Hills Bible Church Blog

Baptism and the Great Commission

Martin Pakula — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:19:07 +0000

Recently I read D. Broughton Knox’s fascinating teaching on baptism.[1] I wish to quote some of what he says here. Due to the brief nature of blogs I can’t give the overall teaching contained in those pages, but will focus … Continue reading →

Moulding God into what we want Him to be

Stu — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 15:05:07 +0000

Like many people at the moment, I have been watching the Australian Open tennis and reading associated articles. In doing so I came across an article that is not directly about the tennis, but relates to Margaret Court, arguably Australia’s … Continue reading →

Redefining Marriage is Unbiblical

Simon — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 16:15:47 +0000

Photo Credit: © Amy Walters – Fotolia.com The fracas around the impending redefinition of marriage in Australia has been escalating at a great rate. A private members bill is likely to be put forward in federal parliament in the near future … Continue reading →

Predestination and Free Will – Part Two: Free Will

Martin Pakula — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 16:17:32 +0000

Photo Credit © skala – Fotolia.com If by “free will” I mean some kind of sovereign control outside of God’s control then I do not have “free will”. God is sovereign and in control of this world and me in … Continue reading →

Predestination and Free Will Part One: Predestination

Martin Pakula — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 16:32:28 +0000

Photo Credit © skala – Fotolia.com In our congregation, reconciling the doctrine of predestination with free will is a vexed issue. I have been asked to address this in a blog. First, let’s look briefly at predestination. The Bible clearly … Continue reading →

Our Faithful Shepherd

Stu — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 16:29:45 +0000

Every time I cried out in pain and confusion, God graciously touched me in some way, giving me what I needed to push on. He has taught me that His purpose for my life is based firstly on holiness and not happiness. Despite being unhappy many times during those two to three years, I am truly thankful and in awe of how good and gracious God was in teaching and developing me through it. It had been one of the most fruitful and blessed time of my life.

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Whatever happened to revival?

Martin Pakula — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 16:29:10 +0000

Photo Credit: © Mike Kiev – Fotolia.com I have often heard Christians talk about “revival breaking out”. I think they are half-serious, half-joking statements. We’re not really expecting revival to break out. But it would be nice if it … Continue reading →

God Ever New

Simon — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 06:19:46 +0000

Gregory of Nyssa compares God to a spring: “As you came near the spring you would marvel, seeing that the water was endless, as it constantly gushed up and poured forth. Yet you could never say that you had seen … Continue reading →

Where God Chose to Dwell

Simon — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 16:50:43 +0000

"Again and again in the Pentateuch, the Psalms, the prophets, and subsequent writings which derive from them, the claim is made that the creator of the entire universe has chosen to live uniquely on a small ridge called Mount Zion."

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Does the Bible call Jesus God?

Martin Pakula — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 16:05:45 +0000

Photo Credit: © genotar1 – Fotolia.com One day, not long after I’d become a Christian, a Jewish friend of mine (not a believer), challenged me as follows. He argued that Jesus never called himself God and that the church had … Continue reading →