Because we believe in a sovereign God who rules the whole world, right down to the death of sparrows, the naming of stars and the number of hairs on your head, we also believe in the doctrine of inerrancy. This means that we believe that the word of God is error free. This does … [Read more...] about Living as Free Men
Liberty
The Liberty of a Clean Conscience
Some things never change. Take the conscience. The problem of a dirty conscience is as old as Adam and Eve. As soon as they sinned, their conscience was defiled and their sense of guilt was ruinous. It ruined their relationship with God, their relation to each other and it ruined … [Read more...] about The Liberty of a Clean Conscience
Freedom and Repentance
Repentance is central to biblical faith. It brings a man into contact with God, friendship with Jesus and true freedom of conscience. Repentance brings refreshment to the soul and delivers us from slavery. Repentance is turning away from sin in order to lay hold of holiness. … [Read more...] about Freedom and Repentance
Set the Trumpet to Thy Mouth
As Jesus begins His mission to fulfil the “Year of the Lord's Favour”, the year of Jubilee, two things become immediately obvious. First, His mission will be global. The Sabbath rest that Jesus came to offer is going to be offered to all humanity (Luke 4:18). Secondly, this … [Read more...] about Set the Trumpet to Thy Mouth
The Fatal Art of Comparing
“What about this man?”, asked Peter pointing to the Apostle John (John 21:21). Jesus replied, “What is that to you? You follow me.” Jesus' reply is music to my ears. It's a word that liberates us from the loveless, disheartening and fatal art of comparing ourselves with other … [Read more...] about The Fatal Art of Comparing