What will be the fruit of the Egyptian revolution of 2011?Coptic Christians are anxiously watching a theological and political battle between Muslim parties expected to win 60% of parliament seats. The struggle will define an emerging political Islam. Fears and...
The whole Bible is God’s love revelation of himself to a world in pain. Jesus came to complete the message. As the Word of God made flesh, Jesus is the full and final declaration of God. This time he did not send a prophet, he came himself. Jesus is Emmanuel,...
Mild He lays His glory by Born that man no more may die Born to raise the sons of earth Born to give them second birth Hark! The herald angels sing “Glory to the newborn King!” Christmas is a glorious celebration of new birth. The famous carol Hark! the...
True worship is God?s eternal heart for all sinful people. Since the dawn of time, the Father has been actively seeking sinful men and women who will be his people and will worship him in spirit and truth.? Even now, he is drawing believers together essentially...
The whole Bible is God’s love revelation of himself to a world in pain. Jesus came to complete the message. As the Word of God made flesh, Jesus is the full and final declaration of God. This time he did not send a prophet, he came himself. The highest...
When we walk in and with the Spirit, we can be sure that he will lead us on to the Church?s glorious destiny which is set out in Ephesians 4. And this destiny is the fullness of Christ. To understand this phrase we need to go to Ephesians 1, where Paul links fullness...
We have seen that Jesus healed everybody who came to Him requesting healing and that He cured all those to whom the Father sent Him. But the rest of the New Testament is not a record of unbroken success. There are at least four references which may imply either...
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning. Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. In him was life, and that life was the light of men. (John 1:1-6) From...
A woman poured on Jesus’s head this very expensive perfume. A few hours later, he was to be taken to Calvary and to be crucified. This woman anointed Him for His burial, but as He was rejected, as He was broken, as He was scourged and crucified, the sweet...
It is important to understand the significance of the life we are called to live in the Spirit. This means that we are made holy by what the Holy Spirit produces in us and not by our human effort. Holiness does not come from ourselves, but from Christ?s nature in us....
