Category: Church & Reformation
The church today, read in the light of the Reformation gospel.
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If only Lutherans, and other who boast that they are of the “reformed” faith really, truly, and actually BELIEVED what Luther lived and died for the sake of Christ in His gospel!
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What do pastors and leaders do? This morning (Tuesday, March 31, 2026), I had the joy and privilege of joining in the Petaling Jaya North Pastor’s Fellowship. It was hosted by Gospel Avenue Church, pastored by Pas Stephen Tang. Gospel Avenue used to be Full Gospel Assembly, Sungai Buloh, a fast-growing suburb of Kuala Lumpur,…
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Yesterday, Easter Sunday, 20th April, 2025, was my final worship service in a “Christ-centered, and Gospel-centered” church (by their own confession over the pulpit and as contained in their statement of beliefs). Yet, in spite of their confessional stand on the “faith once delivered to the fathers’, I was not considered a “member” of this…
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This post will touch on what the gospel teaches about believers of Christ, united with Him, by faith alone, through His grace alone, according to God’s sovereign grace alone, to His glory alone, as taught in Scripture alone, but having to face the requirements of men alone when it comes to the sticky issue of…
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I have encountered a curious phenomenon in some “gospel-centered”, and “Christ-centered” churches over the years. It seems to me that because of their conviction that the gospel of God’s grace alone will bring about the salvation of the soul, therefore, less means is needed to engage in active outreach efforts, whether through local or overseas…
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I found myself reading Paul E Miller’s book, “A Praying Church: Becoming a People of Hope in a Discouraging World“, with a foreword by Dane C Ortlund (Crossway/Greenhouse, 2023), as my entry this morning into fellowship with the LORD. On Oct 19th-just two weeks ago-I had attended A Praying Church seminar led by Jon Hori…
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Romans 6:3 Or aren’t you aware that all of us who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into His death? 4 We were therefore buried with Him through baptism into death, in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, we too may walk in newness of…