The Social Gospel
Jesus lived at the time when the Roman Empire was the superpower. The Romans had built magnificent cities, building and roads.
Covenant baptism: Why we baptise some babies and some adults
Who do we baptise some babies and some adults at our church? Baptizing babies seems to be quite a controversial practise these days and often the baptizers are accused of flouting biblical principles for the sake of unbiblical tradition. Convinced Baptists argue that we should only be baptising believing adults because there are, they maintain, only explicit… Continue reading
Guardian angels and spirit helpers
There is a website where you can find out what the name of your guardian angel is. It apparently depends on which day of the week you were born. My guardian is apparently St. Sealtiel, who allegedly “stands before God, with incenser in hand in unceasing adoration of the Most Holy Trinity. As the
What’s lacking in the death of Jesus?
Suffering must be part of normal Christian living. Any theology or type of Christianity that teaches that Christians should live the victorious life and not suffer is at best unbiblical and at worst extremely dangerous.
The Bible teaches that God is sovereign over all of life and at times appoints suffering in the lives of his people.
The… Continue reading
God wants you to be happy (in him)
Meeting and Mating
A recent survey on Premarital Sex in America: How Young Americans Meet, Mate, and Think About Marriage exploded these popular myths:
My name is Andre Visagie.
I'm married to Lizanne and am the proud owner of two dogs - Charlie and Splash. My wife and I enjoy reading, MTBing and scuba diving (in warmer water!) I also serve as one of the pastors in our church.
This blog consists of my thoughts and reflections as a Christian and a pastor. These blogs are hopefully shaped, informed, and governed by the inspired, true, ever-relevent, authoritative, inerrant Bible.
It is my strong conviction that God speaks to us today through what was written back then by the biblical authors. More often than not, each post expands a subject covered in my sermon of the previous Sunday.
Your comments are very welcome and I will attempt to answer each concern or question. Of course, I make no pretension of being infallible and I will reserve the right to edit my posts!
{ You put it well. } – May 08, 3:40 PM
{ My Guardian Angel... St.Sealtiel } – Apr 15, 9:01 AM
{ Very interesting ! } – Mar 31, 2:55 PM
{ Andre. Wow! What a post. I'm pretty sure you could do a sermon series on each of those points you mentioned. Thanks for doing the... } – Mar 07, 11:29 AM
{ Hi. You are absolutely correct when you say that we should obey all the words of scripture, not just the specific words of Jesus. I... } – Feb 01, 9:24 AM