What’s So Fascinating About The Torah (Part 3): How Should We View Our World
In the concluding part of this series on the Torah, we examine some overarching themes that help us frame the way in which we view our world. This is important because how we view the world around us also determines the way we engage with it.
What’s So Fascinating About The Torah (Part 2): 613 Commandments, Really?
613 – that’s the number of Commandments listed in The Torah. From the famous 10 Commandments, to the ones that we might not have even heard of, like shaving the sides of your hair! It must surely be a mistake to think that they have any relevance at all for today? The key lies in understanding the nature of these laws. Just like the Kingdom of God, everything begins in seed form.
What’s So Fascinating About The Torah (Part 1): A Set of New Lenses
The first 5 books of the Bible are called the Torah collectively, and their authorship is attributed to Moses. We may have read them individually, but few of us have examined them collectively as a blueprint of God’s salvation plan for mankind, as well as His design for bringing transformation to our world. Over the next 3 weeks, we’ll be examining the Torah more closely. Our intention is to give us a fresh pair of lenses in how we read […]
What Marks Our Lives?
Some sources say that a mere 52 days of Jesus’ life was recorded for us in the Gospels. Others say that the Gospel of John recorded only 20 days of the life of Christ. Whatever it might be, what‘s presented to us is a mere vignette of His life. But the Bible is not random in what it documents for our reading. Instead, it’s a divine emphasis of what God desires to communicate to us. It’s a picture of what […]
Full of Complaints
There are major sins like adultery, murder, theft and covetousness. But did you know that complaining is a recurring problem mentioned in the Bible that afflicts God’s people? There are many ways to examine the Book of Numbers; one of which is to realise that there are 7 episodes of complaining found in this book alone. These episodes left a devastating impact on the whole nation and gives us a clear message about complaining.
A Numbering Error
Numbers appear in the Bible all the time. Israel has 12 tribes. Gideon had his 300. 5,000 were fed with five loaves and two fishes. There were 120 in the Upper Room. Revelations speak of 144,000 that follow Jesus wherever He goes. In fact, there’s a book in the Bible called Numbers. But not all numbering is approved by God. When numbering goes wrong, it can leave a devastating effect on ourselves and on others. Let’s start counting what really […]
It’s Not Fair
If we haven’t heard this from someone, we probably have uttered it ourselves at some point in life. Life isn’t fair, and that’s for certain. We work really hard for something, but our labours do not materialise into results. We make sacrifices, but they’re not acknowledged. On a more serious note, we lose a child or a loved one, and we’re unable to understand why it had to happen. The unfairness of life is well-documented in the Bible, and it’s […]
A True Son
The Apostle Paul had many spiritual children that he wrote about and mentioned in his letters to the churches. However, there were some that Paul distinguished, not only as ‘sons’, but ‘true sons’. These statements are not just meant to give us an insight into the relationships that Paul had, but they mimic heaven. It’s the Lord’s desire to bring many sons and daughters to glory and into full maturity.
How To Host A Queen
The visit by the Queen of Sheba to Israel marked a distinct high point in the history of ancient Israel. When we understand and see the Queen of Sheba as a type of the world visiting and examining the Church, we can also clearly see that God is giving us an outline of what it takes to shine effectively for Him.
The Folly of the Wisest Man
Solomon presided over the zenith of the Jewish kingdom in the Old Testament. Yet while he was king, failure was already creeping in. Many would consider the numerous pagan wives he took as the cause of his downfall. This was without a doubt, the major failing in his life. Nonetheless, Scriptures gave subtle hints to the flaws that were already gnawing through his actions and rule way before the cracks began to show on the outside. The examination of Solomon’s […]
