Most of us don’t have a plan. No plan for our life, no plan for our finances or health and no plan for our spiritual growth. Proverbs says that we are acting foolishly. Proverbs tells us that we should plan ahead. Proverbs 21:5 says, “The plans of the diligent lead to profit as surely as… Continue reading To plan or not to plan?
Year: 2011
Free Will vs. Total Depravity
Can we choose God? Would we ever want to choose God? Do we have a free will? These questions have caused controversy amongst Christians throughout history. The Reformed Doctrine of Total Depravity speaks to this. Total depravity is the teaching that, since the Fall of Man (Genesis 3), every area of the life of a… Continue reading Free Will vs. Total Depravity
Finishing strong
I enjoy mountain biking, but I hate being unfit (as I am). The other day, cycling with a friend, I had to stop half way through a route to get off my bike and sit down! Steve Farrar wrote a very good book for men called: “Finishing Strong – Going the distance for your family”. Farrar… Continue reading Finishing strong
Truths from the tent
Some sections of the Bible may seem boring* to us. Have you ever tried to read though the book of Exodus? You probably stopped reading in chapter 25 when you hit the orders and measurements for the construction of the tabernacle (tent of meeting). About 15 chapters are devoted to the making of the tabernacle!… Continue reading Truths from the tent
Lessons from stone tablets (Why God didn’t use YouTube)
God commanded Moses in Exodus 34v1 to make two more tablets of stone on which he (God) would write his law on. The Ten Commandments engraved on the stone tablets give us some helpful insights into the nature of God’s whole revelation to us contained in the Bible. a. Human mediators are involved … Continue reading Lessons from stone tablets (Why God didn’t use YouTube)