Monthly Archives: February 2013

Dave Black– the difficulty with 1 Tim 3:16.

Posted on February 27, 2013 by

Dave Black commented helpfully on my previous post that he writes about the issues of 1 Tim 3:16 in his beginning grammar and that I can find it on page 125.  Learn To Read New Testament Greek.  He writes in … Continue reading →

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The rabbit trails of 2 Tim 3:15-16.

Posted on February 27, 2013 by

One of the things I am enjoying about the study of Greek is the variety of twists, turns and bends the trails can take you. Now, I know that a little bit of knowledge is a dangerous thing. And so … Continue reading →

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Quote of the day.

Posted on February 23, 2013 by

Hey I know I’m doing a lot of posts today.. but this is just too good to pass up.   Being under “The Law” and being lawless are very different ideas.So Christians are not under The Law, but are not … Continue reading →

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The promised pics.

Posted on February 23, 2013 by

The other day I said I would post some pic’s of the completely organised and de-cluttered study. So here they are…You can see the left side of the white board to the right of my desk which is 2012’s Sabco’s … Continue reading →

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When the son of man comes.

Posted on February 23, 2013 by

Robert Richardson, who is a refired from retired Pentecostal minister, and who is also a friend and mentor wrote the following on his Face Book page this morning. When the Son of Man Comes will He find faith (fidelity) on … Continue reading →

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Understanding the word as being God breathed.

Posted on February 23, 2013 by

I have been thinking a fair bit about what does the Bible mean as being God’s word. And what do we mean by the Bible being inerrant. Within this context, I have been thinking about how can the Bible be … Continue reading →

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Getting ready.

Posted on February 23, 2013 by

We have been in our home for nearly 12 months now. In March last year we purchased our house and moved in. The moving process took 6 weeks of packing, cleaning, painting, and moving. But while the actual moving in … Continue reading →

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Experiencing God for mission – part 2

Posted on February 19, 2013 by

In my previous post I wrote about the need to avoid two extremes of Christian faith and practice. The first was to avoid spiritualising every experience as being from God and the second was about those who avoid and speak … Continue reading →

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Experiencing God.

Posted on February 17, 2013 by

  On the 17th of March, 1997 at 10:30 am, I experienced God. I become born again. I encountered God in such a way that I knew all my sins were forgiven and that I was in a right relationship … Continue reading →

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It’s all Greek. Always double check your resources.

Posted on February 11, 2013 by

  I translated the following passage on Friday night while in the motel on my birthday adventure using the traditional method of pen, paper,  Greek New Testament and a grammar; having left the computer at home. I was really chuffed … Continue reading →

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