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Christ-centred preaching in a self-centred culture
‘For we preach not ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord’ (2 Cor. 4:5 ) After a full life of ministry, the fifty year old Charles Spurgeon writes, ‘Souls by hundreds come to faith in Jesus under a ministry which sets Him forth clearly and constantly. Few remain unbelieving under a preacher whose great subject is Christ crucified. Hear no minister of any other sort.’ A survey of the content of preaching in churches today yields
Five great theological themes of the gospel: Imputation (part four)
The word "impute" means to credit, attribute, or assign. In imputation, something is assigned to something else. The Christian doctrine of imputation is closely tied to the atonement and to justification. The atonement is the value that is assigned. Justification is the result of that assignment.1 In a sense, imputation is the mechanics of how the atonement works. For instance, how can Jesus cover my sin by his death on the cross? How can his
How many kids should I have?
The average Australian family size with 2.4 kids is not as common as it used to be. Increasingly small sedans are making way for either Toyota Coasters or a Mazda MX5s. When we look to the Bible for guidance, we cannot find a passage that tells us how many children is ideal. The often quoted verse is "blessed is he whose quiver is full." In Christian pop culture, the pressure is on. Through their reality
God’s forgotten attribute: Holiness
But as He which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation; Because it is written, be ye holy; for I am holy. –1 Peter 1:15-16 Introduction to holiness Most believers today are genuinely willing to engage themselves in discussion surrounding the nature and characteristics of God. The love of God, so rich a theme, is never far from the lips or mind of the saint, and in many