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Tithing

Truth Series Part 7 With the number of sermons that we have on tithing, it is pointless to prove this by scripture. Hands down, the Bible says that 10% of your earnings must be given to God. What I want to get across here is my perception of tithing. My view on it. I am not infallible but I believe that the Bible is. So if you disagree, that's fine, but I can tell you now, most of the people who will disagree with me are probably pastors! In the book of Acts, or in the entire New Testament for that…

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Karma

Truth Series Part 6 Karma (/ˈkɑːrmə/; Sanskrit: कर्म, translit. karma, IPA: [ˈkərmə] ( listen); Pali: kamma) means action, work or deed; it also refers to the spiritual principle of cause and effect where intent and actions of an individual (cause) influence the future of that individual (effect). Karma means 'action' in the Sanskrit language, the origin of the Hinduism religion of today. It practically means that 'whatever goes around comes around'. But is Karma right? Is it true? Let's think about this... The logical Jab If there were two people and God decided to share a loaf of bread between them,…

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Why Do We Get Married?

Pastor: Do you, young man, take this woman to be your awfully wedded wife? Groom: Don't you mean; Lawfully wedded wife? Pastor: Get with the times son! It's 2019!   But seriously, why do people get married? Why are there even relationships? (I'm not endorsing non-marital relationships, fornication is still a sin!) It just doesn't make sense.... So to make this easier for you to understand my point of view, I have decided to format this blog post into a dialogue between me and my mind. Here goes... Mind: Why do people get married? Kristian: Because they are lonely? M: But…

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Arminianism

Truth Series Part 5 So if we look at the complete opposite of Calvinism, we see a few flaws at this doctrine. Jacobus Arminius spoke against John Calvin's theology which was quite risky at the time. However, his doctrine broke through the barriers of peoples minds causing a rift in the church. Basically, Arminianism states that you do have a choice. A choice to choose Christ as opposed to Calvinism that states that no matter what you do, you are either chosen or not. Here are the flaws of Arminianism: It's works orientated. Everything is about the works you perform, if…

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Calvinism

Truth Series Part 4 With so many Calvinists popping up and throwing their doctrine around, I decided to research this topic and of course, write about it. As I said before, before we even touch upon the core of the matter, let us find the origin. so that's exactly what we are going to do. History of Calvinism Calvinism gets its name from John Calvin, a reformer in the 1500's. He was part of the Catholic church before parting ways and beginning the reformation. Although the doctrine of predestination wasn't actually his, it was the teachings of a predecessor.  John Calvin…

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Young Hearts

After much planning at our youth group, we had collected as many toiletries as possible. On Saturday, the 29th of October, all 15 of us arrived at Malvern Children's Home with what we had to offer. As soon as we entered the hall, we began to unpack the things we had brought while the children were called in. What we didn't know was that 137 children would enter the hall creating the greatest cacophony ever possible. Excitement filled the room as the atmosphere of expectation grew. As the chaos began to escalate, our youth leader, Theo Msomi, began to speak and all…

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