Something that always causes a lot of questions is the issue of backsliding. (Indeed this article is a response to a couple of questions I’ve been asked about it, and so I’ve given it the FAQ title. Over the next few weeks I’ll be doing a few more FAQ articles as part of my ongoing look into the deeper doctrinal beliefs behind All4God.)
I would say what I believe is that… Continue reading
“I am the way, the truth and the life. No one can come to the Father except through me.” Jesus in John 14:7. Probably one of the most offensive things Jesus ever said.
Lots of people have different ideas of how they can be saved – by being a good person, by helping out those in need, following a certain religion. And many don’t even believe they need to be saved… Continue reading
I currently study medicine at Queens University, Belfast. And in order to get onto the course there was I needed 4 A grades in my AS exams (taken the year before you leave secondary school in the UK). But there was a problem, as when the results came out in August 2008 I only got a B in one of the exams, history. I could have gone to a different… Continue reading
We say we trust God, but how often do we put it into practice?
If you have ever been to a circus you’ll probably have seen a tightrope walker walking along the rope at quite a height above the ground. You may also have seen ‘circus schools’ on TV that let people try out various circus activities for themselves. At these the tightrope is usually a lot closer to the ground… Continue reading
I just started studying medicine at university. (According to my friends being a medical student will make me more attractive to girls. I just got my stethoscope so we shall see if it has an extra benefit of being a chick magnet…). As part of the whole uni thing I’ve moved into halls of residence. In my particular hall it is just a random assortment of people put together by… Continue reading
{This is the first post by new All4God contributor Emma Swift}
To follow Jesus is to bear the burden of your generation; to fully love like he does is to suffer the sorrow and pain of those around us. This is a massive challenge especially for those of us who have grown up with pretty easy lives in our middle class towns. When we jump on board the crazy bandwagon that… Continue reading
“But how can they call on him to save them unless they believe in him? And how can they believe in him if they have never heard about him? And how can they hear about him unless someone tells them?” Romans 10:14
We want our friends and family to be saved, right? As Christians we believe that all who haven’t put their trust in Jesus as Lord and
“Since a dull axe requires great strength, sharpen the blade. That’s the value of wisdom; it helps you succeed.” Ecclesiastes 10:10
We need to be constantly sharpening our wisdom by spending time in God’s Word, listening to people explaining it and meditating on it so that when the time comes to need to apply it we will find that the blade is sharp. That way we will
If you live in or have ever been to America, you’ll probably have heard of (and may well have tried) a soft drink called Mountain Dew. It isn’t available in the UK, so it has achieved a certain cult following among people over here that have been to the USA and tried it. Compared to other soft drinks it has a very… Continue reading
A few years ago it used to be fashionable to wear those ‘What would Jesus do?’ bracelets. But maybe the question we need to ask ourselves more these days is not what He would do, but where He would be doing it.
Because as Christians we have a tendency to form our little ‘holy-huddles’, seeking to avoid contact with all that is ‘unholy’. But as you read through the… Continue reading
Casting Crowns wrote a song ‘Stained Glass Masquerade’ about how, in general, Christians are very good at disguising how they are. We don’t like to admit our weakness, out of fear that others will look down on us. We live thinking we are the only one going through whatever we are going through, that no-one else could be struggling with the same things we are struggling
Have you ever had an experience when you have totally forgotten someone who you should know? I was at Summer Madness last weekend, talking to a (male) friend before going to see SixStarHotel play -if you haven’t heard of them do a search for them, they rock!. Another (female) friend of his came over and he introduced me, the conversation continued when suddenly she… Continue reading
Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock all weekend, you will know that on Thursday a musical legend passed away. And no matter what you think of him as a person, I doubt you can deny that musically, Michael Jackson has had some great tunes over the years, and had a major influence on many other artists. But watching the coverage, it all seems a little excessive. The internet
“The women were terrified and bowed with their faces to the ground. Then the men asked, “Why are you looking among the dead for someone who is alive? He isn’t here! He is risen from the dead! Remember what he told you back in Galilee, that the Son of Man must be betrayed into the hands of sinful men and be crucified, and that he would rise again on… Continue reading
[A Resurrection themed reflection by new All4God contributor Jason Irwin]
How often do we approach Easter with a passé attitude? Oh yeah Jesus’ crucifixion and resurrection…that was cool eh? Do we actually realise what we say?
