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We sow, God saves.
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Run the race as if it matters.

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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Are We Totally Determined?

Personal life plans from God? This commonly held view about God's involvement in our lives has the appearance of truth, but when we drill down for evidence there is none. In reality, the idea is inherently problematic with both the word and character of God.

In general, the argument suggests that God has written a personal plan, or blueprint, for each of our lives. The implication of this so-called blueprint appears to be complete because God has written the plan. But it remains unconvincing because proponents tend to use it in tandem with free will without realizing the absolute nature of the contradiction. This plan is most often used to justify all the good things that happen to us, but never the experiences we can’t understand, or painful situations we want to distance ourselves from. God is deemed responsible for the person we are going to marry and those who become leaders of the Churches. All these are decided by God's blueprint for humanity?

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