The debate about cessationism and continuationism is one that has plagued the Christian church for a long time in the modern era. I was drawn to a related discussion recently on Facebook with an ex-classmate over the hunger for supernatural …
Cessationism and Continuationism: 5 Simple Meaningful Pointers to Consider Read more »
Christian Slogans: What now? Christian slogans – if you have been a Christian long enough, you would have heard, or used, some of them. Probably these Christian slogans were used in attempts to summarise the truth of Christianity. But have …
Christian Slogans: The Top 5 You Should Cease Using Right Now! Read more »
Sometime back, I had a discussion with my friends about loving God and theology. In fact, I have had such discussions with multiple people. The gist is this: that theology is cerebral, loving God is actionable and more practical. In …
Loving God: 4 Ideas About Theology We Absolutely Need to Talk About Read more »
As we celebrate Good Friday and Easter Sunday this year, I had a lot of time to reflect on the message of Easter. To some Christians, it is the same old same old. To others, Easter is the only time …
3 Exciting Theological Reflections for Easter Sunday Read more »
Recently I have been taking a course on biblical language research. This course focuses on using the Hebrew and Greek manuscripts to do biblical research. The process which we used was not far from what I have done in this …
Biblical Language Research that results in Transformation: 3 Practical Reflections Read more »
Fee, Gordon. The Disease of the Health and Wealth Gospels. Vancouver, CA: Regent College Publishing, 2006. The wealth and health gospels is a message that some churches are preaching to their members. This is where Gordon Fee’s book comes in. …
Book Review: The Disease of the Health and Wealth Gospels Read more »
In a previous post, I had discussed the definition of spiritual warfare as a Christian struggle. The next question is then how we should engage in spiritual warfare. This will definitely include the whole armor of God that Paul talks about. …
Praying in the Spirit: Tongues in Spiritual Warfare Read more »
In my past two posts, I have demonstrated how we can do word studies in the New Testament. I used the word “hypsoo” and the words “logos” and “rhema” as the case studies. We can do the same thing as …
Obed Edom: Another Simple Word Study in the Old Testament Read more »
Some time back, I had a conversation with a friend. She told me that when Christians sing “God I lift you up,” they are actually singing “crucify Jesus” without realising it. Therefore, she held a suspicion towards using the expression …
“Lifted up” – 1 example of word study in the Bible Read more »
History is easily one of the most misunderstood disciplines, especially in Singapore. Here in Singapore, students often have the impression that history is a subject to memorise. And they spend time memorising their textbooks that they fail to see beyond …
Importance of History in Christianity: 8 Compelling Reasons Read more »