We want to help you deepen your knowledge of the gospel as expounded throughout Scriptures. These articles have been compiled to spur your growth in your commitment to protect, proclaim and prioritize the gospel of Christ.
Online Church isn’t the Ideal – Don’t Get Used to it
In the mad rush to online church, many pastors are asking ourselves: “How can we make online church not just good but great? How can we make the online experience just as good as the personal experience?” Now it’s perfectly understandable why we want to be at our best: we want to continue seeing the sinner saved and saints sanctified...
Presenting Some Promising Approaches to Biblical Theology
So often the Bible overview opens eyes and minds and excites students and preachers. Over time, however, I have evolved in how I describe the Bible overview and its structure, and I am not so persuaded that “Kingdom” gets to the heart of the matter...
Siapakah Yesus?
Ramai muda-mudi orang Kristian dan orang-orang Kristian yang baru keliru mengenai siapa Yesus sebenarnya. Ada yang tertanya-tanya, sekiranya Yesus itu adalah Tuhan, kenapa Dia boleh mati; kenapa Dia banyak mempunyai ciri-ciri manusia seperti memerlukan rehat, memerlukan makanan dan sebagainya? Semasa Dia disalib Dia memanggil Tuhan Bapa, "Tuhan-Ku, Tuhan-Ku, mengapa Engkau meninggalkan Aku?"...
True Blessing: Chinese New Year Message 2021
On a normal Chinese New Year, much of the focus of our celebration is on acquiring blessing for ourselves and our family. The decorations, the songs, the Ang Pao’s, the Yi Sang, and even the greeting "Gong Xi Fa Chai" all revolve around this theme of receiving blessing. Even McDonald’s joins in offering its Prosperity Burger and Prosperity Sundae...
Counting Converts or counting the cost?
Jimmy was fearful when he got home that evening. His parents knew that he’d been out with friends, but they didn’t know what he’d been doing with them. He approached his father in the living room. With no small amount of fear, he confessed to his father that he’d been attending the local Christian...
Thank God It’s Monday
As you head into work on Monday morning, how do you feel about your job? Do you feel that you are doing something significant? Or not? Even if you are doing something that feels worthwhile, many still find it hard to perceive the significance of our work for the kingdom of God...
Called to Work?
Do you sometimes find yourself too obsessed with your job? Sometimes we are tempted to define ourselves by our work, allowing our status to be determined by the particular job we have. The thinking goes like this: the better paid the job, the better the status. Although as Christians, we may not care...
Christmas 2020: Light and Hope for a Dark World
For most of us 2020 has been a year like nothing that we have experienced before. A global pandemic, an economic crisis, a time of anxiety and uncertainty and isolation, and for some of us, a time of grief and despair. All of us have tried our best to adjust...
God at Work (Part 2): The Practice of Work
In Part 1, we considered the purpose of work. We saw that work is good and given to humanity that we might feed ourselves. However, God’s judgement on human sin means that our work has become grim and futile. Christ redeems our work, giving us a new identity to live out...
God at Work (Part 1): The Purpose of Work
Before making a big life investment, it is crucial that we clearly understand its purpose. In the case of work, we spend more than half our waking week – time and energy – on it. Our work is often a major factor in our life decisions and goal. Work promises many of the rewards we now crave, such as reputation, riches...
Why consider a Ministry Internship? (Part 3): Next Steps
So perhaps you’re considering vocational ministry but you’re unsure about the next steps. If you’re a young person like me, I believe that a ministry internship would be very beneficial. It’s a huge commitment, but like anything, huge commitments reap huge rewards. However, before you make your decision, here are two factors that you could consider...
Divine Impassibility (Part 1): A Passionless God
The doctrine of divine impassibility refers to the belief that God is passionless in himself and does not suffer. The Westminster Confession of Faith puts it this way: "There is but one only, living, and true God, who is infinite in being and perfection, a most pure spirit, invisible, without body, parts, or passions"...