We’ve begun looking at the names of God and how his names help us understand him better. We’ve seen that God is called ‘The Father’, ‘The Son’ and ‘The Holy Spirit’ and unpacked what those names teach us. We’ve also looked at what we can learn from the names ‘God’ and ‘YHWH’, often translated as […]
When you think about it, Christmas is a bizarre holiday. The core reason for it is that the Son of God left heaven and became a human being. This is not normal behaviour. If we lived in heaven and reigned with all power and authority, we wouldn’t take a step down. Nobody likes to […]
We’ve begun looking at the names of God and how his names help us understand him better. We’ve seen that God is called ‘The Father’, ‘The Son’ and ‘The Holy Spirit’ and unpacked what those names teach us. This week I want to look at the name ‘God’. The English word ‘God’ is […]
We’ve begun looking at the names of God and how they help us understand him better. We’ve seen that God is called ‘The Father’ but also ‘The Son’. We also know from the Scriptures that God is referred to as ‘the Holy Spirit’. For example Paul, quoting from Isaiah, says: ‘”No eye has seen, […]
We’ve begun looking at the names of God and how they help us understand him better. Last time we began with the name ‘Father’. This week I want to look at the fact that God is also referred to as ‘Son’. The Bible clearly teaches that Jesus is God. And it also clearly teaches […]
The manner in which the Son of God was born into the world is most surprising. The Bible tells us that Jesus was born in a place of animals and put in a feeding trough instead of a crib: ‘While they were there, the time came for the baby to be born, and she […]
I’ve decided to take a break from our series of articles on the Westminster Larger Catechism and commence a series on the names of God. One of the joys of being a Christian is learning more about the God who made us and saved us. And one of the ways we can learn more […]
In this series of bulletin articles, we’ve been examining the Westminster Larger Catechism, published in the 17th Century. Lately we’ve been looking at the first of the ten commandments: ‘You shall have no other gods before me’ (Exodus 20:3). We saw the duties of the first commandment and have now been considering the sins forbidden […]
In this series of bulletin articles, we’ve been examining the Westminster Larger Catechism, published in the 17th Century. Lately we’ve been looking at the first commandment of the ten commandments: ‘You shall have no other gods before me’ (Exodus 20:3). We saw the duties of the first commandment and have now reflected on the sins […]
In this series of bulletin articles, we’ve been examining the Westminster Larger Catechism, published in the 17th Century. Lately we’ve been looking at the first commandment of the ten commandments: ‘You shall have no other gods before me’ (Exodus 20:3). We saw the duties of the first commandment and have now reflected on the sins […]