Nothing is impossible with God. The young Christian should know how to bring the gospel to the sinner, Roman Catholic or otherwise. He has nothing to be ashamed of in propagating the good news of Jesus Christ.
2015/01 THE MAN CHRIST JESUS
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2015/01 The Man Christ Jesus Over the past 150 years, there have been numerous attacks on the deity of Christ from liberals and cults. The Bible teaches that the Word that was made flesh was very much the Word that was God before being made flesh (John 1:1,14). This has not prevented the unbelieving from
2016/01 A HUMBLE APOLOGY
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2016/01 A Humble Apology We are seeking to win souls, not just arguments! The idea of respect has taken on a very particular flavour in our present culture. It may be described by the cliché ‘Live and let live.’ In essence, we are all supposedly given the freedom to believe what we want, and to
2015/07 ABORTION – ANOTHER LOOK
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2015/07 Abortion - Another Look Parents will recall the joy of heart when given the news of an impending addition to the family. As Christians, we testify that: “children are an heritage of the LORD: and the fruit of the womb is his reward.” (Psalm 127:3). For some, that joy is shattered by the detection
2013/09 CHRISTIANS AND SPORT
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2013/09 Christians and Sport The love of sport is no new phenomenon. Ancient Greeks were avid sports fans – but this generation has embraced sport like no other. Since sport takes up so much time, thought and money in the lives of so many, believers must formulate a biblically based approach to it. Our lives
2015/09 A HOSTILE WORLD
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2015/09 Can We be Heard in a Hostile World? I hold no brief for the Presbyterian Church in Ireland (PCI). Indeed, as you might expect, I find myself at odds with the denomination into which I was born, and in which I was raised, on many significant matters. But it would be churlish to dismiss
2013/11 SANCTIFICATION
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2013/11 SANCTIFICATION When did you last have a conversation about sanctification or holiness? Perhaps you are already about to turn the page and see what else is in this magazine? But this is a vital issue! I may surprise many by stating that the decline in evangelical circles in our nation is largely due to
2016/05 ROME & THE REFORMATION
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2016/05 Rome and the Reformation Father’ Raniero Cantalamessa, Preacher to the Papal Household since 1980, participated at the inauguration of the Church of England’s Tenth General Synod in Westminster Abbey in November 2015. The Catholic Herald reported that Cantalamessa praised the “theological and spiritual enrichment” of the Reformation. Fine words – but was this really
2014/01 ORDAINED WOMEN?
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2014/01 Should Women be Ordained? The announcement was made on 20th September 2013: The Church of Ireland had chosen Rev Pat Storey to be Bishop of Meath and Kildare. ‘Nothing unusual in that’, you might say – except that Pat is not an abbreviation for Patrick but Patricia! Mrs Storey, rector of St Augustine’s in
2016/03 ROMAN CATHOLICISM – PART 2
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2016/05 Roman Catholicism Part 2 Last time, we looked at the opportunities afforded to Christian young people (indeed to us all) to positively witness for Christ to Roman Catholics. We considered various reasons why many of them are disillusioned with “religion” and suggested some ways in which we might evangelise them. Nothing is impossible with