by Peter Barfoot | Nov 27, 2025 | Blog
The reason why corruption at the top is tolerated by the general public in Western society and seeps down may be due to the increasingly porous morality of society generally. By this I mean that if society itself corrupts, why would voters condemn their political...
by Peter Barfoot | Nov 27, 2025 | Blog
If you’ve never made heaps of money you probably wish you had, thinking that you’d be happier. But happiness doesn’t necessarily follow financial gain. Or for that matter the extras that come with it. Would you like a second wife, or a third, or a fourth? A...
by Peter Barfoot | Nov 27, 2025 | Blog
If Philippi evokes images of the beaten Paul and Silas suffering in stocks, Thessalonica as a city in uproar, and the pervasive idolatry of Athens – what does Berea bring to mind? Not a lot. What we do know is that the town’s Jewish leaders “were more noble than those...
by Peter Barfoot | Nov 27, 2025 | Blog
The apostle Paul encourages every believer to “covet earnestly the best gifts” (1 Corinthians 12:31). However, the distribution of spiritual gifts is the prerogative of the Holy Spirit and is “according to His will” (1 Corinthians 12:11). Firstly, a quick word study....
by Peter Barfoot | Nov 27, 2025 | Blog
There are two resurrections: the “first resurrection” when Jesus returns and the “Great White Throne” resurrection a thousand years later. The first is for all believers, both living and dead, and is not a rise to judgement but to rewards for...
by Peter Barfoot | Nov 27, 2025 | Blog
The issue the Jewish leaders had with Jesus was not one of power since the miracles he did were undeniable. It was his right to exercise that power which unsettled the status quo. The ‘raw’ power of the Spirit of God still scares those who believe that it...