What is the state of the gospel and the Christian faith and church in South Africa? This is the question that Tyrell takes up in this episode with his guest, Desmond Henry, missiologist and registrar at South Africa’s Baptist Theological College. 0:00:00—Opening 0:06:40—Introducing Dr. Desmond Henry 0:12:55—Why is thinking through the state of the gospel … Read moreEpisode 21: The State of the Gospel in South Africa
Satan always hates Christian fellowship; it is his policy to keep Christians apart. Anything which can divide saints from one another he delights in. He attaches far more importance to godly intercourse than we do. Since union is strength, he does his best to promote separation.
It’s a not uncommon for readers to wonder what Song of Songs is doing in the Bible. A love song between a man and a woman full of lush, and sometimes erotic, imagery hardly seems appropriate for Holy Writ. But here it is in our Bible. Modern readers are not the only ones to be … Read moreEpisode 19: The Song of Solomon
Explaining Africa’s poverty is by no means a straightforward exercise. Unsurprisingly it has generated polarised debate. On the one extreme are those who see a congenital problem with the African race, summed up as intellectual inferiority. The other end has those who heap the blame on external hedonistic forces called imperialists. So, is Africa a … Read moreEpisode 18: Why Africa is Poor
Theology is not a philosophical pursuit of abstract speculations about God. It is in fact the examination of that which God has revealed to us. As faithful students of the Word of God, we are, by necessity, students of theology. The two are not at odds with each other; rather they serve to complement one … Read moreEpisode 17: Theology Student Round Table
If we allow the Bible to reveal the unseen spiritual realities behind addictions, we suddenly realise that addictions are more than self-destructive behaviours. They are violations of God’s laws: his laws that call us to avoid drunkenness and immoderate self-indulgence (Romans 13:13), his law that calls us to love others (1 John 4:7), and his … Read moreEpisode 16: Addiction (Part 2)
If we allow the Bible to reveal the unseen spiritual realities behind addictions, we suddenly realise that addictions are more than self-destructive behaviours. They are violations of God’s laws: his laws that call us to avoid drunkenness and immoderate self-indulgence (Romans 13:13), his law that calls us to love others (1 John 4:7), and his … Read moreEpisode 15: Addiction
Repentance and faith infallibly and inseparably flow from regeneration. True repentance takes place when God enables a heart to turn away from sin. This does not mean believers will not still struggle with sin, but rather they are aware of their sin and they feel sorrow and conviction before God. Faith is more than intellectual … Read moreEpisode 14: Faith and Repentance
Christian apologetics is the science of giving a defence of the Christian faith. There are many sceptics who doubt the existence of God and/or attack belief in the God of the Bible. There are many critics who attack the inspiration and inerrancy of the Bible. There are many false teachers who promote false doctrines and … Read moreEpisode 13: Apologetics
It is not easy to find a name that will suitably express so great an excellence, unless it is better to speak in this way: the Trinity, one God, of whom are all things, through whom are all things, in whom are all things. Thus the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, and … Read moreEpisode 12: Trinitarianism