“Lord Give Me A Discerning Spirit…!”
“Lord Give Me A Discerning Spirit…!” Philip Jenkins recounts an encounter between an African Anglican and an American Episcopalian during a Bible study. While the African had confidence in the clear words of scripture, the American stressed the need to interpret the Bible in the light of modern scholarship and contemporary mores. At one point […]
“Seek, Find And Enter The Narrow Road That Leads To Life!”
“Seek, Find And Enter The Narrow Road That Leads To Life!” Upstart footballers dream of one day making a name in one of the renowned football teams in the world. It is the same with upcoming actors whose dreams are to be Hollywood stars someday! Such is life! Unfortunately stardom is not the ultimate of […]
“Watch Your Words, But Above All, Watch Your Thoughts!”
“Watch Your Words; But Above All, Watch Your Thoughts!” The venom that is being spilled out by Christians these days against each other only go to confirm that we are indeed “brood of vipers!” Apart from the actual venom spilled out by those who do not have “language etiquette,” there is the subtle spilling through […]
“Be An Imitator Of God…Live A Life Of Love!”
“Be An Imitator Of God…Live A Life Of Love!” A cliché we are over-familiar with says, “imitation leads to danger.” Paul would have laughed at such an expression. He writes, “Be imitators of God…” and “as dearly loved children…live a life of love just as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us as […]
“Now That You Know Christ, Put On The New Self!”
“Now That You Know Christ, Put On The New Self!” Jesus says of us, “You are the light of the world…let your light shine before men that they may see your good deeds and praise your Father in heaven”(7:13-16). In his second letter to the Corinthians Paul states, “…if anyone is in Christ, he is […]