Translating “Son of God” – Paul Blackham

This post is taken from a comment posted by Paul Blackham on this post… As we all know Wycliffe is a wonderful organisation with deep commitment and passion for the Bible – yet this debate is going on within Wycliffe itself. Wycliffe’s mission statement at  is especially useful here because it indicates the kind of theological [...]

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Lose Trinity and what are you left with?

A chilling wasteland. Just read this comparison of translations.  One Arabic audio Bible excises Father / Son language (for fear of offending Muslims / being misunderstood). Some particularly awful moments: “A voice came from the cloud, saying, “This is my Son, whom I have chosen; listen to him.” becomes “…they heard a voice from heaven [...]

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Latest Questions for Ask Eastbourne

Do you exist? Can you please give me long life? Why do children die young? Why am I here? Can you please take me? What is the point of us being here? Would you pay off my mortgage? Would you please give my grand-sons some employment? What happens to us after we die? Why do [...]

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Please Pray For Plymouth University Mission

Sorry I haven’t been blogging so much recently.  Among other things I’ve been busy preparing for this.  The Christian Union have done a terrific job preparing and publicizing.  Please pray that the word of Christ would go out with power!  

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Make yourself heard

Keep “Father”, “Son” and “Son of God” in Bible translations. Western missions agencies Wycliffe, Frontiers and SIL are producing Bibles that remove Father, Son and Son of God because these terms are offensive to Muslims. Read and sign this petition.  Then pass it on, facebook, blog, retweet. Also… For Brits, here’s an e-petition to put the world-wide persecution of Christians [...]

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Happy Friday

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The mission of the church [repost]

Check out this definition of the church’s mission. ‘The Church’s commission, which is the foundation of its freedom, consists in this: in Christ’s stead, and so in the service of his own Word and work, to deliver to all people, through preaching and sacrament, the message of the free grace of God.’ That’s it.  That’s [...]

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More help with talks please

Last time I asked for help I got some real pearls. Here are some more talks I’m giving in the next few weeks. Any help with passages and points? * Who is Jesus – Liar, Lunatic or Lord? * What would Jesus say about homosexuality? * Do Christians believe in three gods? (Inviting the Islamic [...]

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Faith Alone Sermon – Ephesians 2:1-10

Faith doesn’t  twist God’s arm Faith is the realisation His arms are open to you. Text Audio

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“A universe with a god would look very different to a universe without one.”

“A universe with a god would look very different to a universe without one.” Richard Dawkins. It’s one of the wisest things Dawkins has ever said. Believers and unbelievers alike should take heed. Let’s tease out some implications of it. 1) Dawkins clearly has a doctrine of “god” in mind as he makes the statement.  The [...]

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A Wedding Sermon for Nick and Katie (from 2011)

 

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Happy Friday

If you’re not a cricket fan, I’m sorry.  Very sorry indeed for you…  

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Why do we insist on Christ alone?

Credo magazine is a free online publication produced bi-monthly.  The January edition tackles the issue of inclusivism under the title “In Christ Alone.”  Matthew Barrett’s Editorial lays out the exclusivist position: “It is only through faith in Christ that a sinner can be saved from hell and the wrath of God.” Trevin Wax distinguishes exclusivism and [...]

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Pity the fool who pities himself [repost]

Self-pity is, for me, like a low-level virus, a background throb, a sapping sickness.  It heavies my bones and fizzies my blood. But the other day I gained instant relief.  I was reading Psalm 103 in the King James version.  Verse 13 says: Like as a father pitieth his children, so the LORD pitieth them [...]

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The Good God – A Tremendous Read!

I’m half way through Mike Reeves new book “The Good God“. It is…. drum roll… sensational!  It’s life shaping for the reader, and I hope career shaping for Mike.  Let’s pray that Christ-centred trinitarian theology becomes more than a curiosity or a passing fad, but the very atmosphere of our lives, our theology, our ministry. [...]

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Christless sermon? Like flour-less bread!

Spurgeon on the terrible danger of Christless preaching: (from Tony Reinke) “The motto of all true servants of God must be, ‘We preach Christ; and him crucified.’ A sermon without Christ in it is like a loaf of bread without any flour in it. No Christ in your sermon, sir? Then go home, and never [...]

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