Enabling Wholeness Through the Renewing of Minds
For the apostle John, love of and from God is the basis of our experience and our community. That love is shown in action, not merely words: God’s love shown in Jesus and our love shown in how we treat our brothers and sisters in community. If God is love, what difference does this make?
For the apostle John, right thinking about God and Christ is necessary for life in the Christian community. Only then can we respond faithfully to the challenges that confront our beliefs and values. If God is light, what difference does this make?
The apostle John felt so deeply for his followers that he wanted them to drink deeply of the Spirit, to have a transforming experience and life with God. Yet his communities struggled and divided. If God is life, what difference does this make?
With the interpretation of Ephesians 2:8-9 as a starting point, here is an argument in favour of free will.
There was a lot of fuss this past weekend over the prediction of the Californian evangelist Harold Camping that Christians would be swept up into heaven on 21 May 2011, in an event known in the Bible as The Rapture. Jesus did not mince words when he stated, “about that day or hour no one knows”. If no one knows, not even Jesus, then the day or hour of his return, and the Church’s rapture, is not meant to be known. It is not what is important.
I am a Canadian-Australian, postmodern Christ-follower and missional church leader, who simply wants to realise whatever potential God created into him, to live healthy and whole so that I might encourage and inspire others to draw close to God, our Creator, Saviour, Lord and Friend. With my wife and children, I like to travel (especially overseas), ride my motorcycle (a 1999 HD Sportster 1200S), read and research for my doctorate, watch movies, run, drink coffee, eat ice cream and generally get out-of-doors as much as possible. [Read More …]