Skrifoordenking: Markus 1:35-39 - Predikers wat bid En vroeg in die môre, nog diep in die nag, het Hy opgestaan en uitgegaan en na ‘n eensame plek vertrek en daar gebid. En Simon en die wat by hom was, het Hom gevolg. En toe hulle Hom vind, sê hulle vir Hom: Almal soek U. En... Continue Reading →
Skrifoordenking: Lukas 24:39,40 Voel aan My en kyk !
'But he who cannot condescend to deal thus with the young, the ignorant, and the uneducated, has not the mind of Christ. Well would it be for all believers, if they would remember Paul's words more frequently, "To the weak became I as weak, that I might gain the weak.' (1 Cor 9:22.) - JC Ryle... Continue Reading →
Vermaan die jongmanne – Titus 2:6
In 'n vorige skrywe het ek gewys op die tragiese verskynsel van 'n immorele film wat soveel aandag kry, in 'n land wat meen die groot meerderheid is 'christene'. Volgens die Beeld was die film Fifty Shades of Grey die film met die grootste kykergetal nog in ons land op die dag wat dit geopen... Continue Reading →
Woordoordenking (Lukas 13:11a, “En daar was ‘n vrou”) Wat jy met die rusdag doen openbaar die toetstand van jou geloof (JC Ryle)
En Hy was besig om op die sabbat in een van die sinagoges te leer. En daar was 'n vrou wat 'n gees van krankheid agttien jaar lank gehad het, en sy was inmekaargetrek en glad nie in staat om regop te kom nie. 12 En toe Jesus haar sien, roep Hy haar en sê:... Continue Reading →
Woordoordenking (Lukas 12:49-53): Watter vrede bring Christus ? (JC Ryle)
NOT PEACE BUT DIVISION Peace is undoubtedly the result of the Gospel wherever it is believed and received. But wherever there are hearers of the Gospel who are hardened, impenitent, and determined to have their sins, the very message of peace becomes the cause of division. ... So long as men are disagreed upon first principles... Continue Reading →
Skrifoordenking: Vir of teen My ? Lukas 11:23 – 26 (JC Ryle)
They are a solemn warning to us, never to be satisfied with religious reformation without heart conversion. There is no safety except in 'thorough Christianity'. ... The devil must not only be cast out. The Holy Spirit must take his place. Christ must dwell in our hearts by faith. We must not only be moralized,... Continue Reading →