by Frank Retief | Aug 27, 2013 | Thought for the day
1 Peter 1:3 “In His great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead ….” We have been talking about being converted because that is the way most of us understand what it means to become a Christian....
by Frank Retief | Aug 26, 2013 | Thought for the day
Acts 8:13 “Simon himself believed and was baptised. And he followed Philip everywhere, astonished by the great signs and miracles he saw.” Following on from our previous discussions about being deluded because we were nice people and the confusion brought about...
by Frank Retief | Aug 25, 2013 | Thought for the day
Luke 22:62 “And he went outside and wept bitterly.” The reason for Peter’s tears was his failure to stand by Christ in his time of ordeal. Instead he denied Christ and his inner world crashed in on him. This is what it means to be backslidden. It is to...
by Frank Retief | Aug 24, 2013 | Thought for the day
John 3:7 “You should not be surprised at my saying “you must be born again.” The man to whom Jesus spoke these words was not an ignorant man. He had a wealth of biblical knowledge. Nor was he a bad man. He was a member of the Jewish ruling council. As such he...
by Frank Retief | Aug 23, 2013 | Thought for the day
John 3 v 7 Jesus answered, “I tell you the truth, unless a man is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the Kingdom of God.” You can see by the fact that I am staying with the theme of “nice people” that I consider it to be a very important issue. That...
by Frank Retief | Aug 22, 2013 | Thought for the day
John 3:3 “In reply Jesus answered, “I tell you the truth, unless a man is born again, he cannot see the Kingdom of God.” On occasions people are confused about Christianity because they have not “seen” or understood the true state of affairs concerning their...
