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Tag = ‘faith’
Mar 2019
11
It’s (not) the end of the world...
Jesus has warned us in advance, so we know what is to come, to keep our faith firm in the only one who can carry us safely to the end.
Mar 2018
7
Faith and works
Human beings are more than a disembodied mind - so faith is more than agreeing with something.
Feb 2018
14
‘You need only to be still’
‘Do not be afraid. Stand firm ... The LORD will fight for you; you need only to be still.’ - Exodus 14.13-14 (NIV)
May 2012
7
Weakness turned to Strength
This morning I read Hebrews 11, which is of course the famous ‘By faith..’ passage, listing various Old Testament examples of faithful followers of God, from Abel to Rahab before skipping over Gideon, David and Samuel in a single verse.
Mar 2012
9
Questioning God
In Job 37 Elihu (the youngest of Job’s ‘friends’ in the conversation about his suffering) tells Job to ‘stop and consider the wondrous works of God’ (v14). From thunder and lightning to snow and rain, animals, whirlwinds and people, God made them all, is behind, above and beyond them all, upholds and sustains them all.
May 2008
12
Babel Fish
The following extract is from the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy , by Douglas Adams, concerning the Babel Fish : Now it is such a bizarrely improbable coincidence that anything so mind-bogglingly us..
May 2008
10
Faith and works
I read James 2 this morning, the almost infamous passage which apparently contradicts Paul’s theology that we are saved only by faith, that there is nothing we can do to earn our salvation. I don’t th..
Apr 2008
18
Assurance
I had a long conversation last night with a good friend about various theological topics. Some of them will find their way on here, in time. The first of them is the doctrine of assurance. How can we ..
Jan 2008
4
Church Growth
At the end of last term we had a study week on Church Growth & Church Planting. It was a good week - one of the better study weeks. One of the points of interest for me was that, although the week..
Dec 2007
8
Believing the Trinity
This was originally published as a comment on another blog (edit: since closed down) by Hueston Finlay on 13 June 2006. Someone once asked me to explain the Trinity to her. I did the standard three-in..