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A Prayer for the Postal Plebiscite
Great and Holy God, You alone are the Lord and King. To Your Name belong glory, greatness, power, and praise. As our nation discuss and debate the matter of marriage, I thank you for the gift of marriage. You established and designed it to be the union between one man and one woman in covenant faithfulness. Thank you for the blessings of sexual pleasure, spiritual…
Buddies, Beer, and Bibles
Trending on social media the last few days is the controversy raised by a campaign and a conversation. This was a conversation that involved Buddies, Beer, and Bibles. The Bible Society of Australia is celebrating their 200th Anniversary and in commemoration of this occasion, Coopers Brewery will produce a special batch of limited edition light beer cans. A part of this…
Making Much of Marriage
Marriage is the oldest human institution. It didn’t come as a result of tradition, the Church didn’t invent it, nor is it something reserved for conservative Christians. Marriage was established and designed by God. The Bible provides clarity concerning the definition of marriage being between a man and a woman with the purpose of procreation (Gen. 1:28a),…
We Cannot be Silent (Book Review)
Dr. R. Albert Mohler is the president of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky. For those who take time to read his blog or listen to The Briefing, you will know that Al Mohler is up-to-date with events and issues, and how he provides biblically informed clear thinking from a Christian worldview. It is for this reason I was very excited when I…
Marriage Under Attack: Adultery, Divorce and Homosexuality
In my last post I looked at the sins of pornography, premarital sex and cohabitation. In this post I will now consider three more sins that are an attack on marriage.
Marriage Under Attack: Pornography, Premarital Sex and Cohabitation
The attacks on marriage are manifold and they strike at marriage in many different ways. There are attacks that occur in someone’s life before marriage (premarital sex and cohabitation). There are attacks that happen within a marriage (adultery and divorce). There are attacks that happen in…
Marriage Under Attack
Marriage is under attack. Of course this is not hot off the press news. Since God first instituted marriage back in Genesis 2, the institution of marriage has been criticised and contorted by many. There are those who verbally mock the institution, others will sabotage it and some have tried to redefine it.
What is Marriage?
What is marriage? From the earliest chapters of Scripture along with others we learn that marriage was created and instituted by God. Marriage became a part of this world by means of Divine design and definition. Scripture is clear that it was between a man and a woman with the purpose of procreation (Gen. 1:28a), pleasure (Proverbs 5:18-19), partnership (Gen. 2:18) and…
A Word to those who are Single IV: Satisfied Singles
What does God require of those who are single? Whether you are a satisfied or struggling single it is God’s will that you be the person He desires you to be for His glory. This means that you submit your life and desires to the Lordship of Christ and walk according to the will of God. When it…
A Word to those who are Single III: Challenges of being Single
Sure, being single has it advantages, but it also has it challenges. Those that aren’t single can tend to think that because people are not married they are carefree and don’t have a worry in the world. It certainly is true that singles don’t have the same responsibilities or…
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