This revolves around the incarnation story of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, as revealed and presented by Apostle John in the gospel written according to John. The theme of JESUS, THE GRACE, AND TRUTH is established from one of the teachings and testimonies of John on the deity of Christ Jesus. Introduction In his…
The doctrine of Christ’s second coming has been chosen to be studied by every Christian member to stand against all the heresies associated with the second coming of Jesus and defend the truth. The study is doctrinal and requires a careful survey of the scripture with particular attention to the New Testament, especially the Gospel…
The word “Parousia” means the second coming of Jesus Christ. One of the greatest threats to the Christian, which happens to be one of the signs of the end time, is false teaching about the coming of Jesus Chri, as well as faith. Introduction The doctrine of the second, referred to as ESCHATOLOGY and judgment,…
Everybody on earth has his or her philosophy. Yet all boils down to two, namely, the philosophy of Christians and the philosophy of the world. The world’s philosophy is “My life belongs to me to live as I please”. We can see this in the life of the “rich man” and Lazarus of Luke 16:19….
Faith is a belief system without empirical (verifiable) evidence. According to the scripture, it is the confident assurance that what we hope for is going to happen. Heb. 11:1 (NLT). Fruit is a result, effect, or consequence of an action; this can be an advantageous or disadvantageous result. It must be noted that, having the…
God created man in His IMAGE and after His LIKENESS. Gen. 1: 26-27. Jesus Christ is the only Man who made God visible on earth. The pre-fallen man was created in Christ’s image, possessing God’s communicable attributes in his perfect (Adamic) inner nature. The article examines sin. His likeness points externally to Christ’s glorious light…
Charles Spurgeon was the 19th-century pastor of the Metropolitan Tabernacle in London, a popular Baptist preacher, influential among various denominations, who was called the prince of preachers. This article examines regeneration as the Bible recorded it. He declared that sinners occupy a seven-fold position of need before God the Father, who makes provisions through Christ…
When we talk about repentance, many think that this is a topic for unbelievers only. Martin Luther quoted when Jesus said we should ‘repent’, meaning that believers should live their whole lives in repentance. Introduction Bob Sorge is the man nicknamed “The speaker who can’t talk” due to a major accident in 1992 that was…
The Hebrew and Aramaic Lexicon of the Old Testament by Dr Ludwig Koehler, a professor of Old Testament and three others says that the Hebrew word, ‘nacham’, translated as ‘repent’, means to regret or to be sorry. This has been applied in Job 4:6; “Wherefore I abhor (hate) myself and I repent in dust and…
The prevailing view among critics is that the virgin birth has no historical, biological, human, or logical basis. They trace the story of the virgin birth to believers in the Septuagint of Isaiah that a “virgin” would conceive a Son called “Immanuel” (“God with us”). The article examines the significance and virtue of Mary. They…