Born.Again.Christian.

As Christians when we enter a new situation or meet new people it is important that we make a stand for what we believe right away. If we don't then it will be much more challenging for us to present the gospel and show the truth of Christ. Those people who know you best, such as family members, who have seen you grow up are often the hardest people to speak to about the Gospel. In comparison, contrary to what people say, preaching to a stranger is easier.  What is the reason for this? If we try to speak to somebody that we know well about the gospel, they are in a position to scrutinize us or remind us of past mistakes we have made and therefore it makes it harder to preach with any credibility. Whatever we say, people can bring up some personal mistake or character trait that we possess and use it to throw whatever we say back in our face.   Of course, unlike us, the Lord Jesus was perfect and nobody would be able to scrutinize Him based on his past or what He had done...

Jonah who gets eaten by a whale and vomited onto the beach after 3 days inside the fishes belly before going to preach to the city of Ninevah. From reading the well-known four-chapters long book, we can see the Lord Jesus portrayed through the character of Jonah and an illustration of God’s plan for salvation that He was to put in place through Jesus Christ our Lord. The Storm Read Jonah 1:3-9 and also the accounts of the storm in Matthew 8:23-27 & Luke 8:22-25. Jonah 1:3-9, Matthew 8:23-27, Luke 8:22-25 As we read, Jonah is on a boat going to Tarshish. A great storm comes. Jonah 1:4 states, “there was a mighty tempest on the sea.” In the same way Matthew 8:24 tells us how when the Lord Jesus and His disciples were crossing over the lake “a great tempest arose on the sea.” In both accounts Jonah and the Lord Jesus fall asleep during the storm whilst the other men onboard are incredibly afraid. ( Jonah 1:5 & Matthew 8:24 ) Both men are content d...