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:
Being a pastor is sometimes depressing
We preach our hearts out, wake up early for gospel breakfasts, spend hours discipling and training, and pray hard for conversions and gospel growth. What a great joy it is to see Jesus working in people’s lives and families transformed. However, at the same time, we see other people drifting away from the church, not walking close to… Continue reading
God’s trumpet and air meetings?
What will happen when Jesus returns as conquering hero? Will we float forever in the clouds?
The Bible teaches that Jesus lived, died, rose back to life, ascended to heaven (from where he now reigns and rules) and promised to come back to us at what is commonly called the Second Coming.
In 1 Thessalonians… Continue reading
Why trust the Bible?
Psalm 12:6 says “The words of the LORD are flawless, like silver refined in a furnace of clay, purified seven times.”
God’s words (the text of the Bible), is like silver refined seven times
“Seven” in the Bible is the number for completeness and wholeness. What Psalm 12:6 is saying is that God’s… Continue reading
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!
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{ 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