Do we actually believe what we say we believe?
Do we actually believe Jesus, the Son of God (do we even believe that!), was crucified, hung on a tree, mocked, flogged and insulted?
Do we actually believe… Continue reading
An exploration of what living all for God is all about Continue reading
“You saw me before I was born.
Every day of my life was recorded in your book.
Every moment was laid out
before a single day had passed.” Psalm 139:16
The fact that God has a plan for our lives is something that you hear quite often in talks and sermons. It is mentioned in many places throughout the Bible, including that verse from Psalm 139. But the question is, while… Continue reading
This is something i found in the book Rediscovering Church by Lynne and Bill Hybels. It is a monolouge by Dr Bob Moorehead called The Fellowship of the Unashamed.
I am a part of the fellowship of the Unashamed. I have the Holy Spirit
Power. The die has been cast. I have stepped over the line. The decision has
been made. I am a disciple of Jesus Christ. I won’t look back, let… Continue reading
The story of Moses and the Israelites crossing the Red Sea is a Sunday School favourite, and one of those passages of the Old Testament that most of us don’t mind reading, coming as it does before the long lists of rules that can be such a drag to read. (But let’s not forget all scripture is God breathed….)
So you will probably be quite familiar with the whole exodus… Continue reading
1 Corinthians 1:26-27: “Remember, dear brothers and sisters, that few of you were wise in the world’s eyes or powerful or wealthy when God called you. Instead, God chose things the world considers foolish in order to shame those who think they are wise. And he chose things that are powerless to shame those who are powerful.”
We may feel weak, unqualified, unequipped for the task God has called us to… Continue reading
You may have heard or read the testimony of Rachel Scott. (She’s the girl from Rachel’s Tears). On April 20th 1999, two disillusioned young men went on a killing spree at her school, Columbine High School, Colorado. They held a gun to her head and asked if she believed in God. Knowing that if she answered yes she would be killed she replied “Yes, I believe in God.”… Continue reading
We like our comfort. You would be hard pressed to find someone who would rather sleep rough than in a five star hotel. Given the choice most people would rather live in a ‘safe’ country like the UK than war torn areas such as Iraq. We try to avoid situations that may bring conflict. Our society of political correctness does its best to cause no offence to anyone. If… Continue reading
In Acts 1 v 8 we hear Jesus’ commandment to his disciples just before he is taken to heaven through the ascension…
“Tell people about me everywhere – in Jerusalem, throughout Judea, in Samaria, and to the ends of the earth”
Jesus was telling his disciples to spread the Kingdom and tell of him in these places
In this article I hope to finish up my thoughts on unity in the Church as the final article in the series.
In the first I mentioned how I personally feel just one small issue can cause a big divide in the Church. Not only does this seem to contravene the teachings of the Bible, but it damages our faith individually, as one small part can consume our passion for our… Continue reading
1st Peter 2“The Living Stone and a Chosen People
4 As you come to him, the living Stone—rejected by human beings but chosen by God and precious to him— 5 you also, like
Please picture the scene. A man and some friends are going on a trip for a weekend, and they all decide to spend a couple of nights camping in the mountains nearby. As they begin to near the summit, they come across a valley with a beautiful view. They look across and see rolling hills and misty lakes. As his friends stand and
You might have heard the latest Matt Redman album “Beautiful News”. On it there is a song “If you know you are loved by the King” which has a line in the chorus “If you know you are loved by the King, then live for him, live for him, live for him.” As Christians we know we are loved by the King – (the Bible tells us
