Tag Archives: Holiness

Basic Christianity: Worship

Posted on January 14, 2023 by Deborah

What does Christian worship look like? It can take many forms and happen in many different places. But it has to be appropriate to the nature and character of God. “God is spirit, and His worshippers must worship in the … Continue reading →

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Basic Christianity: Holiness

Posted on December 14, 2022 by Deborah

Christian meekness should never be used as an excuse for indifference to sin. We trust in God; but we also have to take responsibility for our own actions. “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will … Continue reading →

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The true Temple

Posted on November 26, 2022 by Deborah

Ezekiel 40-46 After years of having to prophesy messages of doom and judgement, Ezekiel eventually received a vision that was positive and uplifting. Far away in Jerusalem, the Temple that he and the other exiles remembered was a desolate ruin; … Continue reading →

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Unleavened bread

Posted on June 15, 2022 by Deborah

Exodus 13:3-10 When the Israelites were expelled from Egypt after the Passover, they left before dawn, “taking their dough before the yeast was added.” (Exodus 12:34) They had no choice but to eat unleavened bread that day (and for a … Continue reading →

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Applying the Gospel: Disagreements (1)

Posted on June 4, 2022 by Deborah

Romans 14:1-4 Every church fellowship has members with divergent opinions on how to put their faith into practice. Some of us are vegetarians, some are teetotal, some even refuse to celebrate Christmas (because of its ‘pagan’ associations). In the church … Continue reading →

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Biblical illiteracy

Posted on May 14, 2022 by Deborah

I Chronicles 13 The Ark (the gilded chest that symbolised the presence of God) had been languishing on the fringes of Israel’s national consciousness for over a generation. David felt that the time was right to bring it back to … Continue reading →

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Applying the Gospel

Posted on January 15, 2022 by Deborah

Romans 12:1,2 “What shall I return to the LORD for all His goodness to me?” (Psalm 116:12) What is the appropriate response to God’s mercy?  What He requires from the people that He has redeemed is our lives, devoted to … Continue reading →

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If God is love, why does He do such awful things?

Posted on January 27, 2021 by Deborah

“Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love.” (I John 4:8) This must be on everyone’s list of favourite Bible verses! And yet the God we encounter elsewhere in the Bible (especially in the Old Testament) … Continue reading →

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Christian Wisdom: Love AND Holiness

Posted on July 8, 2020 by Deborah

James 1:26,27 How do you know that someone is a genuine Christian?Is it: because they have the right kind of testimony? because they’ve been baptised in a particular way?because they attend a particular type of church – or any church, for … Continue reading →

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Fragrance

Posted on June 10, 2020 by Deborah

Smell is thought to be the most primitive of the senses, because it is the most evocative. The faintest whiff (equivalent to just a few molecules of some volatile substance) can draw vivid memories back to the surface of the … Continue reading →

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