Tithe is a contentious issue among Christians. The tithe debate was reignited this week by a viral video of exchanges between a Pastor and a congregant in one of the established denominations in Ghana over the interpretation of Malachi 3:8-10. The Pastor accused members who don't pay tithe as robbing God: they are armed robbers. … Continue reading Tithing: An Old Testament Command With New Testament Continuity
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Understanding Psalm 23: God As Shepherd
Psalm 23 is a common Scripture. One of the most recited. The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters. He restores my soul. He leads me in paths of righteousness for his name’s sake. Even though I walk through the … Continue reading Understanding Psalm 23: God As Shepherd
Tug of War Between The Flesh and The Spirit
For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh: and these are contrary the one to the other: so that ye cannot do the things that ye would.Galatians 5:17 Reading this text, the first picture that came to mind is a Tug of War. In every Christian, there is an intense … Continue reading Tug of War Between The Flesh and The Spirit
Come Thirsty Soul and Drink From The Water of Life
On the last day of the feast, the great day, Jesus stood up and cried out, “If anyone thirsts, let him come to me and drink. 38 Whoever believes in me, as the Scripture has said, ‘Out of his heart will flow rivers of living water.’” 39 Now this he said about the Spirit, whom … Continue reading Come Thirsty Soul and Drink From The Water of Life
When God Seems Silent
Now a certain man was ill, Lazarus of Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister Martha. It was Mary who anointed the Lord with ointment and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was ill. So the sisters sent to him, saying, “Lord, he whom you love is ill.” But when Jesus … Continue reading When God Seems Silent
