Month: March 2008
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A Review of God’s Destiny for You, a book of devotionals written by Rev. Dr. John S. H. Tay
M. S. Thirumalai, Ph.D. This is a well-written devotional book meant for use every day for 366 days of a year. Written in a very lucid and simple language, devotional for a day runs to simply only one page with anointed words of wisdom, interpretation and exhortation. For many years, Dr. Tay was the Dean…
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KINGDOM PRIORITY!
E. Sudhir Isaiah, Ph.D. Relationship between the Kingdom of God and the Church Whenever you read the Gospels you cannot miss our Lord’s countless number of references to the “Kingdom of God.” Every such instance is aimed at people coming into the Kingdom, to receive the “Good News” offered by Jesus and be saved. It…
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THE CHRISTIAN IMPACTING THE WORLD
Dr. Tan Kok Beng Our Lord stated that every one of His disciples is to be “the salt of the earth” and “the light of the world.” In other words, He expects the Christian to make an impact on the world. Men are to be influenced for Christ as a result of the Christian’s life…
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Leadership Models in Religions: Contrasting Some Characteristics of Jesus and Buddha
Robert Tan Ming Huat Leadership in Institutions There must definitely be some form of leadership in any organization irrespective of whether it is in the worldly or spiritual realm. Without which there would be chaos and uncertainty in one form or another. The quality of leadership is a totally different thing and so is the…
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Spiritual Warfare in the Biblical Context: Identification with Christ and Warring Against the Enemy
Edward E. Dudek Introduction The Word of God must be foundational for a Christian, even more so in the view of the writer, when spiritual warfare is involved. The apostle Paul indicates in his Epistle to the Ephesians that the Christian’s struggle and fight is not against any physical enemy or human foe alone, but…
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PEOPLES, NATIONS, TONGUES, KINGDOMS AND HOMOGENEITY
W. Winston Elliott, Ph.D. “The marvelous mosaic” is how McGavran (1980:59) describes the ethnic structure of our cultural environment. He likes the way the pieces fit together to create a beautiful picture and sees no problem with the church reproducing the same pattern in its internal structure. Most Westerners, believing that our individual differences are…
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The Return of the Lord
Kenneth A. Krause Introduction In the last days, the study of the last days will be the most important subject for the church to accurately grasp. More than any other generation, the final generation living on the earth must know the mind and heart of the Lord so as to be prepared for the events…