Posts from 2014

…BUT God For none of us lives to himself, and none of us dies to himself. For if we live, we live to the Lord, and if we die, we die to the Lord. So then, whether we live or whether we die, we are the Lord’s. (Romans 14:7–8)

The practical applications of this discovery are many. We learn that, even when others are harming us, they are, unwittingly, doing us good —and therefore we can forgive, as Joseph did! We learn that God is in control, and can be trusted even in the darkest hours. And we learn not to judge our circumstances too quickly! If Joseph had measured God’s love simply by what he…

You are his by donation, for the Father gave you to the Son; his by his bloody purchase, for he counted down the price for your redemption; his by dedication, for you have consecrated yourself to him; his by relation, for you are named by his name, and made one of his brethren and joint-heirs.

“Let it be known to you therefore, brothers, that through this man forgiveness of sins is proclaimed to you, and by him everyone who believes is freed from everything from which you could not be freed by the law of Moses.” (Acts 13:38-39) This is a royal proclamation: “Let it be known to you . . . .” The King of the universe proclaims total amnesty for all his…

Ephraim and Manasseh were two sons born (in that order) to Joseph and his Egyptian wife, Asenath, the daughter of Potiphera, priest of On (Heliopolis) (Gen 41:45; 46:20). As part-Egyptian, questions may have arisen as to their status within the covenant family. Jacob’s determination to bless the two boys bore greater significance, therefore, than might otherwise be…

We all exist as humans ‘to glorify God, and to enjoy Him forever’. Our entire lives are to be devoted to worshipping God with our entire heart, soul and mind (Matt 22:37). And this worship comes to its culmination when a congregation gathers publically to say, “I was glad when thy said unto me, ‘Let us go to the house of the Lord!’” (Psa 122:1).

The Church – Protestant and Reformed The Presbyterian Church is often described by the terms Protestant and Reformed. But what are we to understand by that, and in what sense is it true of us today? The ultimate realisation of life is to live to the glory of God There were 5 solas which summed up the biblical theology recovered and proclaimed in the Reformation: Sola…