While it is true that Christians are the most persecuted group of people on earth today, Paul shows that they are not to respond to these wrongs as victims but as opportunists who boldly live lives worthy of Christ and embrace suffering for Christ as a gift. This is not our contemporary response of outrage … Continue reading Philippians 1:12-30 | Living is Christ
Malachi 4.1-6 | I will come to you
In Malachi's teaching God lays down a dare. At one point he even says: 'Put me to the test' (3:10). The challenge is to live an extraordinary life with him rather than the ordinary life of cynicism and grumbling we are so used to. Join us on Sunday 9/6 as we worship the God who … Continue reading Malachi 4.1-6 | I will come to you
Malachi 3:13-4:6 | Is it futile to serve God?
Is it futile to serve God? Plenty in out time say it is. If you suffer, why keep trusting God? If your prayers are not answered the way you want them to be - why continue to believe? Malachi, in the last section of his work tackles this question for his own time. Richard Trist … Continue reading Malachi 3:13-4:6 | Is it futile to serve God?
The Trinity of God
Augustine of Hippo pointed out that if God is love (as we often remind ourselves) then he must have known love within himself before he created. He has loved the other within himself from eternity - as Jesus describes in his prayer in John 17. For Christians, God is more complex than we often want … Continue reading The Trinity of God
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