Living in the Last Days
  • 2024 Reflections
    • January 2024
      • The Radical Choice: Matthew 7:21
      • We who died to sin shall no longer live in it (Romans 6:1-14)
      • Christ is the end (telos; goal) of law for righteousness to all who believe
      • The return of Christ and the fulfilment of God’s eternal purpose
      • The return of Christ and the fulfilment of God’s eternal purpose
      • True wholesome evangelism and the Bible
      • Two statements from the Lord Jesus that crystallise Discipleship
      • The Gospel: The “heart”of Christianity
      • The Gospel: Begins with “No condemnation” – ends with “No separation”
      • The Gospel: The “heart”of Christianity
      • Two statements from the Lord Jesus that crystallise discipleship
      • Reflections on the Gospel of Luke: Introduction
      • Reflections on the Gospel of Luke: Introduction (b)
      • The CROSS is at the heart of the Christian Faith
      • One great impediment: Our intellectual Pride
      • Rightly using Reason and Tradition in our Christian Faith
      • Have we ever wondered who we are, and what we are?
      • Who we are and what we are in relation to God Almighty
      • Two statements from the Lord Jesus that crystallise Discipleship
      • The Gospel: Begins with “No condemnation” – ends with “No separation”
      • The Gospel: Begins with “No condemnation” – ends with “No separation”
      • The Gospel: The “heart”of Christianity
      • TRAIN OURSELVES TO BE GODLY
      • Godly Wisdom: Our dire need of it in these last days
      • HOLINESS: What it means and why it matters (B)
      • The Gospel must be fully “dressed”
      • The Gospel must be fully “dressed” (2)
      • The ‘essentials’ and ‘applications’ of the Gospel – Needful in the Last Days
      • The Beatitudes in the “Sermon on the Mount”
      • Reflection on Luke (1: 26-55) (A)
      • The Gospel: Faith, Election Repentance, and the Remnant
      • Theology and the Bible is for Christian living
    • February (A) 2024
      • Jesus is the key and fulfilment of the Law and the Prophets
      • The Beatitudes in the Sermon on the Mount (2)
      • Do we really want our Father’s will in our prayers?
      • The conflict between Christianity and the spirit of any age (A)
      • The conflict between Christianity and the spirit of any age (B)
      • God’s unchanging purpose for His people after the Fall (A)
      • God’s unchanging purpose for His people after the fall (B)
      • God’s unchanging purpose for His people after the Fall (C)
      • God’s unchanging purpose for His people after the Fall(D)
      • God’s unchanging purpose for His people after the Fall (E)
      • God’s unchanging purpose for His people after the Fall (F)
    • February (B) 2024
      • Missing God’s unchanging purpose for His people following the Fall
      • KNOWING IS FOR LIVING THE CHRISTIAN LIFE
      • The Beatitudes: “Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth”
      • THE ISSUE OF PERSEVERANCE
      • The Gospel is complete in itself
      • The Whole Counsel of God: Acts 20:17-38
      • THE PRIORITIES AND PERSPECTIVES OF GOD’S CHURCH IN THE LAST DAYS
      • The credibility of the gospel reflects God’s faithfulness
      • Some Reflections on the “Magnificat” in Luke 1
      • THE PRIORITIES AND PERSPECTIVES OF GOD’S CHURCH IN THE LAST DAYS
      • The Whole Counsel of God: Acts 20:17-38
    • March (A) 2024
      • THE INCARNATION
      • PRUDENCE, KNOWLEDGE, DISCRETION – from the book of PROVERBS
      • OUR RESPONSE TO THE CROSS: Gratitude, humble submission and endurance
      • THE WORD OF GOD IS TRUE IN ALL IT TEACHES AND REVEALS
      • The Relationship between the Old and the New Testaments
      • THE ESSENCE OF GODLY LIVING AND THE PITFALLS
      • BE RIGHT AND ENDURE
      • THE HOLY SPIRIT AND HOLY LIVING
      • LIVING FAITHFULLY IN THE LAST DAYS
