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church, a recovery of the rich tradition of the Reformation period and a minimising of drinking from the well Only when man does not withhold the truth from his brother, does he deal with him in a brotherly way. If I do not tell him the truth, I treat him like a heathen. When I speak the truth to one who is of a different opinion from mine, then I offer him the love I owe him.’[2] This disturbing booklet is Bray speaking truth in love to the Church of England and beyond.

Benn (ex-vicar, bishop & founder of Bible by the Beach) explains that prophecy is more about forth-telling (the word of God) than the fore-telling of future events, without ruling out the latter. the content, it is a message from God, and also the fact that it has touched the preacher’s heart, as well There is much practical wisdom to be gleaned from Benn’s long pastoral and preaching ministry as well teaching of Jesus in the light of the Easter event • Courageous exposition and proclamation of revealed truth

All I wanted him to do was answer the following two questions 1) what does this verse, text, story tell us about God (who he is, what he is like etc) and 2) why is that truth about him good for us in our Even if he wasn’t mentioned in it - what does it tell us about God? What does that action, or saying etc tell us about what he is like? What does it tell us about his character?

We remember Bible verses that tell us to “be bold” or “not be anxious” and assume that our anxieties some of the great images of God that the Bible provides: Shepherd, King, Rock, Refuge all of which tell But the Scriptures do more than simply tell us of God’s gifts, they invite us to step into the very story Think Joseph – Ruth – David – Elijah – Jesus – Paul – Peter and more. Some of us will tend towards propositional truth – understanding who God is – but forget the call to

From my observations, we have 4 classic basic truths we normally go to; 1) God is powerful (without exploring love the fact that Jesus died in my place for my salvation, but I am never surprised when a parent tells Well, first, do not despair! We can change this without too much effort. 6, the passage that we all use to inspire parents (and kids’ leaders) to teach children about God, tells weekly church home group, or read the Bible by yourself please ask the question ‘what does this tell

old that I heard the voice of God speaking to me through a sermon on Matthew 22:32-34, where Jesus tells Somehow I understood that I was spiritually dead – I knew the truth but it had not become a reality in many setbacks along the way, which makes it vitally important to be solidly grounded in the eternal truths

However, let me say it’s a truth in the Bible and we can sometimes find it hard to fully understand. There is no power in heaven, or earth or hell that can ever prevent you from being like Jesus. He must tell these brothers who he is. 5 And now, do not be distressed and do not be angry with yourselves for selling me here, because it was These were the truths that the Reformers knew and longed for us to know as well. __________ Revd Peter

had believed in him, 'If you continue in my word, you are truly my disciples; and you will know the truth , and the truth will make you free'”. This sentence is itself a truth claim on the part of Jesus. This is a depressing truth about human self-understanding. is the fruit of conversion – a radical transformation of the way one is oriented either towards the truth

truly like, know and really love God help children see God beyond a superficial level (hence all the truths develop inquisitive minds who know how to discover truths about God for themselves, think for themselves and work out for themselves who God is and why the ‘truth’ about him is good for them and the world. children bored of him and think that the only good thing about being a believer is being rescued from hell lives as nominal, non-engaged believers thinking that they should continue in their faith just in case hell

and Psalter, Sargent gives us a taste of the way in which the Prayer Book feeds God’s people with the truths It is said good teaching will not just tell, but also show and – most of all – involve. It proclaims the truths of the gospel to us; models how we are to read the bible and pray; and involves Sargent helps us to hear how the Book of Common Prayer tells us, shows and involves us so that through

In doing so they recognised important truths. Amongst other things, one must seek godly joy; a genuine rejoicing in the spiritual truths that Scripture teaches, so that those truths are not just held intellectually but transform our inner beings. superficial emotional manipulation, but through deep understanding, and constant remembering, of spiritual truths As well as the Latimer publication, I have recently written a popular-level book on Christian journaling

Those two years had a huge impact on me, as I saw close up a ministry that married grace and truth, deeply grateful for the Saviour’s grace and steadfastly committed to his truth, serious scholarly work and What you need most in your work is what the Lord Jesus is full of: grace and truth (John 1:14)—so you must keep close to him, so that you and your ministry display his grace and truth more and more.