I read about a man who had a serious operation on his foot that required an extended period of rehabilitation. Much of that process was painful and time consuming. In his determination to regain full mobility, the man faithfully exercised and avoided doing things the doctor said he should not do....
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Believers are exhorted by the apostle Paul: “Examine yourselves to see if your faith is genuine. Test yourselves. Surely you know that Jesus Christ is among you; if not, you have failed the test of genuine faith.” (2 Corinthians 13:5 NLT)
Reading through James’ letter recently reminded me that...
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The last few weeks I’ve been discussing how to overcome the fear of sharing your faith with others. The first thing is to make it a matter of prayer, confessing your anxieties to the Lord and asking him for boldness and opportunities to witness. The second thing is to be as prepared as possible b...
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How do we overcome our fear of witnessing, turning our fear into fervor for Jesus? My last blog proposed that the first step is always prayer. Opening our heart in humility and honesty to the Lord and addressing our struggle should always be our first option. Understanding our gospel obligation, ...
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Shakespeare famously wrote, “our doubts are traitors and make us lose the good we might win by fearing to attempt.” This certainly applies to Christians who shrink from the responsibility of sharing their faith with others. Being a bit introverted, I have always found personal evangelism out of m...
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I recently brought a message from John 15 where Jesus referred to his disciples as friends. Afterwards someone mentioned to me that they had always had a difficult time thinking of God in terms of friendship. To them it seemed too casual. Indeed, perceiving God in superficial ways is definitely s...
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Remaking the World: How 1776 Created the Post-Christian West
by Andrew Wilson, Published by Crossway, 2023
If you’re a history buff like me, Andrew Wilson’s “Remaking the World” is well worth your time. Teaching pastor at King’s Church London, Wilson combines his historical and theological ex...
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Famous atheist Richard Dawkins in his book, The God Delusion, argues that science proves things by an appeal to evidence, whereas faith is simply “blind trust, in the absence of evidence." I recently heard him say in a debate that if you have evidence, there is no need for faith. Such a statement...
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One of the arguments against Christianity is the conflicting interpretations of the Bible within the church itself. They reason that if Christians cannot agree on what the Bible means why should they even bother trying to figure it out. It seems a fair question but actually reveals an intellectua...
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Orthodox Christianity declares that the Bible is the Word of God and is the standard of truth. Such a statement doesn’t sit well with a generation conditioned to believe truth is relative. So the question we need to ask ourselves is whether the truth we believe is objective or merely preferenence...
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