In the previous article, we considered the meaning of Providence, leaning on the historical confessions of faith. Pastor and author John Piper beautifully sums up the historical definitions of Providence by describing Providence as ‘God’s wise and purposeful sovereignty’1. In other words, nothing happens outside of God’s sovereign will – including even calamities and apparent…
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We are all, of course, familiar with the term “Providence”. It is often used as a shorthand for “If God permits”. But what do we mean by these terms? Do we really know? I fear there is much mental haziness and confusion at this point in the Christian landscape. Defining Providence As the 27th article…
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Few books have been as practically helpful to me as Nabeel Qureshi’s ‘Seeking Allah, Finding Jesus’ and its sequel, ‘No God But One: Allah or Jesus.’ As a Muslim, Nabeel wrestled with the Christian doctrine of the Trinity—having been taught that the Trinity is a thinly veiled polytheism. Consequently, he struggled with the notion of…
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In two previous articles, we examined a few of the claims of the ‘New Creature’ theology, which falls under the bigger umbrella of the ‘Word of Faith’ movement. First, that God created humans as gods. The assertion is that being made in God’s image means we share His divine nature. Those who are born again…
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Introduction The concept of regeneration holds a significant place in Christian theology, representing a profound change that occurs within the soul of a believer. While the term ‘regeneration’ is used explicitly only in Titus 3:5, there are other related terms found throughout Scripture that convey the idea of ‘being born again’ or ‘begetting anew’ (John…
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Does the Bible contain errors? Is everything stated in the Bible true? Although the Bible never uses the word “inerrancy” of itself, the foundation and grounds upon which the doctrine of inerrancy and authority is established is that, “no prophecy was ever produced by the will of man, but men spoke from God as they were…
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The word canon means a standard or measure. Theologically, canon as Saucy puts it “is the ultimate rule of faith or the final authority by which Christian doctrine and practice are to be assessed”. In layman terms, the canon refers to the collection of books that we have in our Bible. But, many have asked,…
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Can one trust the bible as Gods word? The doctrine of inspiration is the means by which God’s special revelation is communicated. Discrediting this Doctrine, inevitably, weakens or even badly eradicates God’s special revelation of himself, with its culmination in the incarnation of Christ. Inspiration as Erickson puts it “is the supernatural influence of the…
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Exactly a year ago, seven days after my birthday, I preached the sermon in our Church (Glory Baptist Church, The Gambia). Shortly after the service, I suffered a stroke that paralysed half of my body from my head down. For about six months, I was incapacitated – I lost the use of my right arm,…
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