Introduction While all 5 points of T.U.L.I.P have their objections and detractors, there is none so mysterious as Unconditional Election. Indeed, it is not implying that God’s election has no conditions at all but rather that the conditions are not…
Introduction Paul says in Romans 3:23: “For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God”. This is Total Depravity in a nutshell. It is a Reformed and Calvinistic theological term which believes that all men are enslaved…
Thomas Watson’s call to godliness as a distinctive mark and portrait of the Christian is what the apostles have been teaching. Paul says that as Christians, we are to “lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty”…
(In memory of Elder Tan Cheow Hock, who shared this devotion 3 months before his passing due to cancer. May we all have the same enduring faith regardless of our circumstances in life.) A couple of years back, I came…
Being a disciple of Jesus, Peter had seen Jesus perform many miracles like the feeding of the 5000 (Matthew 14:13-21), the healing of the sick and the lepers (Mark 1:40-44; Luke 7:1-10; 4:38, 39), the stilling of the stormy sea…
UNCONDITIONAL FORGIVENESS There are many in Christian circles who believe – erroneously – that there can be forgiveness without repentance; in other words, unconditional forgiveness. They appeal to several Bible passages to substantiate their point of view. Luke 23:34 This…
Over the years, the word “forgiveness” has been misdefined and misapplied that it has lost its original meaning. With the meaning watered down, the act of forgiveness has also become superficial and sentimental. Do Christians Need to Confess Our Sins?…
“Cast thy burden upon the Lord, and he shall sustain thee: he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved.”Psalm 55:22 Have you ever been overwhelmed by the burdens in your life? Burdens that last for a few days or…
Do you remember the first time you took public transport on your own? How old were you? What about the first time your parents left you alone at home for a few hours? Or maybe even a few days? As…
“I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and…