What is salvation?

What does it mean to be saved?

Saved from what?

The words salvation and saved mean to be rescued, delivered or protected from something. If we want to be protected from…

Confessing And Repenting

Is there any connection between confessing sin and repenting of it?

In 1 John 1:9 (ESV) Christians are told, "If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins ..." So, when we confess our sins we are forgiven but what does it mean to confess? Many…

Sitting On The Fence

"Anyone who chooses to be a friend of the world becomes an enemy of God."

(James 4:4 NIV)

Some churchgoers are quite…

The Man And The Birds

"The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us."

(John 1:14)

This is a story of an average man, not a scrooge but a kind, decent and mostly good man. He was generous to his family and upright in his dealings with other men. However, he just…

Recognising The Antichrist

"… he sets himself up in God's temple, proclaiming himself to be God."

(2 Thess. 2:4)

The Bible tells us that one day a man, called the Antichrist, will appear in the Temple (yet to be built) and declare himself to be God. 2 Thess.…

Returning God's Love

Jesus said, "If anyone loves me, he will obey my teaching."

(John 14:23)

Rom 5:8 tells us, "God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us." Through the cross, our heavenly Father clearly…

The Two Wolves

"I have set before you life and death, blessings and curses.

Now choose life." (Deu. 30:19)

Whenever someone repents and accepts Jesus as Lord of their life, the Holy Spirit comes to live within them and, from that point on, a spiritual battle…

God's Love

"God is love." (1 John 4:16)

As we look at the evil in this sin-sick world it is easy to see why non-believers say that God cannot be a God of love. It's hard to find words to describe how low mankind has sunk and, despite all the empty talk, things are only going to get worse until Jesus…

Faith And Faithfulness

"The righteous will live by faith." Hab. 2:4

The following article was written by Jacob Prasch of Moriel Ministries. I have added the bits in square brackets.

In Hebrew, the word for "faith" is "emunah" from…

"Without faith it is impossible to please God" (Heb. 11:6).

What is faith? We often say, "I have faith" or "I'm saved by faith alone," but what do we…

Saved By Grace

What does it mean to be saved by Grace?

In Matt. 1:21 we are told that Jesus will "save his people from their sins." The word 'save' means to deliver, to protect, to keep safe or to rescue from, so Jesus did…

Unity In Truth

"Sanctify them by the truth; your word is truth."

(John 17:17)

Within Christianity there is a lot of pressure to ignore doctrine and to unite with churches which clearly have false teachings. Some people say that we all love the same Jesus so we should put aside our…

Every Christian is called to be God's servant and should strive to serve with all their heart, soul, mind, and strength. In Luke 9:62, Jesus said, "No one who puts his hand to the plow and looks back is fit for service in the kingdom of God." Jesus is telling us not to look back at the world and our old way of life but to to keep looking to God for all things. He seems to be speaking mainly to those in ministry, however, it applies equally to all believers. Even though everyone is not called…

Denying Self

"If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself

and take up his cross daily and follow me" (Luke 9:23).

Jesus left heaven and humbly denied Himself all things to become God's greatest servant. In Luke 9:23, He said, "If…

The Fat Shepherds Are Fleecing The Sheep - Ezekiel 34



What has happened to our society? Why is the world becoming more and more immoral and lawless? Why has the church lost its godly influence? There was a time when the church was well respected and had a strong moral grip on society but that is no longer the case. Why? The fact is, when the world looks at 'Christianity' today,…

Coming Out Of Egypt

"Out of Egypt I called my son." (Matt. 2:15)



Psalm 106 tells us about Israel's rebellion during the forty years in which God led them out of Egypt into the promised land of Canaan. In the Bible, Egypt represents the world (sin) while Canaan was the promised holy land of rest for God's people. In…

Many Christians say that leading a holy, repentant life is not necessary for salvation and others say that a person only has to believe. By this they mean that if someone just believes, just knows, that Jesus died for their sins then they are saved and that is that. In this article, I would like to look at what it means to believe and what Jesus meant when He said, “unless you repent, you too will all perish” (Luke…

Christian Perfection

"Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect".

(Matt. 5:48)



What does perfect mean?

Once a person repents of all sin they are justified (saved) and the process of…

The Faith Of Abraham



What is faith?

We are told that faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see and that it comes from hearing the Word. The Bible also says that without faith it is impossible to please God (Heb 11:1, 6, Rom 10:17). So, in order to please God we must have faith in the…

Do Not Grieve The Spirit

“Do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God,

with whom you were sealed for the day of redemption”.

(Eph. 4:30)



The gift of the Holy Spirit is God's seal of approval for anyone…