By What is Biblical Counselling and why do Christian churches make such a big deal of it? Description of Biblical Counselling Perhaps the shortest description of Biblical Counselling is illustrated in 1 Thessalonians 5:14. we urge you, brothers, admonish the idle, encourage the fainthearted, help the weak, be patient with them all.
Helping Others from What You Already Know and Practise
In the early years of the spread of the Gospel of Jesus Christ many people from very messed up lives came to salvation. Their lives changed. Some of the change happened immediately; some of the change came through a long battle against old habits. But the Truth that they heard
Enduring Everything For the Sake of a Fellow Christian
Although this is most especially true of pastors and elders, it ought to be something that describes every believer. We are willing to endure hardship for the sake of family; we are willing to endure insult for the sake of a noble cause; we are willing to endure discomfort for
Symptoms of Intentional Fellowship
Here are Five Symptoms of Intentional Fellowship that we as Christians must all suffer from. First, practise the “one anothers” in Scripture. Search for all the verses in the NT with the words “one another”, and start obeying them. Then, encourage others to do the same. And if someone else
Romans 12:10 An Excellent Love
Sometimes the vocabulary in one language makes it difficult to translate certain words into another language. By comparing different possible translations, we can nonetheless grasp the full significance of the original language. This is evidently the case in Romans 12:10 which is translated the following ways in different translations. Love
The Excessiveness of Christian Love
The icon of Christian love among the NT church is a man named Gaius. 3 John 1:6 says that he loved other Christians “in a manner worthy of God”! Not even the Roman Emperor would have been treated as well by his entourage as Christians were treated by Gaius. He
A Poem on Love When Love is Failing
The Corinthians of the New Testament times were no role-models of love. They had bought into all the definitions of love of their godless culture and sinful hearts. But God was changing them. In the middle of a rather extensive lecture/rebuke regarding practical church matters (1 Corinthians chapters 12 –
How Can I Pray for You?
It comes as a bit of a surprise when at the end of a conversation with another believer he asks “Is there something I can pray for on your behalf?”. It comes as a bit of a surprise because it is not commonly practised. But there are few things that
Be Glad in Church Ministry
Criticizing and complaining are perhaps the most skilled first-responders to church ministries. But that was not the case with the Apostle Paul and the believers who served in the many ministries begun by him. As a travelling missionary Paul had planted many churches, mission initiatives from those churches, and ministries
The Work of an Exhorter
The work of an exhorter among unbelievers is that of sharing the Gospel (Luke 3:18) and calling them to repentance (Acts 2:40). Among believers, the work of an exhorter is to encourage loyalty to the Lord (Acts 11:23), to prepare the saints for suffering (Acts 14:20), to unite those who