"For I decided to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ and him crucified" (1 Corinthians 2:2 ESV). Paano ba lumalim sa pagkakakilala kay Cristo? That’s a good question to ask, if ever dumating ka na sa point ng buhay mo na itinanong mo na yan. I think that question signals a desire in your … Continue reading 2018 Holy Week Devotions – Day 1
Reformation 500 and the Gospel
Last May 23-26, more than 3,500 people gathered in Hong Kong to celebrate the gospel and the 500 years of Protestant Reformation (1517-2017). This event was sponsored and organized by China Partnership, so most of the participants were Chinese Christians. There were some from the US and other Southeast Asian countries. I also met a … Continue reading Reformation 500 and the Gospel
The Five Solas (1996 Cambridge Declaration)
Evangelical churches today are increasingly dominated by the spirit of this age rather than by the Spirit of Christ. As evangelicals, we call ourselves to repent of this sin and to recover the historic Christian faith. In the course of history words change. In our day this has happened to the word "evangelical." In the … Continue reading The Five Solas (1996 Cambridge Declaration)
The Only Need of Every Heart
This is how Spurgeon "preached Christ to every class of hearer and Christ as the only need of every heart" (Iain Murray, The Forgotten Spurgeon, p. 42): Remember, sinner, it is not thy hold of Christ that saves thee - it is Christ; it is not thy joy in Christ that saves thee - it is Christ; it … Continue reading The Only Need of Every Heart