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In the realm of socio-economic philosophies, the Calvinist work ethic stands as a cornerstone, shaping attitudes towards labour, success, and prosperity. Originating from the teachings of John Calvin, a prominent figure in the Protestant Reformation, this work ethic has left an indelible mark on Western culture and economic systems. Let’s…

First up - Fake News Have you noticed that there is more fake news, misinformation, no trust in government, doctors, scientists about disease, distrust in Christian workers, and conspiracy theories that range from man not landing on the moon to the world is flat?  You may wonder, why are people…

We enter this year (Jan 2024) with two major ongoing wars that threaten to destabilise financial security on two fronts. One is ENERGY costs and supply in Europe and the UK and the other is STABILITY in the middle east on which the west (mainly Europe) depends heavily still for…

How we should live as Christians. Correct Christian living is important, both for us who believe and for those who do not and our principles should not be compromised in any way. On the other hand, we have to be wary of those who want to get us arrested and…

That was a question that Pilate asked Jesus before he found no fault in Him. Who was Pilate and why did he ask that question? Thats one question which we would do well to ask again today. Who was Pontius Pilate? Pontius Pilate was the Roman governor of Judea around…

Gnosticism is a set of religious ideas and systems which appeared in the latter part of the 1st century AD. It was mainly adhered to by certain breakaway sects of the Jewish and early Christian beliefs. Essentially Gnostics leaned heavily on personal spiritual knowledge over and above the orthodox teachings, traditions, and authority of…

Jesus’s prayer in John 17:15,20 for believers to be protected from the evil one is answered daily, hourly, minute by minute. If God the father was to take away his hand of protection we would not know what hit us. The amount of torturous attacks would be impossible to bear.…

Hello dear soul. For indeed thats what you really are! A soul that is precious to the God of heaven and earth. The one who created everything including you. You have a body but you are not just a body, you have a soul and spirit. When you were born,…

The breastplate of righteousness and the belt of truth The Breastplate of righteousness in the sense of a Christians armour protects us from being defeated by a loss of credibility.This is not speaking of the righteous of Christ, that's something that we have when we are "born again" and will never…

The shield of Faith and the sword of the Spirit In the first part of the series we said that we could use the shield of faith and the sword of the Spirit to counter the attacks on our Helmet of Salvation. So what are the shield of faith and…

By deliverance we would understand that to mean freed from the influence of an evil spirit also known as a demon (whatever form that influence may take). By ministry we would usually mean that to be someones area of expertise. Is the deliverance ministry biblical? well the deliverance bit is…

There is a lot of talk lately about what people think the Mark of the Beast is. It ranges from COVID-19 vaccines, to barcodes, QR codes, credit/debit cards or microchips implanted under or on the skin. Some even suggest people can be forced to have the mark against their will,…

It's Christmas! - What does that mean? Well it means different things to different people, so for most Christians it means the time we celebrate the birth of Christ and yet for those of other or no faith its just another day or party time! As we are a website…

Has God abandoned you? One of the hardest things that I have to deal with is people who think that God has abandoned them for some reason and that reason varies, usually they think they have let God down big time. Let me start off by saying God doesn’t abandon…

Who Controls The Earth? I wonder if you ever ask that question? There are a large percentage of people, whom when asked about God, usually say, “If there is a God, why is there so much evil in the World?” The majority do want to know the answer but others just…

By church here we mean a group of believers who gather together regularly and by leadership we mean those who for whatever reason are "in charge" of such a group. So having got that out of the way lets begin by looking at the model of leadership in the Old…

First let us define what is the "Armour of God"? This is a concept given by the apostle Paul in his letter to the Ephesians. In the bible, this is found in chapter 6 of Ephesians in the New Testament. What is this all about? Well we read in Ephesians…

What is the church conspiracy? I go to a mainstream Christian Church but I have a lot of friends and work colleagues who think that I am brainwashed. Somehow, they think I am being coerced into doing something which you would not normally do of your own free will or…

What is Pentecost Sunday and why Sunday? Why Pentecost and why Sunday? Pentecost simply means "fiftieth" and its Sunday because …lets find out. It turns out that, Pentecost is exactly 50 days after the resurrection of Jesus, and on that Pentecost day the disciples were filled with the Holy Spirit…

A few years ago I had the privilege to preach at a little chapel on the subject of Palm Sunday. As very often happens when I prepare a talk I end up learning a lot and this time was no exception. If you, like me, were brought up on chocolate…

So what are these two kingdoms about and what does the bible tell us about them?  Jesus said in Matthew 12:26 If Satan drives out Satan, he is divided against himself. How then can his kingdom stand?   So we know from Jesus that Satan has a kingdom. Firstly we must…

That is a direct quote from the bible. 1 John 4:8 Let that thought sink in for a moment. The word translated "love" here from the original Greek is agape - This is important to note as in English we only have one word for "love" but in Greek there…

What does that statement mean? For theological students out there, it forms a part of the belief system of Calvinists and those who adhere to theological determinism. But what does it mean to the average Joe? Can it mean that everything that happens here on earth is what God wants…

  Disasters happen in our world and some who believe in God think that God has allowed it to happen. Its God's will they might say. An insurance underwriter might say it was an act of God. When an earthquake that has struck and killed many people they think to…

God is Sovereign Have you ever heard that phrase quoted at you particularly when something terrible has happened? If so then you need to ask the one stating that, what do they mean by that? Its important, as it is usually meant to disarm you from worry by saying that…