Solus Christus — The doctrine that Christ is the only mediator between God and human beings apart from a priestly class or sacraments.Jeremy Thompson, Lists from Church History, Faithlife Biblical and Theological Lists (Bellingham, WA: Faithlife, 2022).A reminder that in our Theology Thursday blogs, we are looking at the five Solas of the Protestant Reformation. The Sola’s are something of a summa...  Read More

“You have heard that it was said to the people long ago, ‘You shall not murder, and anyone who murders will be subject to judgement.’ But I tell you that anyone who is angry with a brother or sister, will be subject to judgement.“You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall not commit adultery.’ But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman lustfully has already committed adultery with her in his...  Read More

    I believe in God the Father, Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth    And in Jesus Christ, his only begotten Son, our Lord    Who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, born of the Virgin Mary   Suffered under Pontius Pilate; was crucified, dead and buried; He descended into hell    The third day he rose again from the deadApostles CreedI’ll never forget. I was at university. Just hanging out, having ...  Read More

And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose. Romans 8:28 When things go wrong, or we do wrong, we ask questions. Questions like, why? Or, when are the wrongdoer - what will be the consequence? As we explored on Friday. For the Christian, there is comfort in the knowledge that our sufferings are a part of God’s good plan...  Read More

All the believers were one in heart and mind. No one claimed that any of their possessions was their own, but they shared everything they had. Acts 4:32 How do you see our Church (or your Church)? By Church, I don’t mean a building or the leadership but all the people God has brought together who meet on a Sunday with you.For instance, do you see them as just a bunch of random people who you smile...  Read More

   I believe in God the Father, Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth    And in Jesus Christ, his only begotten Son, our Lord    Who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, born of the Virgin Mary   Suffered under Pontius Pilate; was crucified, dead and buried; He descended into hell Apostles Creed Did you grow up speaking the Apostle’s Creed out loud at Church? Why do or did Churches do that? It most like...  Read More

And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose. For those God foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brothers and sisters Romans 8:28-29 I don’t know about you. But I’ve made a lot of mistakes in life. I’ve made decisions that hurt me and many that hu...  Read More

Sola Scriptura simply means that all truth necessary for our salvation and spiritual life is taught either explicitly or implicitly in Scripture. John MacArthur, “Chapter Five: The Sufficiency of the Written Word,” in Sola Scriptura: The Protestant Position on the Bible, ed. Don Kistler (Lake Mary, FL: Reformation Trust Publishing, 2009), 79. I’ll always remember the day a young desperate man walk...  Read More

You are good, and what you do is good;    teach me your decrees. Psalm 19:68 Most of us desire to do the ‘right thing’ and be good people. But in a complicated world - what does this look like? Over the coming Wednesdays we’re going to consider ethics, morals and how we can be good and do good.Goodness, ethics and morals begin with God. How do we know what goodness is? How can we discern what is r...  Read More

   I believe in God the Father, Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth    And in Jesus Christ, his only begotten Son, our Lord    Who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, born of the Virgin Mary Apostle’s CreedDid you grow up speaking the Apostle’s Creed out loud at Church? Why do or did Churches do that? It most likely wasn’t written by the Apostles themselves. However, it does capture the fundamental t...  Read More

Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation, now that you have tasted that the Lord is good. 1 Peter 2:2-3 We saw this yesterday. That a strong faith comes from craving the pure spiritual milk of the Scriptures. How do we turn from eating spiritual junk food that makes us feel full but gives us no nourishment? We memorise a passage like this one....  Read More