Even at the point when Noah and his family enter the ark, they are still stepping out in faith. What if the flood doesn’t come and they go onto the boat a week but nothing happens so that they have to re-emerge looking rather silly? What if the ark doesn’t hold up against the flood… Continue reading Step by Step
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Patient obedience
Waiting is hard, even when we are waiting for God’s word to be fulfilled. Perhaps you are waiting for the fulfilment of a personal promise or to commence a ministry calling. You can’t wait to get on with it but wonder whether it will ever happen. We are all waiting for Christ’s return and the… Continue reading Patient obedience
Obedient hope
There used to be a saying that someone was too heavenly minded to be of any earthly use. I’m increasingly sure that the assessment is the wrong way round. It is as we become more aware of the hope of heaven that we become more useful here. It’s because we are looking forward to that… Continue reading Obedient hope
Grievous
Read Genesis 6:5-8 God had mandated humanity to fill and to subdue the earth. Here we see a partial fulfilment of this. Yes, humans are spreading out, multiplying and filling the earth but because of sin, instead of the earth being filled with worshippers and worship, it is now full of evil. Where God had… Continue reading Grievous
Death as exile
What does God mean when he warns Adam and Eve that on the day that they eat from the forbidden tree that they will die? We know that they didn’t immediately die physically, they lived for many years after, although they would now experience, sickness and mortality. This is where our Biblical Theology theme of… Continue reading Death as exile
Why you should be baptised
How would you expect someone to respond to the good news that Jesus had died for their sin? Well one person in the Bible responds by asking for a bath. Find out more by listening to this podcast or watching on YouTube
Needing a Saviour
If the start of Genesis 6 helps us to see the full extent of the problem of sin, then the rest of this section, taking us through to Genesis 9 helps us to begin to see God’s solution to the problem of sin both in terms of his creation in general and specifically for humanity. … Continue reading Needing a Saviour
Distorted purpose
So far, we’ve seen how God made humanity in his image to: reflect his glory, to fill (multiply and populate) and to subdue (rule over/steward) his creation. Man and woman are together made in God’s image to complement one another. God blesses them by providing for them and protecting them. At the same time, he… Continue reading Distorted purpose
The Curse
Covenant History blessed in God’s presence, cursed by exile from it To understand the Covenant ceremony, we need to go back to Genesis 1-3. God creates a good world and also plants a beautiful and secure garden for the first humans, Adam and Eve, to live in. Adam is commissioned to tend to the garden… Continue reading The Curse
Justice and Salvation (2 Peter 2:4-10)
Introduction Last time, we saw that we have to be on the look out for false teachers. However we also saw that despite their sneakiness and arrogance, false teachers cannot avoid God’s judgement. However, how can we be sure that they will receive justice and how can we be certain that in the meantime and… Continue reading Justice and Salvation (2 Peter 2:4-10)
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