about the Holy Spirit,…
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THE FATHER IS THE SOURCE!
NOW FOLLOWING ON! In my last blog I sought to show how Jesus’ life of humility, obedience and dependency on the Father could be seen as a paradigm, an example for how we…
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A PARADIGM FOR FAITH AND LIVING!
WHAT IS A PARADIGM? Anyone who has studied a language, has been taught to conjugate verbs, set out for us in columns to be learnt by heart – paradigms, these tables are called.…
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BEING AND DOING IN THE KINGDOM OF GOD!
THE BEGINNING I became a Christian on December 2nd, 1974. I was a first year student at Durham University in the UK. The experience of coming to faith – the realisation that God…
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I BELIEVE IN THE GOOD SHEPHERD!
One of the reasons I love John´s Gospel is for its imagery. Spiritual truth is conveyed through familiar everyday images that are close to us all. Images that denote life, growth, family etc.…
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WORRY – A FORM OF IDOLATRY
The Scripture tells us to: Cast all our cares upon him! (1 Peter 5,7) To be in a state of worry is to walk around acknowledging the circumstance causing your worry to be…
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NOT BY MIGHT, NOR BY POWER…!
6 Then he said to me, “This is the word of the Lord to Zerubbabel: Not by might, nor by power, but by my Spirit, says the Lord of hosts. 7 Who are you, O great mountain? Before Zerubbabel you shall become a plain. And…
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WORSHIP THE LORD IN A TIME OF WAR!
If you need uplifting, listen to these great worship songs from Don Moen. Just published on YouTube!😀 Karl😀
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THE GOD WHO HEALS YOU!
A RECAP This is the last blog in a series of 3, focussing on healing and the work of the Messiah. I have been looking at Isaiah 61,1-3, Luke 4,18, and finish off…
