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Introduction

These commentaries are the result of my personal experience and study. They reflect my perspective on Christian doctrine—the narrative that shapes a believer’s faith—and how that narrative influences our ability to walk in the footsteps of Jesus Christ. Today, Christianity often seems disconnected from the broader cultural conversation—reduced, in many ways, to an inconvenient subculture that increasingly grapples with spiritual diversity and social identity. This growing irrelevance raises a pressing question: why has the Church drifted so far from meaningful engagement with society? What concerns me most is how rarely this issue is addressed. Leadership from the pulpit is more focused on the organisation of the institution itself—an oversight that, in my view, has a direct and damaging effect on the health of the Church.

About Me

My earliest experiences were shaped, but not led, by a Christian view of life—a position that continued for 40 years before I made a personal decision to accept Jesus Christ as my Lord and Saviour. In 2001, I was part of a leadership team that welcomed a new Pastor to our Church. Not long after, we were confronted with a series of theological and relational challenges that ultimately split the congregation in two. It took three subsequent Pastors and many years for the Church to heal from this division. I still recall the sadness, anger, and disillusionment that followed—the sense of confusion—the lingering weight of unanswered questions. Through that experience, I realised two things—that I knew very little about why I believed; and second, that whatever I did know wasn’t truly my own.

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Speaking in Tongues - Part 2

My concern over the subject of Tongues is that the view suggesting a private prayer language has no consistent or actual evidence to support it. If we have no biblical basis in support of it, do we have any reason to believe it? Young Christians are fundamentally lead by those in authority over them and unfortunately many remain in that situation for the rest of their lives.

Christian leaders have a responsibility to teach young Christians to think for themselves, and denominational mores should never usurp the bible as the basis of our faith, something I had to confront many years ago. Without any basis of restraint, humanity has an unlimited capacity for self-indulgence, and sometimes the Bible is reduced to a formula, that we interpret for ourselves, instead of letting the Bible interpret itself. Something Americans do with their own constitution? So what does Corinthians actually say about speaking in tongues?

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