      • THE HOLY SPIRIT AND THE MINISTRY OF JESUS
    • March (B) 2024
      • Reflections on Luke 2
      • GOD WILL GIVE HIS PEOPLE A NEW SONG
      • NO TURNING BACK
      • THE BLOOD OF THE LAMB
      • JESUS’ RESURRECTED MINISTRY
    • April (A) 2024
      • HUMBLE HANDLING OF GOD’S WORD TO THE GLORY OF GOD
      • MEDITATIONS ON ‘OUR HEAVENLY FATHER’
      • MAN’S GREATEST PROBLEM AND GOD’S ONLY SOLUTION – THE GOSPEL
    • April (B) 2024
      • SOTERIOLOGY (DOCTRINE OF SALVATION) AND CHRISTOLOGY
      • THE MINISTRY OF JOHN THE BAPTIST: LUKE 3:1-20
      • Reflections on Luke 2-4
      • THE REVELATION OF JOHN
      • THE SUBJECT OF CONSCIENCE
      • The relationship between the Old Testament and the New Testament
    • May 2024
      • JUSTIFICATION BY FAITH ALONE
      • Salvation and the Gospel
      • More Reflections on Luke
      • Teachings on the Spirit
      • CHALLENGES FACING THE CHURCH
      • CONTINUING REFLECTIONS ON THE BEATITUDES
      • ADDITIONAL TEACHINGS
    • June 2024
      • RADICAL DISCIPLESHIP IN LINE WITH THE GOSPEL
      • ADDITIONAL TEACHINGS (JUNE)
    • July 2024
      • THE MAN HIGHLY ESTEEMED BY GOD
      • APPLICATIONS FROM LUKE 4 AND 5
      • EXHORTATIONS AND WARNINGS FROM JUDE
      • ADDITIONAL TEACHINGS (July)
    • August 2024
      • INTERPRETING THE BIBLE – A BASIC HELPFUL GUIDE
      • THE IMPLICATIONS OF BEING DISCIPLES OF JESUS
      • SEEING REAL GLORY
      • I HAVE A DREAM OF A LIVING CHURCH: JOHN Stott
      • HEAVEN STARTS NOW
      • ARE WE READY FOR “THE DAY OF THE LORD”?
      • ADDITIONAL TEACHINGS (August)
    • September 2024
      • On Bible Interpretation and Thought
      • Teachings from the Gospels – Mainly Luke
      • SOME SIGNIFICANT LESSONS FROM THE LIFE OF JONAH THE PROPHET
      • THE CREEDS AND THEOLOGY FROM THE GOSPELS
      • The Constant Battle
    • October 2024
      • Knowing and Scripture
      • Gospel and Kingdom
      • Reformations Solas
      • UNDERSTANDING THE ‘TIMES’ AND OUR ROLES AS CHRISTIANS
      • Other October Teachings
    • November 2024
      • THE CHRISTIAN AND SPIRITUAL WARFARE
      • THE ESSENTIAL WORKS OF THE LOCAL CHURCH
      • Other November Teachings (2024)
    • December 2024
      • CHRISTMAS – THE REVELATION OF THE DIVINE SAVIOUR
      • RECOVERING OUR GRIP ON THE BIBLICAL GOSPEL
      • THE FALL, REDEMPTION, SANCTIFICATION – WHAT THEY MEAN BIBLICALLY
      • Other December 24 Teachings
  • Older Reflections
    • Justification and Faith
    • Apostolic Christianity
    • Taking our calling seriously
    • “Unless you repent, you too will perish”: Luke 13:1-8
    • What does true Christianity offer and its implications
    • The parable of the rich fool (Luke 12:13-21)
    • Our deepest problems today
    • God is always God
    • God teaches us about God in the Old Testament
    • The “WORD OF LIFE”
    • “Our heavenly Father” (Our Father in heaven)
    • Freedom and Peace in the Lord Jesus
    • The state of the Christian: a living spirit and a dying body
    • Growing in the grace and knowledge of our Lord
    • Keeping Faith
    • God’s mercy extends to all; Loving our neighbour
    • Our Sanctification
    • The matter of the “HEART”
    • “Son though he was, he learned obedience from what he suffered”
    • The story of Samson in his final act: real renewed strength in real dependence
    • Are divisions among Christians desirable or sometimes inescapable?
    • The Role of Grace in our Salvation
    • Reflections on Haggai
    • Reflections on 1 John, 2 John and 3 John
    • Reflections on 1 Peter and 2 Peter
    • Believers as ‘aliens’ and ‘strangers’ in this world
    • The central and major role of the Holy Spirit
    • The Day of the Lord
    • Reflections on Hebrews
    • “It is futile to serve God” Is it??
    • Can we be Christians without being followers of Christ?
