Tag: Doctrine

  • Challenges in the Church

    As Christians we have been called to change our ways and live a different and better life. A big part of the transformation comes through the working of the church. It is by meeting together as a church that we learn the ways of the Lord and what we need to understand to be transformed…

  • Learn what is pleasing to the Lord

    If you want to live with Christ into eternity, then there is one thing that you and I and ALL Christians must learn to do. We must learn what is pleasing to the Lord.

  • Speak the Truth

    (Ephesians 4:25) There is one thing that people all over the world despise, whether Christians or not, and that is a liar. Everybody universally hates lies and liars because they cannot be trusted. This scripture today exhorts those in Christ to turn away from falsehoods and lies and to speak the truth always with those…

  • Where is the Truth?

    (Ephesians 4:20-21) In a world that is intent on shifting blame, covering up, hiding and denying what is right, it becomes more and more difficult to find the truth. Too often the media are biased on important issues and report only what they, their managers, sponsors or owners want to hear and they leave out…

  • Is your bread leavened with truth or lies?

    (Galatians 5:9-10) The principle in this scripture flies in the face of one accepted wisdom of this world. Specifically, it opposes the idea of yin yang. It is a principle of truth that is the point of this scripture, and to accept the position of yin and yang is to reject the truth and accept…

  • Test Your Faith

    (Galatians 2:1-2) One of the things Paul was trying to make clear to the Galatians church was that they needed to be taught by God and led by the Holy Spirit to understand the truth. The challenge they were facing at this time was they had some men come to them who were supposed to…

  • Gospel Truth Is Not From Men

    (Galatians 1:10-17) One of the things all Christians need to do is to examine themselves and try to understand who it is they are listening to and learning from because the gospel truth is not from men, but from God. There is only one truth of the New Covenant, just as there is only one…

  • A Different Gospel

    (2 Corinthians 11:1-4) I travel a lot each year, often going into distant cities as well as the remote towns and communities of outback Australia. In my travels I have often visited churches and listened to the messages being preached in those churches. Some of these have been small country churches with just a handful…

  • Christians Unite

    (2 Corinthians 10:7) How many denominations, sects, groups, cults and churches exist under the banner of being Christians? I’m quite certain I have no idea, and nor does any other man upon this earth. Only God knows how many there may be. But there seems to have been a challenge within Christendom going back hundreds…

  • Belts And Braces

    (2 Corinthians 9:1-5) Have you ever heard the expression “belts and braces?” It refers to the process of ensuring that something is checked and then double-checked to ensure it is right. If you look at the concept from a clothing perspective, it is like a man who is worried that his trousers might fall down.…

  • Polarised By Jesus Christ

    (2 Corinthians 6:14-18) This scripture clearly tells us that this whole world has been and continues to be polarised by Jesus Christ. It was because Jesus came that a line in the sand was drawn separating people clearly into two camps: the good and the evil. No other person ever had such an impact on…

  • Faultless Ministry

    (2 Corinthians 6:3-10) Those of us who teach and preach the word of God need to listen very carefully to the words in this section of scripture. Our work is ministry and ministering to the spiritual needs of those we come into contact with. Our work is to feed people with spiritual food so as…