Abraham’s Faith

Abraham’s Faith

One of the heroes of faith in Heb 11 is Abraham, whom God ‘tested’ by asking him to kill his one and only son.  Why would God do such a thing?  Well there are 2 main reasons why we test people. One is to see who makes the cut.  Before one moves to the next stage of...
Faith Defined

Faith Defined

The Oxford Dictionary defines ‘faith’ as ‘strong belief in the doctrines of a religion, based on spiritual conviction rather than proof’.  This is correct in that we cannot prove 100% that God exists, or that the Bible is His word to us.  Yet we cannot prove anything...
The Meaning of Life

The Meaning of Life

Ancient Greek philosophers debated for centuries over what was the meaning of life, or the Logos, as they called it.  The Logos was the ‘the impersonal rational principle governing the universe’ which humans must adhere to or ‘life is devoid of dignity and meaning’...
Abortion

Abortion

Across 2022 we’ve chosen to look at some of the more controversial topics during the holidays.  Last week we looked at abortion, which arguably causes the most heated debates in society today.  The questions we asked were, (i) what does the Bible say about abortion,...
Predestination

Predestination

Across the month of January we’ve been looking at some of the more controversial topics in the Christian arsenal, last week being the topic of predestination.  The reason this topic causes so much controversy is because (i) it is confusing to the human mind, and (ii)...
Where is God in COVID?

Where is God in COVID?

Up until December 2021, daily COVID numbers had stayed below 1 million.  In the last few weeks however they’ve blown right through the 3 million mark.  So what does the Bible have to say about this ongoing health disaster?  Where is God in COVID? Well to begin with,...