Theology

Theology is all about Christian belief and practise.

Who is God?

What is He like?

How can we learn more about him?

This section also captures stuff about the Bible, like what is the Bible about?

What about prophecy and miracles and stuff? That all counts as theology.

How to Pray Without Feeling Like an Awkward Llama

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“Dear Lord God, I thank you my Jesus, that you Lord are just… [long pause]… so Amazing Heavenly Father. And Lord God I just pray God, that you come into this place Lord Jesus God, My God…”

Sound familiar? I can relate.

In this post you’re going to learn:

  • What prayer is really about and why it’s important
  • Why prayer can be so hard (even when you really do love God)
  • Does God answer prayer?
  • Actionable tips to help you pray more and with confidence

This is the largest, most comprehensive and most practical post on the web about Christian prayer.

Enjoy.

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Christian Denominations: A Comprehensive Guide (2023)

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Christian denominations are a defining feature of Christianity, the worlds largest religious body by a huge margin.

This page will teach you everything you need to know about the major branches of Christianity including:

  1. What is a Christian Denomination? (and what is not)
  2. What are their core beliefs?
  3. Where did they all come from? (including a flow chart)
  4. How many Christian Denominations are there really, and how big are they today? (more charts!)

And more.

This is the largest all-in-one introduction to Christian Denominations on the web.

Oh yeah, and it is completely free to read and share. Enjoy.

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What kind of Christian are you? A lesson from the parable of the sower

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Did you grow up in church?

Do you ever doubt your faith, or wonder if you could be getting it all wrong?

The prodigal son is truly the exception to the rule today.

The heartbreaking reality is that the church is in decline. More importantly, it’s the youngest generations that are turning their backs the fastest. Something like 59% of youth, raised in the church, will leave and never come back.

Why is this?

What the hell is going on?

I mean we have bright fancy lights and loud music. We have trendy pastors who wear ripped jeans and printed tee’s right? What more do these kids want?

Maybe the church is simply becoming less ‘relevant’. Maybe they are learning the ‘truth’ at school and university. Maybe it’s social media and the ‘fake news’.

Or is it something simpler?

As usual, I think the Bible can give us some clues as to why this might be happening.

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Why You’re Probably Doing Worship Wrong

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The Oxford English Dictionary

Worship

noun/verb

  • The feeling or expression of (or to show) reverence and adoration for (or to) a deity.

When asked most Christians will give a well rehearsed answer to the question ‘What is worship?’ along the lines of ‘oh it means giving praise and honour to God’. Some might go a little further and say ‘oh yes, you can worship anytime, anywhere’.

No Christian I know would disagree that worship is something that you can do any time, any where. Prayer, communion, music – all these things count as worship.

In practice however, actual worship is something entirely different.

This is a problem.

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Ten Signs Debunked

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This post is debunking a very popular, and old, meme that has been circulating the internet for a long time and is titled “ten signs you are an unquestioning Christian”.

There’s a lot of misinformation out there about Christianity and Creation. Actually there’s a lot of misinformation out there about everything.

I can’t remember how I came across this anonymous placard. I just know that I’ve held onto it for years. I figured that one day if I happen to do something like say, start a blog, I would go through it point by point and explain why it was hogwash.

So that’s what I’ve done.

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Prayer: a Reflection

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Prayer is to Christianity what salt is to peanuts.

It’s a big important idea in Christianity.

If you were in a primary school classroom and asked the students to randomly say ten things that came to mind when they thought of the Bible and Christians, it’s a pretty sure bet that prayer would be on the list somewhere.

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Good works… the hard truth.

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Editors note: this is a follow-up post from my previous one. I recommend reading that one first which you can find here, otherwise enjoy.

 

Hey fellas,

 

In my last post I explained what a Christian is and why being a Christian is not as simple as just receiving God’s grace. I explained that we cannot earn our salvation through good works because we are all sinners. When we confess our sins, and accept Jesus Christ as our saviour we receive God’s grace.

 

The Holy Spirit transforms us. From this moment, we strive for a life of honour, humility and integrity – Acts 20:35, 2 Corinthians 9:8, Hebrews 13:18. We become followers of Christ, soldiers ‘equipped for every good work’ – 2 Timothy 3:17.

 

In short,

 

we are not saved by good works, but we do good works because we are saved.

 

So what are good works anyway?

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