Could a Christian lose their salvation? Could a Christian in a time of weakness sin greatly and forsake Christ? Could a Christian in a time of deep depression deny their Lord? Could a Christian in a time of difficulty and hardship backslide spiritually and forsake Christ? Could I somehow or another loose my salvation? The Bible says: no. The thought… Continue reading Why you can’t lose your salvation
Why only Christians can pray
On Saturday morning we ended our church’s mission’s month with a seminar presented by Bishop Frank Retief. One of the topics covered was, “Why pray for missions?” In introducing his subject, Frank made the point that only Christians can pray. I’m assuming that we all understand pray to mean: speaking to God. If there is… Continue reading Why only Christians can pray
Why temptation is so tempting
Satan is not senseless or unintelligent. He knows very well that if temptation was not tempting no-one would fall for it. Temptation is always inviting, alluring and appealing. We are always tempted by that which seems to be so good and promising. Or as Revelation 17 says, temptation is like a golden cup, which looks attractive,… Continue reading Why temptation is so tempting
Brothers, we are not the only ministers
We live in an age of professionalism and specialisation. If our air-con breaks we phone the air-con specialist. If our child is sick, we don’t go to the GP but the paediatrician – who sends us to another specialist. If the bulb goes in our car’s headlamp, cars today are so sophisticated, we often have to… Continue reading Brothers, we are not the only ministers
Predestinational errors
Besides inventing a new word (predestinational), I would to highlight two errors that some make people when it comes to thinking about the doctrine of predestination. These two errors can also be seen as two extremes or opposite ends of the theological spectrum. The two errors are: Arminianism and Hyper-Calvinism