Category: Theology / Bible Study

Some Thoughts on Nations

Posted on: 22 February 2025 by Richard Worsley
Posted in: [Creation and World History]  [Theology / Bible Study] 

Some thoughts on Nations

In this video, Richard introduces an article of his own, giving some thoughts on the place of nations in our society. At the time of the Tower of Babel, 70 nations were established, each with its own written and spoken language. Nations (as opposed to empires or tribes) are the way that God has intended our society to live, as they provide the necessary protection of government and infrastructure. Sadly society has deviated from these ideals over the course of history, and particularly with respect to the rise in militant humanism that has been seen in recent times, and the threat that it places on the freedom of the Gospel.

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Creation and Intercessory Prayer in Isaiah

Posted on: 18 February 2025 by Richard Worsley
Posted in: [Creation and World History]  [Theology / Bible Study] 

Creation and Intercessory Prayer in Isaiah

IN this video and article, Richard talks about how the themes of creation and intercession appear to go together in the second part of the book of Isaiah (chapters 40-66). This leads on to the challenge of the importance of intercessory prayer in these last days, when godlessness is one the increase and people are largely denying God as creator.

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Doctrine of Perspicuity

Posted on: 08 February 2025 by Richard Worsley
Posted in: [Creation and World History]  [Theology / Bible Study] 

Doctrine of Perspicuity

In this video and article, Richard talks about the Doctrine of Perspicuity. This was first put forward by the Reformers and included in the Westminster Confession of Faith. It basically says that although some parts of Scripture may be deep and require a degree of interpretation, there are nevertheless many parts that are intended to be plain, straightforward and easy to understand. At the end of the video, Richard cites the example of Genesis 1-3 which is clearly written as an historical narrative.

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Divine Evil?

Posted on: 03 February 2025 by Richard Worsley
Posted in: [Creation and World History]  [Theology / Bible Study] 

Divine Evil?

In this video, Richard introduces a short article of his own, which addresses one of the most common objections to faith, namely that of why God allows suffering. Whilst we can provide some answers to questions about such things, we cannot always fully understand everything. God's challenge to us, as it was to Job, has got to be one of "will you trust Me?". There is plenty of evidence for the goodness of God and we need to trust in Him, even when the going is difficult and the way is not clear.

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But God ...

Posted on: 30 January 2025 by Richard Worsley
Posted in: [Creation and World History]  [Theology / Bible Study] 

But God ...

In the associated article, Richard cites a number of New Testaments references that use the phrase "but God..." and which go on to demonstrate that God is able to do the impossible. Based on the premise that God is indeed able to do the impossible, we are faced with a major question, namely that of: "Is God able to change the hearts of people in the West?". This question comes with a great challenge. We are living today in a culture that is increasingly secularised and anti-God, and yet in the various areas of apologetics (e.g. modern miracles, fulfilled prophecy and creation science) we are now in possession of a vast amount of evidence that was not avaiable even 40 years ago.

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Temptation

Posted on: 19 January 2025 by Richard Worsley
Posted in: [Creation and World History]  [Theology / Bible Study] 

Temptation

In this video and article, Richard looks at the subject or temptation and how we are to deal with it, based on the story of the temptation and sin of Adam and Eve.

(Image: Adam and Eve eating the Forbidden Fruit in the Garden of Eden on a stained glass window in the cathedral of Brussels)

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Modern Catechism

Posted on: 15 January 2025 by Richard Worsley
Posted in: [Creation and World History]  [Theology / Bible Study] 

Modern Catechism

In this video, Richard discusses the value of having a catechism for today to give us some structure to what we believe. He refers to an article of his own, in which he has attempted to present the matter as a series of questions and answers, making reference to two well known modern evangelical statements of faith.

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Eschatology

Posted on: 05 January 2025 by Richard Worsley
Posted in: [Creation and World History]  [Theology / Bible Study] 

Eschatology - the doctrine of the end times

In this video, Richard talks about the variety of intrepretations that exist on this subject, particularly in relation to the Book of Revelation. It is a complex subject from which we cannot draw clear cut conclusions; an open mind is the best approach, as we need to remain open to what God is saying and doing.

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Last Days - More Issues

Posted on: 01 January 2025 by Richard Worsley
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Last Days - More Issues

In this video, Richard introduces a short article of his own, in which he lists some of the major issues facing the world today, along with some thoughts on how we as the Church should be responding.

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The Second Coming

Posted on: 17 December 2024 by Richard Worsley
Posted in: [Creation and World History]  [Theology / Bible Study] 

The Second Coming - what Jesus has to say

In this video, Richard introduces an article of his own in which he has listed various references made by Jesus to the Second Coming. Jesus mentions this subject a great deal in the four Gospels, which can only mean that He attached a lot of importance to it. With modern trends such as increasing prosperity, moral decline and spiritual apathy, the most important thing about the Second Coming is that we are ready. This is especially true for us in the prosperous West, more so than for others in the world, particulary in places where the Church is persecuted.

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