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How much cultural engagement is appropriate for Christians? The answer to this question depends to some extent on the culture (both inside and outside the Church). A century ago, many churches in the West frowned upon activities that today would be considered pretty innocuous (at least in the...

Acts 26:17,18 Here we have a concise summary of Paul’s mission, straight from the mouth of Jesus: “I am sending you to them to open their eyes and turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan to God, so that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a place among those who are...

Why did Jesus appear to Paul in such an unusual and dramatic way? (Acts 26:12-14) He says, “I have appeared to you to appoint you as a servant…” (verse 16) It wasn’t just to give Paul his personal ‘ticket to salvation’. Jesus wanted him for a reason - He was calling him into His service. He...

Acts 26:12-14 Can you pinpoint a specific day (or even a time) when you became a Christian? I've been told that only about one-third of us can do so. That’s still quite a lot of people. But even these apparently sudden conversions don’t often happen completely ‘out of the blue’. There was...

One of the most boring parts of the book of Leviticus is the section dealing with ‘leprosy’ (Leviticus 13 & 14). The visibility of disorders and blemishes of the skin makes them a cause of shame and embarrassment in all societies, but why should this condition be singled out and dealt with in...

Holiness is a much-misunderstood concept. It conjures up images of solitary hermits shutting themselves away from the distractions (and also the needs) of the world, or of self-righteous Pharisees condemning lesser mortals for their failures (Luke 18:11,12). But Biblical holiness is not a...

Judaism is famous for its dietary laws. The basis of these is a list of the animals that the Israelites could and could not eat (Leviticus 11) - although there are many other rules as well. Much ingenuity and speculation has gone into working out the possible reasons why certain animals were...

“Although the whole earth is Mine, you will be for Me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation.” (Exodus 19:5,6) Israel’s calling and rescue from Egypt was not purely for her own benefit, but was part of God’s plan for restoring the whole world to Himself. As a result of her ‘special...

The church in Antioch don’t know it yet, but they’re about to start a brand new missionary initiative – and it’s very clear that it’s the Holy Spirit who’s in charge. He is the one who sets the ball rolling in the first place (verse 2). Now wouldn’t we all like to get guidance like that? How can...

Psalm 18 ‘This is your life’ was a very long-running TV series with a highly successful and popular format: the presenter would ‘ambush’ a famous (or not-so-famous) person, and run through their life story, reminding them of significant moments and confronting them with people from their past...

Hello there I'm 'Deborah', and I am looking forward to meeting you all. I have been on other Christian forums, but am new to this one.