Category Archives: The New Birth

Anthony Hoekema; Adventists And Walter Martin, Part I

Posted on 26 October 2012 by Islwyn

Comment on excerpts from, ‘Kingdom of the Cults’, by Walter Martin – Bethany House Publishers, 2003. p. 535. As an explanation for the inclusion of a chapter in a book on cults entitled, “The Puzzle of Seventh-day Adventism,” (Appendix B), … Continue reading →

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Startling Clarity: Moral Relativism And Education

Posted on 11 January 2012 by Islwyn

Chuck Colson , the one time aid to President Nixon who served a prison sentence, relates a shocking story of a Taliban family cutting off the nose and ears of a young wife of a Taliban fighter. The story was … Continue reading →

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We Have a Saviour – Christ the Lord

Posted on 20 December 2011 by Islwyn

A young lady had been taking an early Sunday morning walk through the College grounds. She stopped to knock our door. She had come across a young bird right nearby that could not fly. But she had failed to catch the … Continue reading →

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God’s Grace And Our Free Will

Posted on 1 December 2011 by Islwyn

We have dealt with the ‘Law of God’ in previous posts but now what is meant by ‘Grace’ and Prevenient Grace, and Irresistible Grace? And what is Common Grace? Are some people ‘predestined’ for God’s kingdom and others predestined to … Continue reading →

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What Is Wrong With The Ten Commandments?

Posted on 25 November 2011 by Islwyn

Bill Meuhlenberg shared his concern about fellow Christians disparaging the Ten Commandments  or the ‘Law of God’. We see that was a concern for Spurgeon back in the 19th century. It was a concern for Lloyd-Jones  and John Stott  in the … Continue reading →

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Our Besetting Sin

Posted on 16 November 2011 by Islwyn

As an Adventist, I appreciated Bill Meuhlenberg’s concern about fellow Christians disparaging the Ten Commandments. I collected some thoughts from a few prominent Bible expositors in support of what Meuhlenberg on the Law of God. But what does it all mean in … Continue reading →

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“The Power of God Unto Salvation”

Posted on 25 May 2011 by Islwyn

“For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God” (1 Corinthians 1:18). In his book, The God Delusion, Published in 2006, Richard Dawkins’ … Continue reading →

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My Story

Posted on 16 March 2011 by Islwyn

It’s the 400th Anniversary of the printing of the King James Version of the Bible. It was the first Bible I bought – a cheap one. I was really embarrassed buying it. I don’t know why now. Says, the BBC, “It … Continue reading →

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