Archives for October 2012

Binding and loosing

Dies auch in Deutsch erhaeltlich “I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven; whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven” (Matthew 16:19). What is meant by this authority to bind and to loose? A failure to understand what […]

The Keys of the Kingdom – Matthew 16 and the church of Rome

When Jesus came to the region of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, “Who do people say the Son of Man is?” They replied, “Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, Jeremiah or one of the prophets.” “But what about you?” he asked. “Who do you say I am?” Simon Peter […]

Present Day Tongues – Is it the same as the gift of tongues manifested in the Apostolic Age?

Now the whole world had one language and a common speech. As men moved eastward, they found a plain in Shinar and settled there. They said to each other, “Come, let us make bricks and bake them thoroughly.” They used brick instead of stone, and tar for mortar. Then they said, “Come, let us build […]

Wer ist das Jüdische Volk ?

Dies ist eine gekürzte und redigierte Version einer Power-Point Serie, die ursprünglich von Margie Kinsella zusammengestellt wurde. Margie hat auch ein Buch geschrieben mit dem Titel “Myths in the Sheepfold”  (Die Mythen unter der Schafsherde), das einige dieser Themen behandelt.  Margie hat einen Dienst in Malaysia und trotzdem auch ein besonderes Verlangen nach der Errettung jüdischer Menschen. […]

GEBOREN, UM KÖNIG ZU SEIN !

Mit herzlichem Dank für die Übersetzung aus dem Englishchen von Klaus Püplichhuisen  (Klaus.Publius@t-online.de) “Denn ein Kind ist uns geboren, ein Sohn ist uns gegeben, und die Herrschaft kommt auf seine Schulter, und er wird genannt: Wunderrat, starker Gott, Ewigvater, Friedefürst” (Jesaja 9,6) Christen sind geneigt, wenn sie an Jesus denken, Ihn entweder in der Krippe […]

THE NEW COVENANT: A Ministration of the Spirit

(This is an edited version of Chapter 7 of Andrew Murray’s ‘The Two Covenants’ – first published by J. Nisbet, London, 1899) “You are an epistle of Christ, ministered by us, written not with ink, but with the Spirit of the living God; not on tables of stone, but on tables that are hearts of […]

The Living Messiah

Elias Newman was born in 1888 in Poland to orthodox Jewish parents. His family moved toEngland where he was converted in 1903 through the work of the Mildmay Mission. After believing in secret for three months, he told his parents and was promptly disowned. He studied with the Lutherans in Germany between 1908 and 1909 and migrated to the USA in 1912. […]

Learning evangelism from the Apostle Paul

(This is an edited version of a presentation given at the conference “Influencing Muslims for Jesus Christ” in Benoni, South Africa, on 27 April 2012) The one who said “follow me as I follow Messiah” leads us in a particular approach to evangelism which is evident from his missionary activities in the Book of Acts. The record […]

Judaism – from monotheism to atheism?

Anyone interested in seeing where Judaism is heading should visit the website advertising the second “Sinai Indaba” event that commences in Johannesburg, South Africa this evening. About 3000 delegates (Jewish and other), are due to attend. Firstly notice the two high-lighted characters in “Sinai Indaba” – namely the “I” and the “I”. Then play the […]

Farida voor die Magistraat

Die tyd toe Farida se man skielik gesterf het, was vier van haar 5 kinders nog op skool. Hy het haar ‘n bietjie geld nagelaat en ‘n motor-kar. Sy was toe 42 jaar oud. Farida het hard gewerk om vir die kinders te sorg, en om hulle skoolgelde te betaal. Haar familie kon haar ‘n […]