Category: Pitfalls of Christianity

They were heading towards a new life in the United States of America. For many, it was the beginning of a journey to reach their desires of wealth, honour and ease. In 1912, 2,224 emigrants from Great Britain, Ireland, Scandinavia and elsewhere in Europe boarded the RMS Titanic. At 11:40pm on 14th April 1912, Titanic…

Anxiety in a man’s heart weighs him down, but a good word makes him glad. (Proverbs 12:25) There is many a brave soul sorely pressed by temptation almost ready to faint in the conflict of self and with the power of evil. Do not discourage such a one in his hard struggle. (SC, 120) God…

“Many accept an intellectual religion, a form of godliness, when the heart is not cleansed”SC 35. I grew up in a home with a Mum who some people refer to as the ‘eternal student’. She finished secondary school when she was about 19 years old. Shortly after she met my Dad, got married, started a…

“Many have an idea that they must do some part of the work alone.” Steps to Christ, 69. A friend once told me: “If you really aren’t sure of how much you can do by yourself—without depending on God to sustain you—then stop breathing the air that doesn’t belong to you. Who gives your heart…

“Many are inquiring, “How am I to make the surrender of myself to God?” Steps to Christ, 47. Have you ever had a picture in your mind of someone you have never met but only heard about, and then you meet the person and they look really different to the way you expected? Over the…

The urgent necessity of responding to conviction directly applies to the unconverted heart, to those who have not yet decided to be Christians. But the voice of conviction does not cease its work once the soul has decided to accept Christ. The decision to follow Christ must be renewed continually. And so these quotes also…

This article is the third in a series entitled ” The Traps of Christianity “. In this series the various authors explain the common inconsistencies that Christians or people who wish to be Christians often encounter in their experience. These “traps” are found in certain passages of the book Steps to Jesus in which the author explains the…

This is post is the second in a series entitled “Pitfalls of Christianity”. In this series various authors explain common misunderstandings that people who are Christians or want to be Christians often meet with in their experience. These “pitfalls” are all found in statements in the book Steps to Christ in which the author explains…

Jesus is a Savior who saves “to the uttermost.” Heb 7:25. He is able to save anyone, no matter who they are or what they have done. At the same time, Jesus has taught that the way of salvation is narrow and illustrates this serious truth repeatedly in His parables: Many think they are Christians…