    • Why the Emphasis on Spiritual Disciplines
    • The Centrality of the Word of God
    • LIVING IN LIGHT OF ETERNITY
    • Reflections on Malachi
    • Reflections on 2 Thessalonians
    • Reflections on 2 Timothy
    • Reflections on 1 Timothy
    • Sharing the Gospel
    • Living as those born again and made alive in Christ
    • Only CHRIST can fulfil our longings and aspirations
    • Essential to develop the following areas for spiritual maturity
    • Continuing reflections on 1 Thessalonians chapter 1
    • The marks of true spiritual reality
    • An authentic message (Gospel) essential to authentic conversion (salvation
    • The unwholesome dichotomy and divide between evangelism and discipleship
    • Abiding in the Triune God in our Ministry
    • Appreciating, praising, and worshipping the Triune God for our salvation
    • The definite and specific message that has to be declared in evangelism
    • Man’s response to “God’s Humility” and “Condescension”
    • The index and measurement of the quality of our discipleship
    • The Christian Life – The Basis of Christian Ministry
    • The Christian Ministry (from 2 Corinthians 4)
    • Honouring John Calvin: Echoer of God’s Word and Servant of God
    • Excerpts from “Don’t forget the basic truths of our Faith” by Ajith Fernando
    • Peace and Rest in the Midst of Strife and Evil
    • Heaven Begins Now
    • The Gospel Always from Start to Finish is God’s salvation
    • Glorious Hope in Christ
    • Paul’s final, passionate, thoughts and ‘burdens’ in Gal. 6:11-18
    • More aspects on ‘Life in the Spirit’ and ‘walking by the Spirit’
    • Life in the Spirit and walking by the Spirit: the parallel passage in Romans 8
    • The practical issues in Galatians 6:1-10
    • The parallel truths in Galatians and Romans
    • Righteousness through faith
    • The Living Community – the Church
    • The Spirit in the Community (the Church) as in Galatians 5:25-6:18
    • The devotional basis for holiness and total commitment to God
    • Being Led by the Spirit
    • The Teamwork of the Three divine Persons in the Trinity in Salvation
    • Self-control as a major aspect of the fruit of the Spirit
    • Law, Spirit (plus the fruit), and Love, in God’s Plan and Desire
    • Galatians: Coming to the Concluding Chapters of 5 and 6
    • The subject of ‘life’, ‘death’, and ‘life hereafter’
    • Reflections on Galatians 4:21-31
    • Redeeming and Reaffirming our Faith in the Triune God
    • Christian Ministry in the Image of the Triune God
    • The cross: Three different ‘deaths’ and ‘resurrections’
    • The greatness and awesomeness of God and His salvation plan
    • The Meaning of Faith
    • The unique and incomparable Christ
    • Christ and His church
    • Believers should not misrepresent Scripture on the subject of the law
    • The significance of the resurrection of Jesus Christ
    • The heart of love for God’s truth and God’s children
    • Jesus came to give the world true and authentic freedom
    • Apostle Peter on “Christian sufferings”
    • The continual tension between “already” and “not yet”
    • The contrast between two followers of Jesus
    • The Ascension, following the Resurrection
    • Why the Cross – how does the death of Christ save us?
    • Jesus’ continual concerns for His people
    • The Biblical Teaching on the Atonement
    • Do we feel needy enough?
    • The Cross and Resurrection make all the difference
      • Dealing with Disappointment and Suffering
      • The Missing Jewel -Worship
      • Why the need for and necessity of the Cross
      • The only Saviour Jesus and the revelations and accomplishments at the cross
      • Beholding the holiness and awesomeness of God
      • Appreciating God and His cosmic plan
      • Jeremiah 29:11
      • What are operative at our conversion, and continue in our Christian walk until the end of the journey
      • God’s eternal master plan to reunite heaven and earth
      • The inward journey of our lives
      • The significance of the truth of the Trinity in relation to knowing God
      • John 18:11(b): ‘Shall I not drink the cup the Father has given me?’
      • Some implications in knowing and loving God
      • Union and Communion
      • God’s sovereignty and overruling in the midst of evil and calamities in this world
      • Discipleship of the mind
      • Testing in the desert (wilderness): Luke 4:1-13
      • Hope in a world of hopelessness
      • Psalm 46: Our God is still our fortress and our stronghold
      • John 17
      • Looking at circumstances from God’s viewpoint and perspective
      • Dealing with afflictions by appreciating, experiencing and worshipping the Triune God
      • Dealing with afflictions in a Christian manner
      • Reflecting on the past and facing the future
      • Very significant principles for the disciples before the departure of Jesus
      • The diminishing authority of the Scriptures in the churches today
      • John 16: 5-15 – the coming of the Holy Spirit and His ministry
      • Our God is more than adequate to meet all our needs
      • Our unchanging, faithful and dependable God
      • The second half of gospel of John focuses on Christ’s returning to the Father
      • John 15:18 – 16:4
      • John 15:1-17
      • Jesus promises the Holy Spirit (John 14:15-31)
      • The stunning claim by Jesus in John 14:6-7
      • Further meditations on “the hour has come”
      • The significant poignant statements of Lord Jesus in John 12
      • The certainty and justice of final judgment
        • The message of Christmas declared by John the Apostle
      • Reflections on ‘A life of Prayer’
      • Some reflections from John 13:31-38
      • The Christian life is essentially a life of HOPE
      • The value of suffering
      • The Promise
      • An age of illusions
      • Some reflections on Psalm 23
      • The place of the Law in salvation and sanctification
      • Reflections from Psalm 22
      • The cross is central in the gospel – reflection on John 13:1-17
      • Commitment to faith in Scripture as the trustworthy Word of the infallible God
      • Hebrews 12:25-29
      • Disillusioned, baffled and disappointed with God?
