A greedy god makes for greedy evangelism

If God is power hungry and out to get certain things in the world, his followers will do likewise.  They will try to gain converts. If our evangelism is driven by the need to “gain converts” it’s a sure sign that we’re serving a greedy god. But if our God is a Fountain of sending [...]

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Christ our Substitute

Here’s a faster edit of my video from a couple of years ago.   Same content, done in 4 minutes rather than 6 and a half. When I first made the video it was prompted by some TF Torrance stuff I was reading.  It’s all about the vicarious humanity of Christ! But Luther said it long [...]

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Luke 15 sermon

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Dawkins does not understand the debate that has made him rich

So Kurt Wise has said (and Dawkins quotes it in the God Delusion also) “if all the evidence in the universe turns against creationism, I would be the first to admit it, but I would still be a creationist because that is what the Word of God seems to indicate.” Well obviously!  If that is [...]

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Delighted by God – Heartfelt Christianity

It’s next Saturday.  I’m hoping to be there.  How about you?  Should be a great day of teaching and encouragement. More info here, facebook page here.

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Happy Friday

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Christocentrist Strikes Again

Two wonderful posts at Christocentrism: The Fatal Wound …What is the great problem within evangelicalism today?  A lack of convincing action in the world that would back-up our faith?  Increasing laxity on doctrines such as hell and the atonement?  The decline in church attendance, giving, and sending?  Perhaps these are serious problems.  But they’re just [...]

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“Because we’re supposed to” [repost]

I just finished a preaching group where a fine preacher gave a fine talk on Judges 14.  At the end he included a sentence about ‘another Saviour who came to deliver His people eternally’.  That sort of thing.   He didn’t make anything of the point and he didn’t mention the name ‘Jesus’, but he included [...]

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Christ in Zechariah 3

David Murray’s latest video on Christ, the Angel of the LORD.

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Change is not outside-in or inside-out. It’s outside-up.

To change internally through external acts can be flesh. But to change externally through internal devotions can be just as flesh-ly. Conversely, the external application of word and sacrament can have a wonderful effect internally. And an internal resolve to look away to Christ can brilliantly impact your externals. Neither outside-in nor inside-out is the [...]

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The Sixth Sola

The mission of the church is proclamation alone. But of course proclamation is never alone (2 Cor 4:1-6). To elevate other concerns into the place of proclamation is condone works of the flesh.  Social and political amelioration are the fruit of the Spirit. To agree to the first five solas means a commitment to this [...]

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The Image of the Invisible OmniBeing?

This is taken from last year’s series of men’s breakfasts: part one, part two, part three. The average Christian testimony goes something like this:  I’d always believed in God and then I came to see that Jesus was this god-I-always-believed-in. Average Christian evangelism really hopes that people believe in “God”.  We are relieved to hear [...]

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The End of the World… and I feel fine

 Thanks to Harold Camping, today is pretty much the one day I don’t expect Christ to return.  What a shame!  Never mind eh.  Begin again tomorrow.  Sunday would be a better day for it anyway – the Lord’s Day does mean “Day of the Lord” after all. Of course, through the gospel, Christ’s return is [...]

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Spectacular

It would be spectacular and amazing, prompting all the world to open its ears and eyes, mouth and nose in uncomprehending wonderment, if some king’s son were to appear in a beggar’s home to nurse him in his illness, wash off his filth, and do everything else the beggar would have to do. Would this [...]

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Happy Friday

In honour of Harold Camping

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Reflecting the Lord’s Glory [repost]

What’s this verse about? And we, who with unveiled faces all reflect the Lord’s glory, are being transformed into His likeness with ever-increasing glory…  (2 Cor 3:18) Is it about enjoying private devotional experiences with Jesus so that we become like Him?   That’s a popular interpretation.  And it’s half right.  But it’s really not the [...]

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The Angel Whose Name is Wonderful

Here’s David Murray’s latest Christ in the OT video.

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Viral?

A friend of mine just said “Your video’s gone viral!” Actually, I think it’s “gone Man Flu”.  A “Man Flu video” is not exactly viral – its owner just makes a fuss and tells everyone about it.  ;-) My mate Millers and I were once discussing the relative worth of investing in people versus investing [...]

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