The word “content" as an adjective, is becoming more and more obscure in today’s language. I looked up the word “content" in the dictionary and the meaning was as follows; "Satisfied with what one is or has; not wanting more or anything else". Another dictionary defined contentment as a “feeling of or showing satisfaction with one’s possession, status or situation”
I am sure if we take a poll of people who are contented in line with the above definitions, the statistics will show a very low figure. This leads us to the question, should we be contented with what we have or where we are? Would that not put us in danger of being complacent?
Since we are looking at this from the Christian perspective, our reference point obviously is the Bible. I first came across the word...
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Boast – “To talk with excessive pride and self-satisfaction about one’s achievements, possessions or abilities”.
This is what the Lord says: “Let not the wise boast of their wisdom or the strong boast of their strength or the rich boast of their riches, but let the one who boasts boast about this: that they have the understanding to know me, that I am the Lord, who exercises kindness, justice and righteousness on earth, for in these I delight,” (Jeremiah 9:23-24)
There is usually the natural tendency for people to boast about the things they possess or about their achievements.
As a student many...
This is what the Lord says: “Let not the wise boast of their wisdom or the strong boast of their strength or the rich boast of their riches, but let the one who boasts boast about this: that they have the understanding to know me, that I am the Lord, who exercises kindness, justice and righteousness on earth, for in these I delight,” (Jeremiah 9:23-24)
There is usually the natural tendency for people to boast about the things they possess or about their achievements.
As a student many...
A few days ago, we were greeted with the news of violent attacks against foreigners in South Africa.
Clips of videos and pictures containing disturbing violent scenes have been circulating all over social networks and it is quite difficult not to feel a sense of sadness over the affair.
I do not for once believe that South Africans are cruel people. I have wonderful South African friends and many are readers on Biblepraise newsletter and I am sure that they are saddened by the terrible and shocking recent events happening in their country. It is heartwarming to see South African University students, Journalists and Musicians protesting against the xenophobic killings.
Just as we were trying to make sense of what was going on in South Africa, news came from Italy that o...
Clips of videos and pictures containing disturbing violent scenes have been circulating all over social networks and it is quite difficult not to feel a sense of sadness over the affair.
I do not for once believe that South Africans are cruel people. I have wonderful South African friends and many are readers on Biblepraise newsletter and I am sure that they are saddened by the terrible and shocking recent events happening in their country. It is heartwarming to see South African University students, Journalists and Musicians protesting against the xenophobic killings.
Just as we were trying to make sense of what was going on in South Africa, news came from Italy that o...
The cover story of Time magazine this week is "Black Lives Matter." Yes, they do. And so do brown lives, yellow lives, red lives, and lives of all colors. It is high time white people said as much, acted accordingly, purged our racist attitudes, and got over our defensiveness against discussing racism.
"We don't want to be held responsible for bringing Africans to these shores as slaves over two centuries ago!" Of course not. But the fact remains that it happened. Black people continue to suffer for it. White people continue to have the upper hand in America. And the playing field isn't level.
"We're not all racists!" No, but some of my more candid black friends have helped me understand the difference between personal and institutional racism. And there is still...
"We don't want to be held responsible for bringing Africans to these shores as slaves over two centuries ago!" Of course not. But the fact remains that it happened. Black people continue to suffer for it. White people continue to have the upper hand in America. And the playing field isn't level.
"We're not all racists!" No, but some of my more candid black friends have helped me understand the difference between personal and institutional racism. And there is still...
Not long after Peter’s confession that Jesus is the Christ, “the Son of the living God,” Jesus begins to prepare his disciples for his death and resurrection. (Matthew 16: 13-28 NIV)
The disciples seem slow to understand and accept this forecast, almost as if their minds are blocking a reality they do not want to accept. It may be partly for this reason that Jesus selects Peter, James, and John to witness His transfiguration. Even with all the evidence the disciples had already witnessed of Jesus’ special nature, this is a compelling event that dramatically emphasizes His divinity and His fulfillment of prophecy.
Jesus takes them to a high mountain by themselves: “There he (Jesus) was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun, and his clothes...
The disciples seem slow to understand and accept this forecast, almost as if their minds are blocking a reality they do not want to accept. It may be partly for this reason that Jesus selects Peter, James, and John to witness His transfiguration. Even with all the evidence the disciples had already witnessed of Jesus’ special nature, this is a compelling event that dramatically emphasizes His divinity and His fulfillment of prophecy.
Jesus takes them to a high mountain by themselves: “There he (Jesus) was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun, and his clothes...
(Edited March, 2024)No one has greater love [no one has shown stronger affection] than to lay down (give up) his own life for his friends. (Joh 15:13, Amplified Bible).Many Christians all over the world recognise the last week before Easter, as the Hoy Week. It symbolizes the week when Jesus faced the sentence of death, not for what He did wrong but as a sacrifice for the whole world.Was it easy for Him? Definitely not! Imagine Him in the garden, knowing the task which lay before Him. Imagine the description of His sweat falling from His body as great drops of blood. I believe Jesus went through any trauma you can speak of; psychological, physical and mental.
