Baie predikers stel God verkeerd voor aan die mensdom, as 'n harde, streng, kwaai god, vol woede. Dit is deels die byproduk van die godsdienstige sisteem se foutiewe siening van God se “heiligheid”. Ons was erg mislei oor die ware aard en karakter van ons Skepper. Die Hebreeuse woord vir “heiligheid” in 11 Kronieke 20:21 beteken “ongewoon” (d.w.s. “spesiaal”), as…
Many misrepresent God to mankind as a harsh, stern, angry god, full of wrath. In part, this is the byproduct of the religious system’s faulty estimation of God’s “holiness.” We have been seriously misled as to the true nature and character of our Creator. The Hebrew word for “holiness” in 11 Chronicles 20:21 means “uncommon” (i.e., “special”), as distinct and…
In hierdie wêreld het min 'n brandende begeerte om God werklik te ken. Kennis oor ander dinge blyk meer relevant te wees. In die sielkunde-wêreld word daar klem gelê op om jouself te leer ken. Clyde Pilkington het hierdie wyse waarneming gemaak, "Die roeping van die gelowige se lewe is nie die menslike, selfgesentreerde sielkunde van 'ken jouself” nie, maar…
In this world, few have a burning desire to really know God. Knowledge about other things seems to be more relevant. In the world of psychology, there is an emphasis on getting to know oneself. Clyde Pilkington made this wise observation, “The call of the believer’s life is not the human, self-centered psychology of ‘know thyself,’ but the divine, Christ-centered…