by Peter Barfoot | Apr 4, 2025 | Blog
Apart from a few idiosyncrasies of the kind most men have – and I have a few — I like to think of myself as reasonably normal. Some Christians view themselves as being “up there with the angels” thinking they ought to live splendidly in a heavenly habitat rather...
by Peter Barfoot | Apr 4, 2025 | Blog
The purpose-built house left vacant now is inhabited by amoral “housemates” who damage it and exhibit perverse behaviour. When they are ejected from the house, onlookers applaud their departure. Not the house on the “Big Brother” television show, but the one spoken of...
by Peter Barfoot | Apr 3, 2025 | Blog
Have you ever wondered how the apostles could pluck texts from Old Testament contexts and apply them to the events of their own time — more specifically, to Jesus? We know they were inspired to do so by God, but by what accepted rule of interpretation could New...
by Peter Barfoot | Apr 2, 2025 | Blog
“And God has set some in the church, first apostles, secondarily prophets, thirdly teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, diversities of tongues.” (1 Corinthians 12:28) Apostles are first because the church is built...
by Peter Barfoot | Mar 26, 2025 | Blog
“Now it happened on the next day, when they had come down from the mountain…” (Luke 9:37) What mountain? Mt Transfiguration, where the inner light of Jesus had shone through the clothes he wore and dazzled Peter, James, and John with its...
by Peter Barfoot | Mar 25, 2025 | Blog
WHO HAS IT, WHAT IT IS, WHAT IT IS NOT, WHAT IT DOES, AND HOW IT WORKS.WHO HAS IT. Everyone who has the Spirit of God is anointed. (2 Corinthians 1:21) “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me because he has anointed me…” (Luke...