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Hando Ferreira
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I am a happily married father of two beautiful children. I have studied Theology and Psychology and I am passionate about the eternal truths revealed in the life, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, my doorway to salvation/consciousness.
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Category Archives: Understanding “Sin”
Pain vs Unhappines
Coming in at the tail end of a discussion on who is responsible for what regarding an addiction in a relationship I would just like to affirm what I have learnt from experience, recovered/recovering porn addiction and a Christian counselor … Continue reading
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The a-moral Jesus, rejecting “good” & “bad”.
We read in Luke 18 that a rich man/ruler came to Jesus asking, “Good teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?” Jesus starts his answer declaring that none is good except God! This answer has fascinated me for … Continue reading
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“I feel happy, so happy and gay!” My contribution to the homosexual debate.
What a difference 30 years can make to meaning. When the song came out, everyone would have known what was meant by “feeling gay”. Today, those who do not know the song would attach quite a different connotation to “feeling … Continue reading
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Bibliolatry – Replacing God with the Bible
I remember a time in my life when any suggestion that the bible is not anything but the 100% authentic Word of God would elicit an anger response bordering on rage. Now that I find myself more and more on … Continue reading
The need for the evolution of Christian thought.
I believe that Christianity has stagnated since the reformation. We were meant to stand on the shoulders of the masters who have gone before, Paul, Augustinius, etc. Men and woman who pushed the boundaries of our faith. We were meant … Continue reading
Did Jesus have to die?
Everyone dies. Scripture teaches that Jesus learnt obedience through suffering. That means that the paradigms and belief structures he embraced were tested in real live pain and suffering. If it wasn’t it would not have any meaning to us. If … Continue reading
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Forgiveness and the cross
I believe that sacrifice in the old testament serves as a reminder that our denial of our spiritual true selves leads to destruction. I utterly reject the notion that God is incapable of forgiving us unless someone gets butchered on … Continue reading
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Why can’t God do 70×7?
I have not blogged for quite a while and the reason is simply that I have had to embrace a radical departure from reformed evangelical dogma that has been brewing in me for some time now. The problem is centered … Continue reading
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Answer to a swipe.
Hi Simon You seem to take a swipe at what I said without reading or understanding the context. The righteous shall live by faith and not doctrine. Jesus did not live out of doctrine but only said and did what … Continue reading
Change – Picking apples from a pear tree?
A man once bought a house in the middle of the winter because it had what looked like a well-established apple orchard in the back garden. When summer came along he was deeply disappointed to see pears growing on the … Continue reading
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