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The law of the LORD is perfect

June 23, 2023June 23, 2023 by Andrew Leslie

During the lead up to the same-sex marriage plebiscite in 2017, I remember being surprised at the number of Christian people in my own circles who could confidently say ‘I know what the Bible teaches about homosexuality’, whilst at the same…

Doctrine

Glory of Christ – Part 2

July 21, 2020July 21, 2020 by Andrew Leslie

In the second of these short reflections on the glory of Christ, I want to draw attention specifically to the constitution of his person in two natures, fully divine, and fully human. As a truth it is something that can be stated with relative ease.…

Doctrine

Glory of Christ – Part 1

June 18, 2020June 18, 2020 by Andrew Leslie

In the first of these reflections, we might begin by considering the way in which Christ is the only representation of God’s glory to his people. When Jesus speaks of “my glory” in John 17:24, that can be thought of either in terms of the essential…

Doctrine

Meditating on the glory of Christ – an introduction

April 23, 2020April 24, 2020 by Andrew Leslie

In an earlier post, I suggested that the confinement of the COVID-19 crisis might provide Christians with an opportunity to recover the art of meditating on Scripture to prepare ourselves for our greatest act of faith – coming to terms with our…

Christian Living Doctrine

Dying Well

April 2, 2020April 2, 2020 by Andrew Leslie

A few years ago, in my work and wider church context, we seemed to be confronted with what seemed like an inordinate amount of death. Several people tragically lost infants in the womb. Colleagues and neighbours were suddenly struck down in the…

Ministry

Pastoral ministry: a noble task?

July 16, 2019July 16, 2019 by Andrew Leslie

“Here is a trustworthy saying”, declares the Apostle Paul, “whoever aspires to be an overseer desires a noble task” (1 Tim 3:1). The truth is, however, contemporary Australian Christians might find it a little hard to resonate with this sentiment.…