Holiness or wholeness?
Why is Christianity both scorned and praised in our world? PICTURE: John Simitopoulos/Unsplash Some see Christianity as emphasising holiness; a purity you must guard. Others see Christianity as emphasising wholeness; a completeness you are compelled to share! In Jesus’ day people had the first view. ‘Uncleanliness’ or ‘sin’ was something you caught. As a result […]
FREEDOM AND AVOIDING SIN
I’ve been talking about freedom recently, suggesting that freedom is not what we probably think – saying and doing whatever you want -but rather the ability to obey God; that is, do good and avoid sin. PICTURE: Julio Rionaldo/Unsplash Why do I think that? Think about that idea of avoiding sin. Sin is anything that hurts us and […]
THE BIG PICTURE: ‘SIN – NOT AS MUCH FUN AS YOU THINK’
See OUTREACH MEDIA’s June poster…
TWO TYPES OF SIN
Christians talk about this thing called sin; that is, stuff that doesn’t gel with God. Weeds in your life? PICTURE: Alexandru Boicu/Unsplash Sin might have gone out of fashion, but you only have to watch the news to see that it is still an important idea. There are two types of sin, and it’s very helpful […]
Australian rugby player Israel Folau set to have contract terminated after controversial posts
Reuters Rugby Australia is set to terminate Israel Folau’s contract after it issued the country’s best-known and best-paid player a code of conduct breach notice on Monday over a social media post saying gay people would go to “hell” if they did not “repent”. RA had previously said it would terminate the contract of the […]
SIGHT-SEEING: YOUR SIN DOESN’T DEFINE YOU
NILS VON KALM looks at what the Bible says about why sin doesn’t define us…