When Paul pens his last words for his spiritual son Timothy, he commends Timothy’s consistent study of the Holy Scriptures.

When Paul pens his last words for his spiritual son Timothy, he commends Timothy’s consistent study of the Holy Scriptures.
Who is Man? What’s his nature? Is he primarily a spirit who has a soul living in a body or is he a living soul? Is he merely material or more?
Uganda is bleeding. Uganda is beautiful. And it is painful to watch the beautiful bleed. It is sad to see a blessed nation damaged. The events in Bugiri, Arua, and Kampala point to the obvious but often forgotten pronouncement on humanity: the heart of man is deceitful above all things and desperately wicked.
You may have heard it said that Presbyterians emphasize the Father, Baptists the Son, and Pentecostals the Spirit. As I leave you to judge the truthfulness of this assertion, may we consider our salvation in light of the Trinitarian revelation.
Do Christians sin or do they merely make mistakes? If they sin, should they confess their trespasses to God or should they only ‘declare their righteousness’ with no remorse and contrition?
Media can be full of sad stories. Unintentionally I suppose. In these recent days, Ugandans have been frustrated by the OTT tax, Mobile Money tax, inflation, increasing dollar rates and fuel prices, as well as the failings of crops in certain parts of the country due to the scorching sun.
As I think about what is going on in Uganda with this social media and Mobile Money taxes, I am reminded of Nathan’s parable to David after the latter’s wicked acts in 2 Samuel 12.
There is a particular unhealthy understanding of the Law of God spreading on the wings of the current gnostic movements in Uganda, finding many fertile soils among the youth.
In His famous Sermon on the Mount recorded in Matthew chapter six, Christ categorically surmised that where a man’s treasure is, there also shall be his heart.
Tertullian, that great Church Father from North Africa once remarked that the blood of Christians is the seed (for the Church), for ‘the oftener we are mown down by you, the more in number we grow.’ He crafted his work Apology as a response to the calamitous persecutions of Christians by the Roman empire.