Category Archives: Gospel

Is Martin Luther King’s Dream Still Alive?

Posted on 5 September 2013 by Islwyn

I posted on Martin Luther King Day back in January. The 28th of last month was the 50th Anniversary of Martin Luther King’s now famous speech. The BBC reported that President Obama said that, “”When you are talking about Dr … Continue reading →

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Why Do Christians Love Rules?

Posted on 29 August 2013 by Islwyn

Trillia Newbell sends me back to my posts on Walter Martin and his view of Law and Grace. For me, it is Trillia Newbell who has got it right on Law and Grace. “The rule of law in the Old … Continue reading →

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More Views On Hell And Conditional Immortality

Posted on 25 July 2013 by Islwyn

What is Conditionalism? For the uninitiated on terms that are used by theologians in their discussions on what happens when we die these links here and here and here might be helpful. Annhilationism is an associated term that says that at the … Continue reading →

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Hell, Heaven And The Second Advent Of Jesus

Posted on 18 July 2013 by Islwyn

On pages 319-322 of TGD Richard Dawkins tells stories of people who either have been raised on the fear of hell, or preach hell in the secure knowledge they are not going there. It reminds me of a minister who having … Continue reading →

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The Coronation

Posted on 2 June 2013 by Islwyn

I am at the age where I can ask myself, ‘where was I sixty years ago today’? Hold on to that for a moment. Let’s just go forward perhaps several decades. Setting # 1. Have you ever been surprised by … Continue reading →

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The Remedy for Our Sins

Posted on 15 May 2013 by Islwyn

Since my reading of Walter Martin on Adventists and the Law of God it is good to come across fellow Christians who have a high view of God’s law and how the grace of God plays its part in the believer’s … Continue reading →

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Justification and Sanctification: Both Are Acts Of God

Posted on 25 April 2013 by Islwyn

Methodism has had its influence in early Adventism when it comes to Justification and Sanctification. What do those terms mean for the believer? Dr. Ben Witherington explains in 7 minutes in, ‘Why I’m A Wesleyan Evangelical’ 

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‘God’s Friday’ by Dr. Ben Witherington

Posted on 29 March 2013 by Islwyn

I often dip into Dr Ben Witherington’s blog and here he writes, “When it comes to Good Friday, we tend to hear a lot of sermons about the soteriological benefits of Christ’s death for us all, which is of course appropriate. … Continue reading →

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The Resurrection is “Of First Importance”

Posted on 26 March 2013 by Islwyn

The basis of the Christian faith is the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Because he is raised so will those who put their trust in Him (1 Corinthians 15:20-23). It is good to read the reminder by Dr. Stanley Ward of … Continue reading →

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BEHOLD WHAT MANNER OF LOVE

Posted on 22 March 2013 by Islwyn

When the Apostle John penned 1 John 3:1 he was not naive about the experiences of life. Christians facing the world in the Apostle John’s day would have been cruel and barbaric. John himself had been imprisoned on the Isle … Continue reading →

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