Who do we baptise some babies and some adults at our church? Baptizing babies seems to be quite a controversial practice 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 baptizing believing adults because there are, they maintain,… Continue reading Covenant Baptism: Why we baptise some babies and some adults
Author: Pastorfish
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 Archangel of… Continue reading Guardian angels and spirit helpers
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… Continue reading What’s lacking in the death of Jesus?
God wants you to be happy (in him)
God does not want you to be sad and grumpy. He wants you to be happy. Or, as Psalm 67 says, God wants you to “be glad and sing for joy” (v4). Every single person desires to be happy. We get married to be happy. Many get divorced. We buy furniture. We sell furniture. We… 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: long-term exclusivity is a fiction. the introduction of sex is necessary in order to sustain a fledging or struggling relationship. the sexual double standard is inherently wrong and must be resisted by any means.… Continue reading Meeting and Mating