Thursday, October 11, 2012

Can Christ "get a witness" in Big Fella?



Can Christ “get a witness” in Big Fella? (via http://www.onefaithonechurch.com)

Is your heart ready to deal with this? Are you built for this? Can you handle this? Is your heart ready to deal with this? … Can I get a witness?       Other articles about the Ipswich Street Ministry Marketplace Christianity - In a Marketplace!Street Links 2012 - God does not show favouritism…

Sunday, October 7, 2012

Trinity: Perhaps the JW's believe it?



Trinity: Perhaps the JW’s believe it? (via http://www.onefaithonechurch.com)

Trinity: Have the JW’s withdrawn their objection? My overall answer is that the tract was badly misleading and inaccurate. It certainly is reasonable to believe in the Trinity, and I offer a defence of it. In the process I found that the JW work was not merely mistaken, but deceitful and/or terribly…

Saturday, September 29, 2012

Romans 8:12-14 “Flesh and Spirit”. Do the translators understand?



Romans 8:12-14 “Flesh and Spirit”. Do the translators understand? (via http://www.onefaithonechurch.com)

Discerning the Worldview of the Translators…? Irrespective of what we want it to say, it is important to comprehend what the original author meant by these terms, and how the original audience was to receive them. In the case of Romans 8:12-14, this requires no small amount of unravelling, after…

Tuesday, September 25, 2012

Domestic Violence: He fractured my skull, but I love him.



Domestic Violence: He fractured my skull, but I love him. (via http://www.onefaithonechurch.com)

That awkward moment when you fracture your pregnant girlfriend’s skull In the Mall this week, we had the privilege of providing support and encouragement to a young pregnant woman with a fractured eye socket. It seems her boyfriend had become enraged in a drunken fit of jealous imagination, and pummelled…

Wednesday, September 19, 2012

Why God Rested



Genesis 2:2-3 – Why God rested (via http://www.onefaithonechurch.com)

Why did God rest? We often ask our Biblical texts questions that they were not designed to answer. This can be ok sometimes, and it can yield information that is good and helpful. But at other times it can result in us reading the text in ways that were never intended, potentially obscuring or even…

Sunday, September 16, 2012

Big Fella lays it all down, "In these Rhymes"



Big Fella lays it all down, “In these Rhymes” (via http://www.onefaithonechurch.com)

In These Rhymes   Other articles about the Ipswich Street Ministry Marketplace Christianity - In a Marketplace!Street Links 2012 - God does not show favouritism.Evangelism: What is it? Do you have to do it?Titles: "Who do you say I am?"Why do all the charities have to be run by Christians?The Ministry…

Saturday, September 15, 2012

Luke 17:20-21 “Behold! The kingdom of God is in the midst of you”



Luke 17:20-21 “Behold! The kingdom of God is in the midst of you” (via http://www.onefaithonechurch.com)

What is the kingdom of God, and where is it? This teaching is frequently pulled out of its context, probably because understanding the context requires a little extra knowledge, and it gets interpreted in isolation. In that form it sounds enigmatic, and lends itself to many possible interpretations…