Category Archives: Biblical Christianity

God Kills Us Off … He Executes Us!

I recently read an article on guilt, written by a popular leader of a church here in Melbourne.  The sub-heading read: For many of us, a church and the symbols of religion merely remind us of where not to venture.  A … Continue reading

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Different Label – Same Stuff In The Bottle!

On a recent national television program, millions of Australian people including myself, watched & listened to a cult leader in his late 40′s tell us he was Jesus Christ.  There’s nothing new in this of course, he’s simply one of many … Continue reading

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The Need To Think And Evaluate Evidence

In my experience, a common accusation made to Christians by non-believers is that we’re not really all that intelligent and that our faith is a great cop-out, a great excuse to evade the need to think and evaluate evidence.  Usually such statements are made … Continue reading

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Misguided Love For Jesus – Misguided Fear Of God

Over the years different people have asked me in different ways about the reality & work of Satan the devil and  sin. Questions such as, “How come God allowed this to happen in the first place?” Or, “Why didn’t God get rid of Satan … Continue reading

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The Nice People

In my recent post: Satan’s Useful Idiot, I made two statements, one with a question; God is not interested in being nice. Where in the gospels does one see Jesus being nice?  A couple of people were offended.  I don’t know what … Continue reading

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Will You Be Standing Or Falling?

I was re-watching a You Tube video from the late David Wilkerson recently, and I was struck by his words, “We have come to a time where every man, every woman, has to get their own word from God.  You can’t get … Continue reading

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They All Have One Thing In Common Now

Recently I read a few brief sentences about a man who, as a child learned the Bible at his mother’s knee and grew up believing that it was literally true.  But some years later he was no longer sure that this was … Continue reading

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Progressive Reality Equals Progressive Liberty

During the presentation of my radio gospel program a lady phoned leaving a message to say she was being, “wonderfully blessed” by what she was hearing and that, “the Holy Spirit was speaking His truth.” During the presentation I was making some distinctions between common … Continue reading

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Satan’s Useful Idiot

On television recently, a Baptist pastor was asked to share his views on same-sex marriage.  He did so, “on the basis of justice, compassion and equality for all people.”  Then he went on to say, “The case would need to be made that allowing same-sex … Continue reading

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Just As If I Had Never Sinned

Three years ago I was in prayer with the Lord agonizing over a decision, knowing that if I was to follow through on it, it would sever all relationships with some of my fellow brothers & sisters in Christ.  Sometimes when agonizing I talk … Continue reading

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