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The Church and the Bible (Part 2)

August 29, 2018 by Alan Stibbs

In the August 1959 issue of The Expository Times, Dr C.K. Barrett refers to what he calls “the erroneous assumption which underlies much ecumenical conversation, that reunion will come by a sharing of treasures”. His significant comment is:…

Jesus never directly said “I’m God!”: Answering our Muslim friends (Part 2)

August 27, 2018 by Ryan van der Avoort

“But Jesus never directly said he’s God”, says our Muslim friend. How would you answer? Part 1 of this series had us step forward on the front foot against this specific challenge by rejecting the premise and reframing the issue. But if we did…

The Church and the Bible (Part 1)

August 22, 2018 by Alan Stibbs

On this issue of the relation of the Church to the Bible the declared position of the Church of England is explicit and unmistakable. The canonical Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments are avowedly acknowledged as supreme and sufficient…

Jesus never directly said “I’m God!”: Answering our Muslim friends (Part 1)

August 20, 2018 by Ryan van der Avoort

A common objection we hear from our Muslim friends regarding the deity of Jesus is this: Jesus never directly said “I’m God”. How would you defend the deity of Jesus using his own words? Passages from John’s Gospel may readily spring to mind—for…

The confidence and hope of our calling

August 15, 2018 by Alan Stibbs

He who calls you is faithful; he will surely do it. (1 Thess 5:24) These few simple words sum up some of the essential fundamentals of Christianity. They tell us three things about God: that he has called us, that he is faithful, that he will do. They…

Being salty in a secular world: An interview with Os Guinness

August 14, 2018August 13, 2018 by Os Guinness

Steve Tong, on behalf of the ACR, had the chance to interview Os Guinness during his recent visit to Sydney. Here, Os shares about the need to connect evangelism and apologetics, and the responsibility of Christians to engage with our world by…

The Spirit transforms (Romans 8)

August 8, 2018August 8, 2018 by Alan Stibbs

In Paul’s survey of the Gospel in the epistle to the Romans he declares that all have sinned (3:23), that the Lord Jesus was delivered up for our trespasses (4:25), and that by simple faith we can be freely justified (3:21-26). To those thus put…