By Peter Jeffery

We must stop doing things in the vague hope that they may please God and do them in the sure knowledge that God will be pleased. This means learning from Scripture what God expects from us. In Ephesians 5: 10 Paul urges the Christians to ‘find out what pleases the Lord’, and this is in Read the full article…

By Peter Jeffery

Adoption confers upon us everything that sin makes impossible for us. Aliens become sons, strangers become children, and enemies inherit all the blessings of God. In other words our relationship to God has totally changed, and it is no small change. Faith is an unwavering trust in the Lord Jesus Christ as the only saviour Read the full article…

By Peter Jeffery

The differences between justification and sanctification can be summed up as follows: Justification is all of God. Man plays no part. But whilst sanctification is also the work of God, we are expected to co-operate. Justification is instantaneous; it is a once-for-all thing. You are as justified now as you will ever be, and you Read the full article…

By Peter Jeffery

All people are by nature great optimists when it comes to God. They think that in the end everything will be all right. They know they are not as good as they should be, but there are plenty of people far worse than them so, they think, God is bound to accept them. It is Read the full article…