Author: Christian Manga

Colossians 2 : 10 « 10And ye are complete in him, which is the head of all principality and power » KJV The message we carry as Christians may seem absolute especially today when all convictions are relative. People who speak absolute truths are generally suspected of imposing their views and thus of undermining the freedom of others.…

Sin All the great religions of the world were born with a desire to rid themselves of the conscience of sin. Others also try to silence it by doing penance, pilgrimages or giving money to the most deprived in society. In all non-Christian religions, sin is considered as an act, where Christianity asserts that it…

A better Covenant Hebrews 8 : 6 «6But now hath he obtained a more excellent ministry, by how much also he is the mediator of a better covenant, which was established upon better promises. » KJV  We are under a new covenant, based on better promises (Hebrews 8:6) for we have become children of God, in our…

The Person of the Holy Spirit The Holy Spirit is not only an influence or a breath, but one of the three Persons of the divine Trinity; He is God and His nature is eternal. He was there in the beginning; He has all the power of divinity, His will (1 Corinthians 12:11) and gives…

The Acts of the Apostles Luke, the author of the Gospel that bears his name, is also suspected of having written the book of Acts, about 63 A.D. The book of Acts, which covers a period of about thirty-three years, records the beginnings and growth of the Christian Church in its early development. It is…

The grace of God: what it is and what it is not Grace is by no means a divine permission to continue sinning and living in a fleshly way, but on the contrary a power to live as God asks us, to follow Jesus Christ and walk as He walked. Grace is not based on…

Grace, manifestation of God’s love for us The grace of God is related to the way He perceives us. Jesus looks on each of us with love and we are all unique in His eyes. We must also see ourselves as Jesus sees us, beginning with forgiving ourselves. Grace is a manifestation of God’s love…

Grace and the law – Christ fulfilled the law Unlike all other nations, Israel was not to be distinguished by its natural resources, wealth or military power but by exemplary morality and close relationship with God (Deuteronomy 4:5-8). The law contained in the first five books of the Bible was based on rules and prescriptions…

1 Peter 4: 10 « 10As every man hath received the gift, even so minister the same one to another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God. » KJV We understand by reading this verse that there are different aspects of the grace of God. Indeed, there are five aspects, or expressions, of divine grace.…

“Either the Bible is the Word of God, infallible and trustworthy, or it is merely a human word, and therefore fallible. You have to choose, but unlike many choices, it could have an eternal impact” – Viviane André, NGO Portes Ouvertes The Bible, consisting of sixty-six books, was written by all kinds of authors –…