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THEOLOGY This is what we speak, not in words taught us by human wisdom but in words taught by the Spirit, explaining spiritual realities with Spirit-taught words. (1 Corinthians 2:13, NIV) Theologians have, over the centuries, brought the search for an understanding of God down to an...

CONSIDER IT PURE JOY Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. (James 1:2‑3, NIV) There exist within the redeemed child of God that which could be described as two sources of...

KNOWING THE FATHER I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation, so that you may know him better. (Ephesians 1:17, NIV) The process of coming to spiritual maturity is based upon coming to “know” the Father and his...

CHRIST IN YOU To them God has chosen to make known among the Gentiles the glorious riches of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory. (Colossians 1:27, NIV) As I see it, the manner in which the glorious reality of our redemption in Christ works itself out in our lives, is the...

SPIRITUAL AUTHORITY Jesus laid the foundation for the exercise of God’s authority in the church, when he said: You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their high officials exercise authority over them. Not so with you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you...

APPARENT CONTRADICTIONS Much truth is presented to the human mind as what, at first sight, appear to be contradictory concepts. The consequence of this is that, in many cases, the application of that truth becomes a choice as to where we position ourselves between two extremes. We human...

A DIVIDED CHURCH? I have never felt that the church has been divided. Rather, I believe that the divisions which have occurred are within the denominational church structures which have erroneously been viewed as being “the church.” These actually are organisational structures which have...

What Must We Do? Then they asked him, “What must we do to do the works God requires?” Jesus answered, “The work of God is this: to believe in the one he has sent.” (John 6:28‑29, NIV) Our acknowledgement of the fact that Jesus is God and that he took on humanity, bore the penalty of our sin...

It seems to me, that the Lord does not have any expectations for us other than that which is a product of the work he is doing within us. …for it is God who works in you to will and to act in order to fulfill his good purpose. (Philippians 2:13, NIV) There exists within us a strong urge to...

SPIRITUAL UNDERSTANDING In my view, comprehending the Word of God is not the grasping of an intellectual concept nor is it an emotional response. Rather it is life. “The Spirit gives life; the flesh counts for nothing. The words I have spoken to you—they are full of the Spirit and life.” (John...

God’s Purpose in Us The reason that we have been placed on this planet is made clear to us in Scripture. For those God foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brothers and sisters. (Romans 8:29, NIV) God’s purpose is to...