      • God is at work in all His providences
      • Revisiting 1 Corinthians chapters 1 to 4
      • Am I growing spiritually?
      • A closer look at some aspects of the prayer of the Lord Jesus in John 17
      • The wonderful assurances from the Lord Jesus in the farewell discourse
      • John 11: Lessons to learn and re-learn
      • Theology and theologians: excerpts from the sharing of Packer
      • Pride, theology and the ‘mysteries’ in God’s Revelation
      • Are “All things for good?”
      • God’s plan for His people
      • A re-look at Isaiah 40 (B)
      • A re-look at Isaiah 40 (A)
      • What we really want and what we really need
      • The cures for intellectual pride
      • Communion with the Triune God: Communion with the Holy Spirit (c)
      • Communion with the Triune God: Communion with the Holy Spirit (b)
      • Communion with the Triune God: Communion with the Holy Spirit (a)
      • Communion with the Triune God: Communion with the Son (b)
      • Communion with the Triune God: Communion with the Son (a)
      • Communion with the Triune God: Communion with the Father
      • The Trinitarian Devotion of John Owen: Communion with the triune God (C)
      • The Trinitarian Devotion of John Owen: Communion with the triune God (B)
      • The Trinitarian Devotion of John Owen: Communion with the triune God (A)
      • Jesus’ perfect active obedience and fulfilment of the demands of the Law
      • The importance of the doctrine of Justification (B)
      • The Importance of the doctrine of Justification (A)
      • Our God is our Judge
      • Revisiting Romans 8:31-39
      • The implications of being adopted as sons and daughters of God
      • The Basic and Central Meaning of Atonement
      • The damage from inaccurate application of gospel truths
      • More thoughts on ‘discipline yourself for godliness’
      • Train (discipline) yourself for godliness (1 Timothy 4:7)
      • Vivification and mortification
      • The walls of Jerusalem were broken down and its gates destroyed by fire
      • The transcendence and immanence (nearness) of God
      • Shalom
      • Discipleship of the mind
      • There are no small sins – sin is a major matter
      • The significance of the resurrection of Jesus’ life and ministry
      • O Calvary!
      • Behold the Lamb of God
      • Serious and Sober Warnings from Scripture (3)
      • Serious and Sober Warnings from Scripture (2)
      • Serious and Sober Warnings from Scripture (1)
      • Coping with ‘traumatic’ experiences in our walk with God
      • Loving God with Everything We Have Got
      • The Church and the Gospel
    • “Freedom” – Man’s obsession, and God’s real provision
    • The deep appreciation of the Trinity enhances our walk with God
    • The meaning of the parable of the sower in relation to hearkening to God’s Word
    • The parable of the weeds
    • Hearing, seeing, and listening to the Word of God with a tender heart
    • The true gospel must preach “Christ crucified”
    • The way and scope of godly wisdom
    • A closer look at Galatians 2:20
    • The flesh in conflict with the Spirit
    • Studying Paul’s communication to Peter in Galatians 2: 14-21
    • Examining, thinking through, reasoning and understanding the Scriptures
    • Having a right perspective of history of mankind and of the future course
    • The subject of PREDESTINATION
    • Reflections on the book of Galatians
    • Centre and Focus of the Good News (Gospel) is Christ
    • Jesus said,”I am the way, the truth and the life…” (John 14:6)
    • Re-focusing on the Eternal Purpose of God
    • The Wrath of God
    • The Essence of the Gospel and the Implications of the Gospel
    • Our new identity in Christ
    • Our condition before and after salvation
    • Implications of living in Christ and Christ living in us
    • Saved by His life, His death, and His resurrection
    • The message of Christmas declared by John the Apostle
    • Crystallising the various concepts in Salvation
    • Practical Godly Wisdom
    • The Subject of Justification
    • The Reformation Debate
    • What is involved in pleasing and loving God
    • The subject of FAITH
    • Christian Faith, Reason, Logic, Human Wisdom and Meaning
    • Wisdom is for living with understanding and prudence
    • Are we ready to meet the Lord at any time?
