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22 09, 2023

Forgiveness

By |2023-09-22T18:04:37+10:0022nd September, 2023|Categories: Nuggets|0 Comments

Psychologists generally define forgiveness as a conscious, deliberate decision to release feelings of resentment or vengeance toward a person or group who have harmed you, or that you perceive to have harmed you, regardless of whether they actually deserve your forgiveness.  God’s Forgiveness The vast majority of the original [...]

25 07, 2023

Creation vs Evolution

By |2023-07-25T10:13:20+10:0025th July, 2023|Categories: Nuggets|0 Comments

Which is true, Scripture or science?  Which can be disproved?  Science has provided much in terms of modern accomplishments because of its system of being able to replicate observable experiments.  However, when discussing origins, science cannot replicate those observable experiments.  An honest investigation of the science of beginnings shows [...]

7 07, 2023

All Means All – 2

By |2023-07-07T14:48:25+10:007th July, 2023|Categories: Nuggets|0 Comments

The “All” inclusiveness is not only a NT teaching. Isaiah, in the Old Testament, already spoke about All in chapter 25 “God will prepare a feast for all people, He will destroy the shroud that enfolds all peoples, the sheet that covers up all nations. He will eliminate death, [...]

30 06, 2023

All Means All – 1

By |2023-06-30T09:41:21+10:0030th June, 2023|Categories: Nuggets|0 Comments

When we are raising our children we make it very clear to them: NO means NO, we ask them the question; what part of the word NO don't you understand, if they persist in their behaviour. Thus emphasising the seriousness of the word NO. But what about the word [...]

24 06, 2023

Nate Johnston – 23 June 2023

By |2023-06-24T15:15:23+10:0024th June, 2023|Categories: Nate Johnston-Priest and performers, Other prophetic voices, Prophetic|0 Comments

PRIESTS & PERFORMERS Performers stand at the street corners shouting their knowledge, stats, and accolades. They will lure you in with a word that will momentarily Band-Aid your pain and then empty your pockets. They know the verbiage to draw in the masses but give you nothing. They are brokers [...]

23 06, 2023

Curses – 2

By |2023-06-23T15:19:51+10:0023rd June, 2023|Categories: Nuggets|0 Comments

Where do curses fit in with a loving God? No where! God is love and therefore He only gives us good gifts, not curses. Curses will come into existence where people start believing lies about themselves, who they really are as the sons and daughters of God as part [...]

16 06, 2023

Curses – 1

By |2023-06-16T15:28:18+10:0016th June, 2023|Categories: Nuggets|0 Comments

We have all read books or watched TV where curses or spells were uttered in the course of the storyline or the program. But what are curses, are they real and how can they affect us, if they can affect us at all. Are they used by the powers [...]

9 06, 2023

Heart

By |2023-06-09T14:49:20+10:009th June, 2023|Categories: Nuggets|0 Comments

Once again, our English words seem to fail to explain the many nuances that our Hebrew and Greek scriptures express.  Even in our own culture we use the word ‘heart’ with different meanings in different situations.  Is it a muscular blood-pump?  A mystical crucible for holding warm-fuzzies?  The central [...]

2 06, 2023

Grace

By |2023-06-02T14:06:14+10:002nd June, 2023|Categories: Nuggets|0 Comments

Grace has been defined as: a : unmerited divine assistance given to humans for their regeneration or sanctification.  b : a virtue coming from God.  c : a state of sanctification enjoyed through divine assistance.  a :approval, favour, stayed in his good graces  b archaic : mercy, pardon.  c : [...]

26 05, 2023

Evangelism – part 2

By |2023-05-26T10:22:30+10:0026th May, 2023|Categories: Nuggets|0 Comments

The traditional style of evangelism declares that we are all ‘filthy sinners’ and are bound for hell unless we repent. This is what you would call a real judgemental style of evangelism - the 'Fire and Brimstone' message. This is in stark contrast to the real truth of evangelism, [...]

19 05, 2023

Evangelism – part 1

By |2023-05-19T13:56:27+10:0019th May, 2023|Categories: Nuggets|0 Comments

Evangelism is defined as the sharing of good news (gospel).  For Christianity, that ‘good news’ concerns the restoration/presentation of our identity in God, and of His in-dwelling presence in all of humanity through Christ Jesus.  The purpose of evangelism is to awaken men, women, and children to their position [...]

12 05, 2023

Born Again – 2

By |2023-05-12T10:47:55+10:0012th May, 2023|Categories: Born Again|0 Comments

And then onto verse 7 (Mirror), “Don't be surprised when I say to you (humanity plural) You couldn't get here in the flesh unless you got here from above”.  For you the most benefit will be: the awareness, the understanding that you are both flesh and spirit. We have [...]

5 05, 2023

Born Again – 1

By |2023-05-05T13:20:32+10:005th May, 2023|Categories: Born Again|0 Comments

What is the evangelical, traditional, usage and understanding of ‘being born again’? Is there such a thing as ‘born again’?  What do we understand by it? Do we understand it at all?  Do we have the right understanding of Jesus' words? Have the words or the meaning of the [...]

28 04, 2023

Idolatry – part 2

By |2023-04-28T13:59:24+10:0028th April, 2023|Categories: Nuggets|0 Comments

We are all familiar with the statues, carvings and paintings depicting various gods from different cultures.  In the West the gods of Olympus, Rome and Egypt have shaped and guided our psyche for millenia.  Other cultures such as the sub-continent, mesoamerica and the orient all have their own, though [...]

21 04, 2023

Zeal

By |2023-04-21T10:30:33+10:0021st April, 2023|Categories: News|0 Comments

What do we know about zeal: Looking on the internet we’ll find: “zeal optics” sunglasses or goggles, and “zeal, an offline documentation browser”, “zeal kitchenware” etc.  But this is not what we want to talk about here. What is this zeal? Zeal is dedication or enthusiasm for something. If [...]

31 03, 2023

Law / Covenant – 07 Christian

By |2023-03-31T14:12:33+11:0031st March, 2023|Categories: Law/Covenant|0 Comments

Christian So, if Israelites were separated by the 10 Commandments from the Gentiles who have only 7 Laws, how should the two groups relate to each other, or even within their own differing cultures, especially for the new group called Christians. In Acts 15:22-29 we find that James proclaims [...]

28 03, 2023

Law / Covenant – 06 Davidic

By |2023-03-28T14:09:19+11:0028th March, 2023|Categories: Law/Covenant|0 Comments

Davidic In 2 Samuel chapter 7 God makes a covenant with David. There is nothing David needs to do to be a beneficiary of this covenant, nor does God threaten him with losing any benefits because of any of his actions. The covenant covers 7 blessings God promises to [...]

24 03, 2023

Law / Covenant – 05 Mosaic

By |2023-03-24T13:55:25+11:0024th March, 2023|Categories: News|0 Comments

Mosaic In the 6th chapter of Exodus, verses 6 to 8, we read, “Therefore say to the children of Israel: ‘I am the Lord; I will bring you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians, I will rescue you from their bondage, and I will redeem you with [...]

21 03, 2023

Law / Covenant – 04 Abrahamic

By |2023-03-21T14:17:35+11:0021st March, 2023|Categories: Law/Covenant|0 Comments

Abrahamic Genesis 12:1-3 lists the 3 promises God made to Abram. These being the promise of land, seed and blessings. The formalizing of the contract is reported in Genesis 15, with God declaring “I will” and moving between the carcasses as Abram slept. Thus making this an unconditional covenant, [...]

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