The Doctrine of Inseparable Operations and the Church

December 2021 Credo I recall a period growing up in church during my teenage years. At that time, there was a lot of buzz over the phenomenon of speaking in tongues and the rise of charismatic churches. Even in school, I would hear of people talking about various...

Real faith

December 2021 Credo John Wesley’s “Aldersgate experience” of 1738 is a constant reminder of just how important it is for those who call themselves Christians to have a vital faith in Jesus Christ. On the flip side, it also alerts us to the fact that there are people...

Does the Bible tell us the Age of the Earth?

Genesis 1 has been interpreted to mean that God created the world in six literal, 24-hour days. Moses stated that “in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them” (Ex. 20:11), in teaching the Israelites to follow the pattern that God had...

Unselfing

November 2021 Credo For many, the prominent biblical theme and practice of sacrifice first appeared in the Bible in Genesis 4, which records the sacrifices of Cain and Abel. But, as some scholars have rightly pointed out, the earliest hints of sacrifice precede this...

God The Father Almighty

October 2021 Credo From its inception, Christianity has described God as the “Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.” For the early Jewish Christians to speak of God as “Father” is rather unusual. While the Old Testament does speak of Yahweh as the Father of Israel (Deut....

The challenge of Agape

October 2021 Credo In the first epistle of John, we find one of the most profound statements about God in the whole of Scripture: “God is love” (4:8). Love is the very essence of God. Love sums up His whole being. Love is what God immutably is. This assertion is...