“See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are!” ~ 1 John 3:1 To be a child of God is not natural for us. We were conceived
Children of God in Christ
Reflecting on the Parable of the Good Samaritan
One of the things I value the most in this life is the Holy Scripture, the Bible. It wasn’t that way in the beginning. I grew up where the Bible is only read in church every Sunday. I wasn’t able
Making Sense of God’s Judgement and the Ongoing Global Health Crisis
There is no doubt that the world is under God’s judgment. It has been since the fall of man into sin. It is because of God’s forbearance that this rebellious world is not yet totally destroyed. The pestilence that is
“Salvation is from the Lord”
When it comes to matters pertaining to life and death, every religion has its answer to the universal problem of sin and how to deal with it in daily life. Christianity is the only religion that deals with the problem
This Life is NOT about Ourselves – Follow Christ!
What does it really mean to Follow Christ? Does the Gospel account leave us in any doubt as to how we can do so? In the early part of the Gospel accounts, we have examples in the calling of the
The Gospel As the Cure to My Idolatrous Heart
As a Christian I bear the name of Christ. I was baptized in the name of the Christian God – the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. In my baptism God has put His mark upon me, owning me
Preaching Christ as the Primary Means of Grace
God has appointed the preaching of the gospel as the principal means of bestowing His grace which comes through faith (Rom 10:17). One must believe with his heart in the Lord Jesus and confess Him with his mouth in order
The Gospel-Centered Life of a True Servant of God
One of the beautiful portrayals of a gospel-centered life in Scripture is servanthood. The true servant lives to please others, especially his master. He is happy and blessed to be of service to his own lord. He accepts willingly his
The Gospel Divides
The Gospel divides, as the Apostle Paul would like to remind us in 1 Corinthians 1:17,18! “Christ sent me … to preach the gospel: not with wisdom of words, lest the cross of Christ should be made of none effect.
Why the “Southeast Asia Reformed Network” is now the “Southeast Asia Network for the Gospel”
In 2013, the Southeast Asia Network for the Gospel began when a small group of missionaries came together to organize an annual conference to think about ministry issues in the Southeast Asia context from a Reformed perspective. At that time,