Introduction: The word “prophet” comes from the Greek prophetes, from pro (”before” or ”for”) and phemi (“to speak”). The prophet is thus the one who speaks before in the sense ...
How do we judge modern guidance? Many people rely upon God to guide them daily. This is what the saints should expect (Prov 3:6; 16:3; 19:21). God’s guidance is not ...
I can remember Valentine’s Day as a young teenage girl in a girls high school. On this day we all sat in the hall after assembly, girls names were called ...
Sola Scriptura is problematic. Firstly, it is misunderstood by many of its adherents, and secondly, Scripture does not teach it. Whether Scripture or tradition teaches Sola Scriptura, either way, there ...
John communicates the aim of his gospel as belief and life (John 20:30–31). Moreover, what has become one of the most quoted verses in the Bible, John 3:16, identifies the ...
Evangelicalism has become so muddled that I, along with many other Christians, have wanted to disassociate ourselves from the term altogether. I am thankful for an evening earlier this year ...
Introduction We have all heard the popular maxim, “Context is king.” Disregarding the context of a biblical passage is one of the main causes of misunderstandings, wrong assumptions, misinterpretation, and ...
In my previous blog, I wrote about the benefits and disadvantages of a preaching plan, as well as the core features to consider when designing and developing a preaching plan. ...
If I had a Rand for every time I was asked, “is this a good Bible translation?” I would have enough money to own them all (leatherbound!). Jokes aside, this ...
Why would she run away? I just don’t understand! She woke up one morning with a strange bewildered look in her eyes, acted aggressively all morning, saying hurtful things and ...
