Category Archives: Faith

Endings, beginnings, ongoings: “Amen”, “Come with me”, “Let’s go Lord” Part 4b (I feel part 4 is too long, so I’ve split it into two): A peculiar problem To return to God – or rather to God and me – and to God and you – what I want to say is this. God isContinue reading “Endings, beginnings, ongoings: “Amen”, “Come with me”, “Let’s go Lord”. (Part 4b)”

Endings, beginnings, ongoings: “Amen”, “Come with me”, “Let’s go Lord” Part 4a (I feel part 4 is too long, so I’ve split it into two) : A peculiar problem The above is what I wanted to say on this matter, but there is one final point to add, though this might be a peculiarity justContinue reading “Endings, beginnings, ongoings: “Amen”, “Come with me”, “Let’s go Lord”. (Part 4a)”

Endings, beginnings, ongoings: “Amen”, “Come with me”, “Let’s go Lord” Part 3: Let’s go Lord This leads me on to the third of my key “prayer words or phrases” and that is, “Let’s go Lord”. This is my way to attempt to express this sense of dynamic flow. In our life with the Lord, thereContinue reading “Endings, beginnings, ongoings: “Amen”, “Come with me”, “Let’s go Lord”. (Part 3)”

Endings, beginnings, ongoings: “Amen”, “Come with me”, “Let’s go Lord” Part 2: Come with me “Amen” is my word to God. However, a vitally important part of prayer is listening to God in order to hear any response he may give us. Prayer is definitely not sticking our shopping list on God’s fridge and expectingContinue reading “Endings, beginnings, ongoings: “Amen”, “Come with me”, “Let’s go Lord”. (Part 2)”

(An exploration of our relationship with God in 4 parts) Endings, beginnings, ongoings: “Amen”, “Come with me”, “Let’s go Lord” Part 1: Amen This article is very personal as I try to describe an aspect of my relationship with God. If you are left wondering, “What on earth is he talking about?”, then please justContinue reading “Endings, beginnings, ongoings: “Amen”, “Come with me”, “Let’s go Lord”. (Part 1)”

Sin, grace and freedom : Romans 7 and 8 Part 7: Jesus is Lord. Despite everything, he is Lord and he is our Lord I think that sin is a challenge to the lordship of Christ – and in my own understanding, I see increasingly clearly that his lordship is the be all and endContinue reading “Sin, grace and freedom : Romans 7 – 8. (Part 7)”

Sin, grace and freedom : Romans 7 and 8 Part 6: We have switched allegiance – from sin to Christ, and so are now on a new path Our Christian faith does bring us freedom in the Holy Spirit. The whole point of God’s saving work – and where we began our exploration – wasContinue reading “Sin, grace and freedom : Romans 7 – 8. (Part 6)”

Sin, grace and freedom : Romans 7 and 8 Part 5: The Holy Spirit is our guide and strength, but is the comforter who stands by us, not the one who takes over from us We must therefore now turn to our relationship with the Holy Spirit. There have certainly been a few times inContinue reading “Sin, grace and freedom : Romans 7 – 8. (Part 5)”

Sin, grace and freedom : Romans 7 and 8 Part 4: We are always debtors to grace – because Christ affirms our human nature and becomes the channel of grace whereby we find freedom However, Paul does see the correct solution to this dilemma -though it remains a painful situation. The key thing is notContinue reading “Sin, grace and freedom : Romans 7 – 8. (Part 4)”

Sin, grace and freedom : Romans 7 and 8 Part 3: We do not earn our salvation, it is given as a gift – but what happens next? Fundamentally, sin is a challenge to the lordship of Christ. In the first part of Paul’s letter to the Romans, he wrestles with a crucial problem: “HowContinue reading “Sin, grace and freedom : Romans 7 – 8. (Part 3)”