Together heirs of God’s gift

“Wives, in the same way be submissive to your husbands…” (1 Peter3:1). “Husbands, in the same way be considerate as you live with your wives, and treat them with respect as the weaker partner…” (1Peter 3:7) Peter wrote his first letter to a church that faced some kind of hardship: 1Peter 1:6; 2:12; 4:12; and … [Read more…]

Called to follow in His steps

For the first 300 years or so, the Christian Church faced persecution in many places throughout the Roman Empire. The persecution of Christians started in Jerusalem. The religious leaders of the day persecuted “The Way” (as it was called then) because it clashed with their traditional beliefs and practices. As the Christians spread in other … [Read more…]

A people of God

“But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people belonging to God, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light” (1Peter 2: 9).   “My prayer is not that you take them out of the world but that you protect … [Read more…]

A life changing hope

“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead…” (1 Peter 1:3). God is the source of life – wherever God is, there is life; whatever God … [Read more…]

A living hope

“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead…” (1 Peter 1:3). The new birth (being born again) comes with a living hope, infusing the mind and … [Read more…]

The blossoming almond tree

”…the almond tree blossoms, the grasshopper drags itself along, and desire fails, because man is going to his eternal home, and the mourners go about the streets…” Ecclesiastes 12:5 We moved to Adelaide in June 1992. One of the lasting memories about our move here is the blossoming almond trees we were seeing as we … [Read more…]

Temple of the Holy Spirit

The majority of people, unfortunately, live their lives in these two realms: biological existence and social environment. The prevalent view/attitude is, “Let’s eat, drink and be merry…for tomorrow we’ll die” (Luke 12:19; 1Cor.15:32). People live/make use of their bodies to this extent. Our spiritual birth is not the result of a natural process or the … [Read more…]

The power of His resurrection

“I want to know Christ—yes, to know the power of his resurrection…” Philippians 3:10 In the immediate context of our passage, we find Apostle Paul saying that for the surpassing value of knowing Christ, he now counts all things rubbish and a loss. In other words, whatever achievements and accolades that earned him a type … [Read more…]

Father’s Day

“Jesus continued: “There was a man who had two sons” (Luke 15:11). Why would Jesus start His parables/teaching like this…so earthly…so story like. You could almost hear, “Once upon a time…” Why didn’t He begin His teachings something like, “See friends, where I come from…” or “There are sooo many stories where I come from. Listen … [Read more…]

Knowing Jesus

“I want to know Christ—yes, to know the power of his resurrection…” Philippians 3:10 Before the Lord met him on the road to Damascus, Apostle Paul was quite confident that he could attain eternal life on the basis of his circumcision, his pedigree (he was an Israelite, of the tribe of Benjamin), his position as … [Read more…]