    • Psalm 8:3-4
    • Bearing the cross – part and parcel in deepening of faith and obedience
    • Warnings and Assurances (Hebrews 6)
    • Hebrews 3:12-19
    • A time for self-examination
    • Seeing things as they really are
    • Remembering the essence of the Reformation
    • Pride – the utmost vice and evil
    • Our deepest problems and the answer from God
    • Calvin on “Meditation on the future life”
    • Only the right fuel
    • Loving God with all our minds
    • The Gospel provides the only way out of the fallenness, guilt and judgement
    • God is always good and faithful
    • What happened after we are ‘born again’?
    • Overfamiliarity and misconceptions affect applications and outworking
    • Dealing with some serious misconceptions
    • The story of the “FALL”
    • The Battle for the Mind, Heart, and Truth
    • “The end of a matter is better than its beginning…provided”
    • Thinking and Knowing are for Living
    • Faith, Reason, and Understanding in Christian Living and Ministry
    • The relevance of Biblical theology in ministry and spiritual growth
    • Applications from Bible study and Bible messages – how they should be
    • The Bible is God’s own witness to His work of salvation
    • Understanding the “Holy War”- the cosmic battle between good and evil
    • The relationship between Godly wisdom and understanding (the mind)
    • The significance of exegesis in taking hold of the gospel
    • Do not Lose Hold of the Gospel
    • The Telos (Goal) of Christianity – The Glory of God
    • Certain Implications and Applications from the Biblical Storyline
    • The Story of Promise in the Biblical Storyline
    • The Story of Love in the Biblical Storyline
    • The Biblical worldview
    • Where are we in the Biblical storyline today?
    • There is meaning and hope for believers
    • Need of endurance
    • Some reflections on “Living by faith and not by sight”
    • Certain ‘unclear’ or vague Aspects of Holiness
    • “Be strong in the Lord”
    • Some Personal Reflections on Ecclesiastes
    • Here is Love
    • The repeated statement of the Lord Jesus to the seven churches in Revelation
    • The Two Essential Needs of the Church
    • Eschatology – The Study and Pondering of “Last Things”
    • Christians and the Church in an Era of Crisis
    • The Precious Doctrine of Justification by Faith
    • Covenant, Law and “works of the Law in biblical and salvation theology” (in relation to justification)
    • “New Perspective on Paul (NPP)” – Undermining “Justification by Faith”
    • Endurance with Joy
    • The Gospel – Its Meaning, Ramifications and Implications
    • The “Boundaries” and “Tensions” facing Christians today
    • Reflection on the meaning of loving God
    • The Final and Supreme Revelation of God in Christ
    • Our Saviour and Friend
    • Easter – its significance and glorious meaning
    • The narrow gate and the hard way versus the wide gate and the easy way
    • The Discipline of Joy
    • A lamp shining in a dark place
    • The impact of the cross of Christ in Apostle Paul’s life
    • The cost of commitment and discipleship
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      • THE AGE OF THE SPIRIT
      • SOME THOUGHTS ON VARIOUS ISSUES
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  • May 2024
  • Living in the Last Days
    • Introduction & Preface
    • Part I: The Right Perspective in the Last Days
    • Part II: Some Problem Areas We Will Encounter in the Last Days
    • Part III: What We Can Do to Ensure that We Stand in the Last Days
  • Keeping the Right Focus in the Last Days
    • Introduction & Preface
    • Chapter 1
    • Chapter 2
    • Chapter 3
    • Chapter 4
    • Chapter 5
    • Chapter 6
    • Chapter 7
  • We Need Not Lose Heart in the Last Days
    • Introduction & Preface
    • Chapter 1
    • Chapter 2
    • Chapter 3
    • Chapter 4
    • Chapter 5
  • Overcoming in the Last Days
    • Introduction
    • Chapter 1: Revelation 2 & 3 Letters to the Seven Churches
    • Chapter 2: Revelation 4 & 5
    • Chapter 3: Revelation 6-18
    • Chapter 4: Revelation 6-11
    • Chapter 5: Revelation 12
    • Chapter 6: Revelation 13 & 14
    • Chapter 7: Revelation 15 & 16
    • Chapter 8: Revelation 17-19:10
    • Chapter 9: Revelation 19:11-20:15
    • Chapter 10: Revelation 21 & 22
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