Why you can trust the Bible

I was listening to SMILE FM this week and Riaan Swiegelaar, a psychic medium, was on air.  He offers “advice on challenges in different areas of your life and can connect with loved ones that have passed on”.  You phone in, tell him your birth date and he lets you know what direction to take. … Continue reading Why you can trust the Bible

How should Christians read the Old Testament?

Most church-goers know the Old Testament stories that they were taught in Sunday School, but many don’t understand or are unaware of the significance of these accounts for the church today.  Some Christians have gone to the extreme of rejecting the Old Testament (OT) because of its “Jewishness” and exclusively focus on the “Christian” New… Continue reading How should Christians read the Old Testament?

Why you should not listen to prophets

Last weekend my wife and I went shopping and we noticed a new children’s game called, “Fortune Telling Fun”. The makers of the game probably think it’s just a bit of fun, but it’s really not. The Bible prohibits all unauthorised or illegitimate communication with the supernatural, spiritual world; whether through fortune tellers, the occult… Continue reading Why you should not listen to prophets

Do you like God, but dislike the Bible?

I’m sure you have many friends who claim to be very spiritual, who love connecting with “God”, enjoy “feeling” his universal love, and even go on “spiritual” retreats and meditations.  God is viewed as the life-giving force we all need to connect to, he is the Universe that empowers all life.  These friends just love… Continue reading Do you like God, but dislike the Bible?

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 Why not just refined once once? “Seven” in the Bible is the number for completeness and wholeness.  What Psalm 12:6 is… Continue reading Why trust the Bible?