When we suffer, it is helpful to remember that it may be due to Satan targeting us. The Book of Job shows us that God does allow Satan to hurt people deliberately. Job was very faithful to God. And Satan went after him. We read: ‘One day the angels came to present themselves before […]
What is sin? The Bible depicts sin in many ways. Previously I’ve written about the Hebrew and Greek words that define sin as ‘missing a mark’, ‘rebellion’ and ‘perversion’. But how else is sin described? Another word used to describe sin is the Hebrew word ‘shagah’. This word literally means ‘straying from a correct […]
What is sin? The Bible depicts sin in many ways. Last time I wrote about the Hebrew and Greek words that define sin as ‘missing a mark’ and ‘rebellion’. But how else is sin described? Another word used to describe sin is the Hebrew word ‘avah’. This word literally means ‘deliberate perversion’ or a […]
What is sin? There are many ways that sin is described in the Bible. Last time I wrote about sin in these articles, we looked at the Hebrew word, chatta’h, and its Greek equivalent, harmatia. We saw that they described sin as missing a mark. Another word used to describe sin is the Hebrew […]
What is sin? There are many ways that sin is described in the Bible. In the Old Testament, one of the common Hebrew words used to describe sin is chatta’h. It is an action that misses the mark. An example of the word being used to describe a non-moral action is in the book of […]
In these bulletin articles, we’ve been going through a list of questions and answers contained in the Westminster Larger Catechism, published in the 17th Century. We’ve been looking at God’s law as summarised in the ten commandments. We started by examining the first commandment: ‘You shall have no other gods before me’ (Exodus 20:3). We […]
What is sin? It might seem like a simple question with a simple answer but you might be surprised that there are people who define sin differently. Whilst some, rightly, define sin as doing anything which is at odds with God. Others, have attempted to redefine sin to mean: ‘Any act or thought that robs […]
In these bulletin articles, we’ve been going through a list of questions and answers contained in the Westminster Larger Catechism, published in the 17th Century. Recently, we’ve been looking at the mediation Christ makes for his church and we’ve seen that part of Christ’s mediation is granting repentance. We learnt that repentance involves sensing the […]
In these bulletin articles, we’ve been going through a list of questions and answers contained in the Westminster Larger Catechism, published in the 17th Century. Recently, we’ve been looking at the mediation Christ makes for his church and we’ve seen that part of Christ’s mediation is granting repentance. We learnt that repentance involves sensing the […]
We’ve been going through an old list of questions and answers contained in the Westminster Larger Catechism published in the 17th century. In particular, we’ve been examining the doctrine of justification, which is a legal declaration that you are right before God. We’ve seen that justification comes by God’s word and the Spirit. But who […]