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Some people are weak because they over assess their own abilities. They do not trust in the Lord so are not strong in the Lord, they are too busy trying to be strong in themselves. Do not trust yourself too much! Do not be over-confident in yourself! Certainly do not place any confidence in yourContinue reading “Stop Being Weak 04: Don’t Be Overconfident”

Be ye steadfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord – 1 Cor 15.58 Here Paul tells the Corinthians not to be weak, but to be steadfast. I love that word “steadfast”. I see so many Christians who are not steadfast, and Paul does not get involved in counselling or mollycoddling the Corinthians,Continue reading “Stop Being Weak 03: Stay on Course!”

Psalm 42.7 says that deep calls to deep. There is a language, a calling, that deep people have – they can communicate in a way that shallow people cannot ever communicate. They understand words like honour and truth and life. Strong people are deep people. They have deep roots. One of the greatest principles thatContinue reading “Stop Being Weak 02: Get Rooted”

Finally my brethren, be strong in the Lord! – Ephesians 6.10 There are many times in the Bible where we are told to be strong. It’s in Joshua, Psalms, and many other places, in the Old and New Testaments. We need to be strong. But in Ephesians Paul tells us one area of our lifeContinue reading “Stop Being Weak 01: Be Strong”

Maybe you have friends who are falling for inclusionism. Maybe you are pastor or church leader having to deal with this problematic issue. I haven’t actually preached this, but it is a short sermon outline I have penned to refute inclusionism and call people to the need to believe and receive the good news, notContinue reading “The Insidious Idea of Inclusionism 05: Seven Scriptures that Invalidate Inclusionism”

This is where inclusionism is an issue for us as Christians – it doesn’t help people, it doesn’t create better more fruitful disciples, it cuts people off from what they need to move forward and be a life success. We had a lady in our church who was clearly growing in the Lord. She wasContinue reading “The Insidious Idea of Inclusionism 04: How it Harms People!”

The first time I encountered inclusionism in the Tree of Life Family, was in one of our churches when a couple were – in a very excited and very animated way – explaining how wonderful it was to me. They brought the discussion around to how inclusionism proves that Jesus is better than Adam, andContinue reading “The Insidious Idea of Inclusionism 03: Is Jesus Better Than Adam?”

Ever felt harassed? The Greek word for harassed means literally to forget who you are. You are under so much pressure you don’t even remember who you are, you forget the basics. Ever acted in a way that you look at yourself and think “I don’t even recognize myself”, “I know better than this”, “ThisContinue reading “I Know Why You are Harassed and Helpless”

In our first post on this topic, I explained what inclusionism is, and now we will hold it up to the truth of Scripture. One of my favourite Scriptures is Deuteronomy 30.19 which says that God has set before us life and death and we can choose. We are told to choose life, but itContinue reading “The Insidious Idea of Inclusionism 02: The Necessity of Choice”

I really believe it is essential that I address the foolish and insidious nature of the doctrine of inclusionism. It has to be addressed and the Biblical truth has to be proclaimed. Before we go any further though and examine this idea, I have to explain what I am talking about. Firstly, I need toContinue reading “The Insidious Idea of Inclusionism 01: What is Inclusionism?”