God talk

This Week we have two English Theologians namely Colin Gunton commenting on Karl Barth (my tutor in the final year at King’s College London and William Tyndale who was martyred for his faith (16 th Century)  William Tyndale(from wikipedia)   We sometimes take our freedoms for granted.   William Tyndale (the Martyr) reminds us that some freedoms such as reading Scripture is worth dying for.   At the end of this blog, I give his view on Matthew 7 verses 1-6.    Later on, we will also be looking at Matthew 7:1-6 and we will be considering what our Lord Jesus said about judging others (especially within the Christian community.) What is judgment? There are many definitions in the English language: ‘The ability to judge, make a decision, or form an opinion objectively, authoritatively, and wisely, especially in matters affecting action; good sense; discretion’ (From; dictionary.com/browse/judgement) Actually, there are many definitions for judging and this one was the second meani

The Third Commandment: How praying, Reading Scripture Protects us from Dishonouring God’s Holy Name   “You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain, for the LORD will not leave him unpunished who takes His name in vain. Exodus 20:7 NAS From: commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Donation_stele_with_curse_inscription.jpg   Here in this command, we are dealing with the honour of God’s name.   As believers we are ambassadors of Christ, and we are called to be holy and blameless in Christ by the Holy Spirit.   The truth is though, we fail time and again to live up to these standards.   For the believer it is very important to eat ‘humble pie’.   We are sinners saved by grace and there are these two natures in us vying to control us, have sovereignty over our life.   Christ said in Matthew 5 that true religion begins with ‘poverty in spirit’.   Only God can save us from our sins and that it is important to live the life of faith and by faith.   We realize that God created us, he