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2022-04-17T18:04:40+01:00

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What Jesus wanted his disciples (and us) to know – Part 2

Last updated on: April 17, 2022 at 6:04 pm By Duncan Edward Pile

Last time we established that as the disciple closest to Jesus, John wrote about him in deeply personal terms, focusing on his words rather than his miracles and conveying much about Jesus’ feelings. After only 12 chapters describing Jesus’ life and ministry, he then devotes 5 to the hours leading up to the crucifixion, and the words Jesus shared with those he loved. I believe that in those chapters we can understand much of what Jesus wanted his disciples and... Read more

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2022-04-15T16:33:45+01:00

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What Jesus wanted his disciples (and us) to know

Last updated on: April 15, 2022 at 4:33 pm By Duncan Edward Pile

Of the four Gospels in the New testament, I have a particular fondness for the Gospel of John – an account of Jesus’ life written by the disciple he was closest too. It is not a stretch to see John as Jesus’ dearest friend and confidante. It was John who reclined against Jesus’ breast at the last supper, and who leant back into him to ask him a question; it was John was self-refers as ‘the disciple who Jesus loved’;... Read more

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2022-04-09T15:38:12+01:00

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Faith Teaching – Pitfall or Paradise?

Last updated on: April 9, 2022 at 3:38 pm By Duncan Edward Pile

At the age of 21 I was first exposed to faith teaching, and boy did I like what I heard. I’d been seeking God for several years, and had found real treasure in the Holy Spirit, but faith teaching helped slot ideas into place in a way that made sense of my many questions. It systematised faith, giving me a structure that I valued at the time, but which later came to imprison me. I learned a lot from... Read more

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2023-04-06T21:05:22+01:00

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The Choices That Steer Your Life

Last updated on: April 6, 2023 at 9:05 pm By Duncan Edward Pile

Someone I respect once said: ‘If you want to know which direction your life is going in, look at the things you do every day’. You know when a single sentence cuts through all the noise and speaks straight to your heart? It was one of those moments, reframing the whole concept of personal discipline as empowerment rather than an obligation. I’m not a naturally disciplined person. I have a creative mind, tend towards pleasure, and like... Read more

Understanding the Bible

2022-03-22T19:41:27+00:00

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How Do You Judge God?

Last updated on: March 22, 2022 at 7:41 pm By Duncan Edward Pile

The most important judgement any of us will ever make is about the intentions of God – his very nature and the purposes of his heart. This judgement in and of itself shapes the rest of our walk of faith. If we judge God to be angry and vengeful, we will not feel safe in his presence and will steer clear of spiritual intimacy; if we judge him to be merciful and gracious, we can discover the most incredible, tangible... Read more

2022-03-19T15:15:49+00:00

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The Sin of Self-Judgement

Last updated on: March 19, 2022 at 3:15 pm By Duncan Edward Pile

In the first article of this series on judgement, I established several foundational ideas: Judgement was the Original Sin, as seen in the creation account, and is the basis of all human brokenness. Judgement means elevating ourselves as gods, assuming we know the motives of the heart. Only God can judge, and we should never step on that sacred ground. Accurate self-judgement is impossible. Today I’m looking at judgement of the self, which is the assumption of... Read more

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2022-03-08T13:29:23+00:00

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Rethinking Judgement

Last updated on: March 8, 2022 at 1:29 pm By Duncan Edward Pile

The Bible warns us about indulging in judgement, but why would that be? In my view, judgement is not just another area of sin, alongside other behaviours that harm ourselves and other people; it is the foundation of all brokenness. This will be the first in a short series of articles on the subject in which I’ll be looking at judgement from four different viewpoints – judging others, judging ourselves, judging God and God’s righteous judgement. Today the focus... Read more

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2022-02-27T21:02:05+00:00

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Should Christians Be Pacifists?

Last updated on: February 27, 2022 at 9:02 pm By Duncan Edward Pile

My granddad was a ‘conscientious objector’ in WW2, meaning he refused to be conscripted for religious reasons, believing it is always wrong to kill. He was harassed and ostracised for it but he held to his pacifist beliefs, whatever the personal cost. I admire his conviction and courage but am not convinced that pacifism is innately Christian. Don’t get me wrong – Jesus was not a violent man. When the authorities came to arrest him in Gethsemane, Peter attacked... Read more

2022-02-12T16:05:16+00:00

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Sex and Marriage

Last updated on: February 12, 2022 at 4:05 pm By Duncan Edward Pile

Guilt and more guilt I was brought up with a model that will be familiar to most readers: Don’t have sex. Sex before marriage is bad. Don’t touch yourself either, it’s bad. You’ve found someone you think you love? Don’t have sex. Sex is only for marriage. Before marriage, sex is bad. Always bad. You got engaged? Great. Don’t have sex. Sex before marriage is bad. And don’t touch each other either. That’s bad too. You just got... Read more

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2022-01-25T17:48:49+00:00

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Why I’m (Almost) a Universalist

Last updated on: January 25, 2022 at 5:48 pm By Duncan Edward Pile

Universalism is often cast aside without consideration in the Evangelical movement, rejected as heretical or unsound without proper examination. Personally, I have found universalism to be demonstrably Biblical, a solution to an array of theological problems, and an acknowledgement of what all believers know deep down – that God is good. We know it in our bones when we worship, but our thinking can be much less clear. In this post, I’m going to show how universalism can be... Read more

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