A friend told me one night that he had doubts about the reality of the spiritual realm. Like most people I know, his preference was to think of himself as a realist. He said something like, “That which I can see, feel, touch and taste is reality for me and if I can’t do that, then I think it should be very questionable.” So I mentioned electricity, suggesting to him, “You can’t do any of those things with that.” He thought for a moment, shuffled Continue reading “Their Voids are the Reality”
It’s s though They’re Doing it behind God’s Back
Lately I’ve been giving some thought to the theologies of two Christian people who, to me seem to represent the reason why Christianity is increasingly unattractive to people. One is strongly doctrine-based and the other is strongly works-based. It is as though the first person is saying, “If you don’t believe this…….then maybe you need to reflect a lot more on where you are at in God.” With the other it is as though he is saying, “If you don’t do this … then maybe you need to………..” However, both of them fail Continue reading “It’s s though They’re Doing it behind God’s Back”
The Greatest Fool of All
Twenty-five years ago a musician friend of mine used to take great delight in mocking me with sarcastic remarks about my stand for the Lord Jesus Christ. He was a non-practicing Roman Catholic who believed himself to be free from all religious restraints. And although his life-style gave the impression that his belief was true, it was not true. He had certainly come out of his church, but his church had not come out of him. In other words, in spite of Continue reading “The Greatest Fool of All”
Tools & Slaves in the Hands of The Angel of Light
An elderly lady suffering with cancer phoned to thank me for visiting her the day before, and for, “taking away my worries and fears.” She said, “When you walked into the room, it was as though God came in, it was written all over your face.” Then she asked me if I could call again soon, because, “I want to experience that again.” Another time a lady asked me to pray for her sore leg which had been troubling her for some weeks. She too phoned the following day to Continue reading “Tools & Slaves in the Hands of The Angel of Light”
Free From the Pain of Ostracism
Some weeks after I had submitted myself to the Lordship of Jesus Christ, my family and I visited a Roman Catholic family. We had been invited to lunch in celebration of one of their children who had that morning made his first communion, a rather auspicious occasion in the eyes of Roman Catholic people. This particular family are very religious, being proud of the fact also that there are a couple of nuns in their midst. Upon inviting us inside, the wife noticed Continue reading “Free From the Pain of Ostracism”
They are Upside Down Christians
Even though it has been twenty-five years since I first personally encountered the reality of the Lord Jesus Christ, I have never in all that time ceased to be fascinated at the level of degrees He has gone to in getting me to accept His truth about the freedom and liberty that now belongs to me as a result of my turning to Him and receiving Him as Savior of my soul and Lord of my life. Prior to the lead-up to this encounter my thoughts and opinions as to what freedom was, were Continue reading “They are Upside Down Christians”
They Were made God-dependent not Man-dependent
Due only to the mercy and love of God, I have never forgotten the warning words in a pastor’s sermon spoken many years ago, “most Christians are happy to settle for a word of God, rather than THE word.” It was a sermon in relation to Jesus’ numerous gospel warnings for His people to take heed – to be on the alert – to watch out that they do not become deceived by “revelations” and teachings that do not come from Himself. I was a new Christian at the time, quite Continue reading “They Were made God-dependent not Man-dependent”
Spiritual Cowards
A church-going lady once told me she was unhappy in her marriage and was praying to God, asking Him if it was alright for her to have an affair. A church-going man in his mid-thirties told me he hated his stepmother so much that he was praying to God for disaster or death to strike her. Another religious man was praying to God asking Him to give a sign that would confirm it was ok for him not to pay his income taxes. Living in a society where most Continue reading “Spiritual Cowards”
His Distaste for the Complicated and the Sophisticated
There are a multitude of reasons as to why I find the Lord Jesus Christ to be the most fascinating Person ever to enter the human race, not the least of these being His distaste for the complicated and the sophisticated. Jesus’ lack of regard for man’s worldly-wise, complex, intricate belief systems and processes was one of the huge attractions for me. To discover this reality became almost as Continue reading “His Distaste for the Complicated and the Sophisticated”
God is Explicit, Particular and Definite in His Instructions to Us
A few years ago I was in a business meeting with my radio colleagues and at some point the word “prayer” was briefly mentioned by someone. As far as I know I was the only believer among them, but the person who spoke the word gave the impression that prayer might be a good idea, given the problems (especially financial) that were mounting up. Without intending to Continue reading “God is Explicit, Particular and Definite in His Instructions to Us”