by Richard Lee 25 July 2010 In Matt 3:1-2, “In those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judea. And saying, Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.” In Matt. 4:17, the bible states, “From that time. Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent: for the kingdom of […]
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by Steven Chan 18 July 2010 Strife, disputes or contentions may sometimes arise between brethren, friends and family members resulting in the lack of harmony. Often this may result in the parting of ways. According to I Cor 3:3, the presence of strife is evidence of people walking as mere men instead of acting as […]
by Steven Chan 11 July 2010 In Mark 12:18, the Bible records the incident when Jesus answered the Sadducees who had asked Him what they perceived to be the “knock down argument” against the belief that there would be a resurrection which they perceived Jesus taught. They asked the cleverly constructed question (from the perspective […]
by Steven Chan 4 July 2010 The Bible says in James 2:19-20: “Thou believest that there is one God; thou doest well: the devils also believe, and tremble. But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith without works is dead?” The devil appears to have some things in common with believers. One thing common […]
by Steven Chan 27 June 2010 In Job 2:11-13, the Bible records for us an interesting account of how Job’s three friends supported him through his adversity: “Now when Job’s three friends heard of all this adversity that had come upon him, each one came from his own place–Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite, and […]
by Steven Chan 20 June 2010 There’s always the danger of personal pride that causes one to stray from the Lord. We are warned against personal pride in Prov 3:5-7 when the Bible exhorts us thus: “Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways […]
by Steven Chan 13th June 2010 God expects us to grow in our spiritual lives. The apostle Paul expressed his disappointment that the brethren were still not capable of being teachers when they ought to be by that time. He noted that “you need someone to teach you again the first principles of the oracles […]
by Steven Chan 06 June 2010 In Rom 10:9-10, the Bible emphasizes the importance of expressing our faith: “because if thou shalt confess with thy mouth Jesus as Lord, and shalt believe in thy heart that God raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved: for with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and […]
by Lydia Teh 30 May 2010 A few days ago, Su Yen came to me holding a pretend paper microphone in her hand. She stuck it in front of my face and asked, “Mummy, what do you want to be when you grow old?” I was caught off-guard. We always ask children what they want […]
by Steven Chan 30 May 2010 The Bible teaches that every Christian is expected to grow spiritually “till we all come to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a perfect man, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ; that we should no […]