by Peter Barfoot | Jul 7, 2025 | Blog
Many years ago, I paraphrased a verse of scripture from its NT Greek words., and in brackets at the end wrote “The General Idea Version”, just to indicate that it was my idea of the inspired writer’s thoughts. I wondered if someone would query it,...
by Peter Barfoot | Jul 7, 2025 | Blog
Think of three connected rings. The first is “Asking and Receiving.” Jesus instructed his disciples on a model corporate prayer, which we know as The Lord’s Prayer. The Lord then spoke of a man’s persistent faith while knocking on a...
by Peter Barfoot | Jul 6, 2025 | Blog
Many Christians have long been taught that the “wretched man” of Romans 7:24 is the Christian, who should realise that conflict between a willing mind and a carnal nature which is not is normal. We are told that coming to terms with the obvious mental and moral...
by Peter Barfoot | Jul 6, 2025 | Blog
King David did not fear wicked people coming against him, or of war rising against him, or of false witnesses, or of those who breathed out cruel threats against him — or even the [surely remote] possibility of his father and mother forsaking him! In any or all...
by Peter Barfoot | Jul 6, 2025 | Blog
As a new Christian, the “one thing” you needed to know that you had been blind, spiritually speaking, but that now you could see. It was your witness to those who had known you as a non-Christian. But you need to move on from the “one thing” you needed to know to...
by Peter Barfoot | Jul 6, 2025 | Blog
“This one thing I know”, said the man born blind but now healed — “that once I was blind, and now I see.” (John 9:25) In the history of the world no one born blind had ever received sight. But after washing the clay from his eyes as instructed by Jesus, the man had...