Sorrow and suffering are woven into the very fabric of human life. No one escapes their grip, and yet, in God’s sovereign design, they are not purposeless. They are tools in the hands of the skilled Craftsman, chiselling away at our self-reliance and shaping us into the image of His Son…
ലേഖകന്: Michael Teddy
Michael Teddy
Michael serves as the preaching pastor at Redemption Hill Church in Trivandrum, Kerala, while also working as a software developer. He has authored two books: Letters to the Indian Church and Come All Ye Weary. Michael lives in Trivandrum with his wife, Cinu, and their two sons
കാപട്യം ഒരു വിശ്വാസിയുടെ മാർഗ്ഗമല്ല. അതവൻ കല്ലറയിൽ ഉപേക്ഷിച്ച തന്റെ പൂർവ്വ ജീവിതത്തിന്റെ രീതിയായിരുന്നു. വിശ്വാസിയുടെ മാർഗം വിശുദ്ധിയുടെ മാർഗ്ഗമാണ്.
Shall we entertain the notion of biblical sarcasm and satire? The response from Christians unveils the current condition of the church. In our contemporary landscape, we unravel the misguided notion that niceness trumps other biblical virtues. But this is simply not true.
The Christian cannot walk away from this truth for he is held accountable by the word of God.
There is a big difference between the Gospel’s impact upon the world, and the world’s impact upon the world in the name of the Gospel.
The resurrection is not an additional achievement to the work of Christ, it is an elemental transaction that happened, the climactic conclusion to the redemptive work that sealed our justification. Not only did he take our sins upon the cross, but he absolved our guilt in his resurrection. We are redeemed because Jesus defeated death.
The coronavirus is a sign. And so are all such disasters. They point to the reality of a world that is broken by the sin of man.
A couple can never find the fullness of the beauty of marriage in each other. We are all broken people in a broken world.
When a Christian gives preeminence to God’s word, he is not putting God in a box. He is trusting in the integrity of His Lord and His revelation to mankind.
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