Category Archives: Salvation

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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Margaret Thatcher’s Funeral: Bishop of London’s Sermon In Full

Posted on 19 April 2013 by Islwyn

In his sermon the Right Reverend Richard Chartres said: “After the storm of a life led in the heat of political controversy, there is a great calm.” And that was the mood and atmosphere of the service at St Paul’s Cathedral, … Continue reading →

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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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God’s Law Is Good News

Posted on 8 March 2013 by Islwyn

So why do some want to make God’s Law contrary to God’s Grace? Continuing the theme of God’s Law from the previous post which emphasised God’s Law as a Law of love, Carolyn Arends describes God’s Law as being good … Continue reading →

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The Promise After Christmas

Posted on 24 December 2012 by Islwyn

Christmas time is a reminder that God in the Person of Jesus Christ came to live with us, to quote a line from a familiar carol, ‘Born that man no more may die’ John 1:1-3, 14; 3:16. We look forward … Continue reading →

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Anthony Hoekema, Adventists & Walter Martin – Part III

Posted on 16 November 2012 by Islwyn

Walter Martin, Adventists & The Law Of God in ‘The Kingdom Of The Cults, General Editor; Ravi Zacharias, Bethany House Publications, Minneapolis, 2003 I concluded the previous post by asking why would Walter Martin, or the publishers of ‘Kingdom of the … Continue reading →

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