By Reading through the Old Testament there is a not-so-sublte lesson on the kinds of people God chooses for His Kingdom. In a culture that gave double honour to the firstborn, it is a real surprise each time God chooses the least instead of the greatest. Eve bore first Cain, then
By Ukuphilela Ukuthi Sife Ukuze Sizokwazi Ukukhonza
Unalo icebo lokufa? Mhlawumbe awunalo, njengalokhu ukufa kuthathwa njengesiphetho esingagwemeke kunokuba kuthathwe njengesiphetho esigcwele inhloso. Umphostoli uPawuli, konake, wakuhlelela ukufa. Kungesikho ngokomqondo wokuzibulala, kodwa ngokuphila unomqondo wokuthi uzophila kanjani ngemuva kokufa. Icebo lakhe lokufa ulambule ngalamagama. sazi ukuthi lowo owayivusa iNkosi uJesu uyakusivusa nathi kanye noJesu, asethule kanye nani.Ngokuba konke
When God Decides to Save You
One of the cherished truths by Christians, is the reality that since salvation is not something we could do, God did it. With decisive omnipotence, God saved sinners. But, the question is then: “How can I be sure that God saved me?” 1 Thessalonians 1 is the answer to that
UMshumayeli 3:1-22_ Isibonelo Sokufunda IBhayibheli (sisebenzise)
Kwesinye isikhathi ukufunda iBhayibheli kithina kuzwakala engathi yinto engajwayelekile ngenxa yendlela engajwayelekile elabhalwa ngayo. Lalibhalelwe abantu asebadlula, ababephila ngesikhathi esesadlula. Kodwa, ngethiphu esobala yokulifunda, okuningi kwalokho kunganqobeka kalula. Abashicileli beBhayibheli balisebenzisile lelicebo iminyaka eminingi, abanye balicacisise ngokushaya khona okusezingeni eliphezulu, abanye balicacise ngokusezingeni elithe ukwehla. Nawe ungakwenza lokho. Lethiphu yokufunda
Praying Secretly
Charles Spurgeon once remarked: Public prayer is no evidence of piety. It is practised by an abundance of hypocrites. But private prayer is a thing for which the hypocrite has no heart. E.M. Bounds made a similar statement, but in the context of learning how to pray: Prayer is not
Exploit the Mundane for Christian Living
Most of us have a strange attraction to the dramatic, vibrant, and extraordinary. We love movies where in less than 90 minutes, the world can experience a disaster and some heroic salvation, or a guy and girl can be strangers, meet, fall in love, overcome some conflict, and be reunited.
Ukwelulekwa NgokweBhayibheli Kokuqala Ngqa
uAdam noEva badalwa bengenaso isono. Ukwelulekwa ababekudinga kuNkulunkulu kwakumayelana nokuthobela imiyalelo elungile kaNkulunkulu ( eyayimayelana nokuthi imuphi umsebenzi okumele wenziwe, yikuphi okumele kudliwe nokungamele kudliwe, kanye nomshado). Ngoba badalwa bengenaso isono, akudingekanga ukuba uNkulunkulu abaluleke ngokuthi babhekane kanjani nesono. Ukube bayilalela imiyalelo esobala ababe nikezelwe yona kungabe abazange benza isono.
Meditation for Beginners
Meditation is a Christian discipline but has been usurped by many false religions and social practises. Meditation as God designed it to be used is for much more than mere mental clarity, physical well-being, or personal awareness. It is the object of meditation that is very important in differentiating true
Isibindi Sokubhekana Nokufa
Icebo likaPawuli lokubhekana nokufa kwakuwukuthi akhulise ukulangazelela kwakhe IZulu, kodwa lokho akumenzanga uPawuli ukuthi angazweli kwizindlela zasemhlabeni ezibanga ukufa. Ungumuntu owahlushwa, waba nokudideka, wazingelwa, wagqilazwa kabuhlungu izinhlupheko zalelizwe. Icebo likaPawuli lokufa lalifaka phakathi nesibindi– isibindi ngokwanele ukuba angabhekana nendlela ebucayi kakhulu yokufa kodwa yena egcwele amandla ngokomoya. Ngakho asidangali, nakuba
Nob—a Sad Witness to Sin’s Hatred of Righteousness
Every heard of the city called Nob? It was a lovely city filled with worshipers of God living in personal integrity and grace. However, the king in whose land this city was, was a wicked king. Through personal vengeance he ordered what can only be described as a massacre. Nob