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The Puritans themselves sought clear certainty as to God’s truth in its practical bearing, and believed that they had been given it. Their very quest sharpened both their moral sensibilities and their insight into the Bible. May God give us consciences to apply His truth and live by it.

Any believer who is even somewhat biblically literate and is aware of what is happening in the world today will know perfectly well that the Christian life is not a bed of roses, but a struggle. It is in fact a life of battle and warfare, with good and evil being fought out every single day.

The Queensland Government's revised draft bill creates a vilification and sexual harassment minefield, along with new investigative powers and a duty to eliminate discrimination and harassment.

There are times when God draws near in the here and now, coming in great power and as a holy refining fire, bringing hidden things to light while we are alive in this world.

If you spend time on social media, you will come across some of the many videos posted of animals being rescued, especially dogs, and even puppies. And that, of course, is a picture of what God does for us lost sinners – He rescues us and loves us, and makes us a part of His family.

"Lock them up and throw away the key," is the term most people use when referring to prisoners. Imagine if that was God’s tactic towards us when we failed Him, as most of us do. Repentance is the key to salvation — it’s a key that’s made available to everyone, even prisoners.

As our situational awareness can impact the lives and futures of others as well as ourselves, our ability to identify and assess any potential threats, and our ability to take the necessary steps to address them, may diminish the impact of a tragedy.

We desperately need a revival of the fear of the Lord, a recovery of the awe of God, a restoration of reverence. It is a matter of life and death. May the Lord have mercy on His people, may He purify His bride, may He make something beautiful out of us, and may His name be glorified.

God is near to us and close to us. Unlike the teaching of deism, which states that God made the world but has basically left it to run on its own with no involvement from Him, the Bible teaches us that God is wholly present with and ever active in all that He has created.

"The Blind" (2023) is a blunt account of Phil Robertson’s past, and future redemption. From substance abuse to domestic violence, the film paints the scene of the sinner, sinking further into the consequences of his sin.

My heart was filled with hate for the perpetrators of my concentration camp experiences as a child of seven years. One day, when I was 70 years old, I was suddenly overcome with the unbearable weight of the hatred I carried all these years.

The very idea that Payman sought wisdom from Allah before voting on policy issues has surprised many Australians who rarely give a second thought to religion. The fact is that no one arrives at any issue values-free. We all have a religion – whether we believe in God or not.

Since God is God, how can He in any way become better or better off or enriched? How can He increase in any way as a result of us blessing Him?

We live in times of great shaking and tremendous uncertainty, times in which it is not hard to wonder, “What is coming next?” In times like this, it is all the more important to put all our trust – not some, but all – in Jesus Christ. He alone is our Rock, our Refuge, our Helper, our Redeemer.

Our hope is not in the person in the White House or the Lodge, but in the King of Kings. This hope allows us to live non-anxiously with the messiness and brokenness of this world and its politics, knowing that our home and our security are not in a temporal country.

I remember my parents visiting Israel from our home in England in 1960, and I went on my own, as a 19-year-old non-Christian, in 1971 to volunteer on a kibbutz. I am sure this background planted seeds of my love for Israel.

For the past ten years, the Australian Prayer Network (APN) has been holding Watchmen Schools of Intercession all over the nation, with over 16,000 people having attended the Foundation Level course.

A major issue Paul had to deal with was the “super-apostles”. These were leaders and teachers (often false teachers) who tended to put their personalities, their prestige, and their power forward as their credentials. Today, things are no different, with celebrity preachers.

Because repentance (Hebrew "teshuvah") is a great theme of the Old Testament, it is also a great theme of Judaism. It is a theme found throughout the New Testament as well. In fact, it has been said that “‘repent’ is the first word of the Gospel.”

Most people know the story of the ‘birds and the bees’, but very few know that the story of ‘the flowers and the bees’ is a far more fascinating story with a hidden secret.