New Priest, New Covenant, New Life

10Feb09

Hebrews 8:
The point of what we are saying is this: We do have such a high priest, who sat down at the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in heaven, and who serves in the sanctuary, the true tabernacle set up by the Lord, not by man. Every high priest is appointed to offer both [...]

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Aiming to worship creator not creation

06Jan09

Martin Luther explained that if we keep the first two of the ten commandments
“You shall have no other gods before  me. You shall not make for yourself an idol in the form of anything in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the waters below.  You shall not bow down to them or worship [...]

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What would Jesus do?

07Oct08

Last night I couldn’t sleep until 4am. It wasn’t the best night but it did mean I spent a lot of time praying and reflecting on various things. Before I went to bed I had ended up randomly reading about transsexuals (!). One of my friends who is gay had joined a pride group on facebook [...]

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