Tag Archives: Christ

131. Our Identity. Becoming What We Were Meant To Be In Life. 2 Corinthians 3:17-end.

Posted on October 1, 2013 by Jim Holbeck

How does one “find oneself”? How do we become the people we were meant to be? How can we fulfil our eternal destiny? How can we find real fulfilment in life? How can I discover and become the “real me? … Continue reading →

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130. A Tribute. Bishop Dudley Foord. 1923-2013. (Double E, Double E) Evangelism

Posted on September 16, 2013 by Jim Holbeck

The name of Dudley Foord will be remembered by many with the introduction of Evangelism Explosion to Australia. Many of us came from long distances to the Conferences he held in Sydney as he promoted  this form of Evangelism. Evangelism … Continue reading →

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129. Summary of Romans 1:17-32. Human Rebellion against God

Posted on September 4, 2013 by Jim Holbeck

What has got into some of the world leaders in recent months? Some have taken gigantic strides in directions that were not expected. Some seem intent on changing the world as we know it, into an image they have created … Continue reading →

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128. Praying For Healing For A World In Rebellion Against God. Through Its False Sexual Practices.

Posted on August 25, 2013 by Jim Holbeck

In Romans 1, St Paul wrote of the rebellion of humans against their Creator. We saw that the first area of rebellion was in the area of humans replacing God with idols. The second area was human rebellion against God … Continue reading →

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127. Praying For Healing For A World In Rebellion Against God. Through Its False Religion

Posted on August 23, 2013 by Jim Holbeck

What a horrible mess! The world! How did it happen? We have an answer! The Almighty God Himself gave us the reason in Romans 1. It was due to human rebellion against the Creator-God. The first description of rebellion Paul … Continue reading →

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126. Praying For Healing For A World In Rebellion Against God. Through Its Idolatry

Posted on July 24, 2013 by Jim Holbeck

In recent blogs we have looked at why the world is in such a mess. God Himself gives us the reasons through St Paul in Romans, chapter 1. We saw that it is due to human rebellion against the Creator-God. … Continue reading →

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125. “What’s Wrong With The World?” Humans Replaced God With Idols! Romans 1:18-32

Posted on June 26, 2013 by Jim Holbeck

In previous articles we looked at St Paul’s description of how God as Creator had revealed Himself in His creation. His creatures were meant to willingly submit to Him. However they incurred His wrath by rejecting Him. Their rebellion had … Continue reading →

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124. “What’s Wrong With The World?” Revolting Humans! That’s What! (An Overview of Romans 1:17-32)

Posted on June 24, 2013 by Jim Holbeck

St Paul shows us very clearly in this chapter why the world is in such a mess. We will follow his line of thought as he explains the situation in these verses in Romans 1:17-32. He shows us that humans … Continue reading →

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123. What’s Wrong With The World? Rebellion Against God! Romans 1:17-18

Posted on June 19, 2013 by Jim Holbeck

“The world is in a mess!” Countless people around the world would agree with that statement. But why is it so? God has some answers. He used St Paul to express in Romans 1 some good news and some bad … Continue reading →

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122. Healing. A Hidden Gem In The Story Of The Centurion In Luke7

Posted on June 2, 2013 by Jim Holbeck

In my last article I wrote of the “such faith” of the Centurion that astounded Jesus and brought wonderful healing to someone in desperate need. As I was writing I was led to reflect not only on the special faith … Continue reading →

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