20120930 Hebrews Chapter 11 is titled “Faith In Action” in the NIV (2011) version. The writer of Hebrews shares this practical matter at this stage of his letter with his readers/listeners. He has presented to them in the earlier chapters about Jesus as the Superior… Read More »Faith In Action
20120923 The passage Heb. 10:26-39 starts with a warning – that if we keep on sinning, we can only expect judgment and the wrath of God. “If we deliberately keep on sinning after we have received the knowledge of the truth, no sacrifice for sins is… Read More »Keep Swimming – Keep Believing
20120916 A favourite hymn by Charles Wesley “And can it be that I should gain” that we sing on many Sunday mornings has the last verse: No condemnation now I dread; Jesus, and all in Him, is mine; Alive in Him, my living Head, And… Read More »Bold I Approach
20120909 In the Old Covenant of sacrifices and offerings, the Jewish priests carry out their functions daily for the people to provide temporary covering for their sins. On the Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur) the High Priest will do his “sin offering” presentation in the… Read More »Forgiven and Forgotten
20120902 Today’s consumers in Singapore always expect the new version of the next iPhone or the next new Toyota car model to be better than the previous. Our all-wise God has given us a New Sacrifice He prepared knowing that it would be better than… Read More »The New Is Best
20120826 When I was in primary school, I learned a poem entitled “My Shadow” by Robert Louis Stevenson that still remains in my mind after these many years. “I have a little shadow that goes in and out with me, And what can be the… Read More »Shadow and Reality
20120819 Recently a Mega Church in Singapore was investigated for church fund mismanagement. Some of the leaders were charged for alleged criminal breach of trust, falsifying Church accounts, “round tripping” funds, etc. However, the Church made the statement that “the church did not lose any… Read More »Jesus Our Superior Counsel
20120812 Our Singapore legal system has the avenue of mediation by the Singapore Mediation Centre (SMC). The SMC, set up 5 years ago in August 1997, is dedicated to the promotion of amicable and efficient settlement of disputes. It aims to create an environment in… Read More »Jesus Our Mediator
20120805 The picture given in Heb. 9:11-14 is one of Jesus coming from heaven to earth to be the perfect sacrifice. He then returned to heaven to “the Most Holy Place once and for all by His own blood, thus obtaining eternal redemption” (Heb. 9:12).… Read More »From Heaven To Heaven
20120729 The Tabernacle of the first Covenant (God’s heavenly dwelling on earth built by Moses) with its regulations, furniture and gifts and sacrifices was described in details in Hebrews 9:1-10. The writer’s purpose was to highlight the differences between this Tabernacle and its limitations and… Read More »The Tabernacle
