New Christians
The Auction
(~) The Auction There was a man who loved fine art. He loved it so much he lived for it. It had become his whole life, and had literally engulfed him. He would work really hard to save up some money, just so he could buy another piece of fine art. He would buy Rembrandt’s […]
Jesus and the New Testament
One netfriend asked about the relevance of the NT for faith. Another responded: But even there, that requires the gospels, and Jesus did not seem to make any provision for them. Take them away and there is no history for Jesus, be it true or false. If Jesus had this message, does it really seem […]
Living the Christian Life (Billy Graham)
Living the Christian Life Now that you are a Christian and are in fellowship with God, you will want to learn more about how to grow closer to Him. The Bible calls this growing “in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ” (2 Peter 3:18, NIV). Here are some things that […]
Pharisees Ancient and Modern
Being an itinerant (‘hit-run’) preacher has some advantages. I remember a Sunday evening service in a conservative church in rural Victoria, Australia. They had big black Bibles and severe expressions… And they knew their Bibles, and were proud of that. It was a smallish group, so I decided to engage them in dialogue: ‘Who knows […]
How did the Bible get chapters and verses?
1. What were the writing materials available for ancient texts? Papyrus Because of its abundance in Egypt, papyrus was used as a writing surface as early as 3100 BC and for 4000 years following. It is believed that the original biblical autographs were written on papyrus although later Jewish scribes (Mishnah, Meg 2:2) prohibited its […]
Don’t push him away
Greg Potts has written, “The phone rang near 1 a.m. in the Winters’ home. Leo Winters, a highly acclaimed Chicago surgeon, awakened with a start. The caller said a young boy had been tragically mangled in a late-night accident. Could someone else handle it? Not this time. His hands possibly were the only hands in […]
What is a Christian?
Here’s a quote from my book Your Church Can Come Alive: ‘There are two kinds of faith: fides, faith or belief that, and fiducia, faith in. Both kinds of faith are gifts from God, available to everyone (Ephesians 6:23, 2:8,9). Belief about God is necessary before we can have faith in him. So God graciously […]
Interview with God movies
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Correspondence with a new Christian
“Josh” on aus.religion.christian: Well i’m dissillusioned. Rowland – And honest… J: > I committed myself to Jesus 12 months ago. I have read the bible to learn Gods will and i attend church. I believe that the Bible is historically accurate. I believe that Jesus lived as described, was crucified, and rose from the dead. […]
Jesus The Messiah
Christ is the Bridge Christ is the bridge on which we cross Out of our soul’s apartedness; Christ is the cross by which we bridge Our gulf of empty-heartedness. James Dillet Freeman, What God Is Like, Unity Books:Unity Village,Missouri, 1973, p.20 ~~~ It is this paradox which is so baffling, this combination of the self- […]
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