To be allowed to be so intimate as to call God “Father” is a great privilege. Consider how much it means. The very God who created the whole universe is inviting you and me to relate to Him as a child relates to their father. He wants …
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God is a Trinity – three Persons who, together, form One God
Although the Bible speaks of God as being One, it also makes clear that there are three distinct and separate Persons. Together, they make up what we call the “Trinity”. They are God the Father, The Son of God and the Holy Spirit. The word “Trinity” …
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Don’t make the mistake of focusing on just one aspect of God’s nature
Many of us make the same mistake with God. We tend to think of him solely in terms of one favourite aspect. Usually people like to dwell upon God’s love, or His mercy, or his forgiveness. Of course all of that is true. But it is …
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We must approach God first with respect, not familiarity
God loves you and wants an intimate and personal relationship with you. But before you can have that you must first respect Him for what He really is and honour Him as the Lord, King and Judge of the universe. In the Western world today, …
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God’s character – Who He is and what He is like
Great is our LORD, and abundant in power; his understanding is beyond measure. Psalm 147:5 (RSV) 3“For I proclaim the name of the LORD; Ascribe greatness to our God! 4“The Rock! His work is perfect, For all His ways are just; A God of faithfulness and without …
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The Bible -v- men’s ideas and traditions
I am going to urge you throughout this book always to focus on what the Bible says, not on what men say and not on what your denomination says either. If you form a view or believe something, let it be solely because the Bible …
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The Bible is infallible
Beware of people who “explain away” the Bible or assume that it does not really mean what it says. The Bible always means what it says and is always true. There are no errors or contradictions in it. That is one of the reasons why …
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How to interpret the Bible – the “golden rule”
We can get ourselves into an awful mess by not knowing how to interpret the Bible. However, we can avoid most of those problems by adopting the following approach as our starting point. This is often referred to as “the golden rule”. That is to …
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How to find references in the Bible
Underneath each Bible quotation I put what is called a “reference”. For example, at the beginning of this chapter there is a quotation, i.e. 2 Timothy 3:16-17. That means verses 16 and 17 from chapter three of apostle Paul’s second letter to a man called …
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Prophecies in the Bible
One amazing thing the Bible does is to tell us about the future. A very high percentage of the Bible consists of prophecy. God does this for a number of reasons. Firstly, he wants us to understand what lies ahead so that we can be …
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