7 September 2016

HOLDING TRUTH IN BALANCE

If I have learnt anything from my Mentors and College Lecturers when it comes to Theology, truth MUST be held in balance. From the first century heresy has been a problem within the Church. Of course there has been some crazy outlandish teachings, but the majority of heresies have contained much truth, but truth taken to extreme becomes heresy. I believe the Reformation was the […]

6 September 2016

LIVING IN THE LIGHT OF ETERNITY

When you are young in years it is hard to live in the light of eternity, but when the years start to creep up on you, eternity takes on a whole different light. The Apostle John in 1 John 5:13 reminds us that on the very day we were born again we were given the GIFT OF ETERNAL LIFE, echoing the prophetic words of Solomon […]

3 September 2016

THEORY OR REALITY

As a result of writing the 5th blog on God’s essential “R”s on RESTORATION and the development of what is now known as Restoration Theology. I began to think about why we embracing a truth, but the fact is that only embracing a truth  in our minds will not change our lives, the truth will NOT impact us the way God intends it too. Only when truth […]

3 September 2016

GOD'S ESSENTIAL "R"s (5)

In my introduction to this series of “God’s essential “R”s I said I sincerely believed the Lord had led me to write this series. I also said the “R”s are used in many different contextS, the emphasis I have brought for example in  the first 3 “R”s were primarily for the individual, the need to REPENT, to be RECONCILED to God, and to personally live […]

1 September 2016

GOD'S ESSENTIAL "R"S (4)

An Indonesian Pastor friend has written and asked me to give him a definition of the 2nd and 3rd “R”s, he felt I had made clear my definition on Repentance (4 aspects of change), so this is what I gave him. RECONCILIATION: Being restored back to the intimate relationship with God that Adam and Eve had before the fall. REVIVAL: When a believer moves from […]