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What does the Bible say about women in church leadership? Can a woman be a preacher, a Bible teacher, a pastor or an ordained minister? There is no denying that the Bible is filled with examples of women leaders. Miriam, Deborah, Huldah, and Esther had spiritual authority over God’s people. In the Early Church, Priscilla taught Apollos the Word of God. Phoebe was a deacon. Junia was considered an...

This is the final instalment on why we (in CHC) are Pentecostals. One distinctive of Pentecostalism is its doctrine concerning the second coming of Christ. In spite of the advancement of the gospel, this “present evil age” will get ever darker, and lawlessness will abound (Gal 1:4; Mt 24:12). Jesus, however, will come again to end world history, raise the dead, judge the wicked, and usher in a rec...

There are three reasons why Jesus wants to baptise us in the Holy Spirit (Acts 1:4-5, 8): (1) Spirit baptism greatly impacts our personal relationship with God (Acts 2:4). At conversion, we have the indwelling of the Spirit. Now, we have the infilling of the Spirit. Jesus fully immerses us into the Spirit of God, until we are filled, thoroughly soaked, saturated, drenched, and overwhelmed by the S...

Almost all Classical Pentecostals are Arminians; we are not Calvinists! We believe that Jesus died for all, and He wants us to share the gospel to all, so that faith will arise in people’s hearts to freely choose to receive Christ as their Saviour. We don’t accept Calvinism’s idea of a “limited” atonement, which believes that Jesus didn’t die for the whole world (He went to the cross only for some...

"Speaking in tongues is a major distinctive of New Testament Christianity. Jesus Himself says that speaking with new tongues is one of the signs that will mark His followers (Mk 16:17). As a Classical Pentecostal church, we have strong biblical basis to believe that the gift of tongues is for today; it has not ceased (1 Cor 13:8-12). What’s more, tongues is often used for the spontaneous prai...

As a Classical Pentecostal church, CHC believes that the baptism in the Holy Spirit is the second blessing after conversion, and speaking in tongues is the initial, outward evidence of the Spirit baptism. There are seven wonderful benefits of praying in tongues. (1) Tongues helps us in praising God (Acts 2:11). (2) Tongues helps in spiritual edification (1 Cor 14:4-5; Jude 20). (3) Tongues helps i...

The main distinctive of us, Classical Pentecostals, is the baptism in the Holy Spirit. It is the promise of the Father, that Jesus will baptise believers in the Holy Spirit, and this is separate and subsequent to regeneration. This is a second blessing or second reception of the Spirit for supernatural empowerment (Acts 1:4-5, 8). So, there are two receptions of the Spirit – one at conversion (for...

Happy Ascension Day! Today, all around the world, Christians celebrate Jesus’ bodily departure from earth to heaven, 40 days after His resurrection. Many give attention to His death, burial, and resurrection, but when it comes His ascension, we don’t think much about it. Yet, it plays a very important part in the redemption work of Christ. These are the five ways Jesus’ bodily departure to heaven...

1 in 4 Christians in the world embraces Pentecostalism. By 2025, over 30% of all Christians will be Pentecostal-Charismatics. Some critics scoff Pentecostals as being theologically shallow, and that we are “a mile wide but one-inch thick”. I totally disagree. We embrace the best and soundest of Protestant and Evangelical doctrines–and in much deeper depths–with greater power, experience, illuminat...

Liberal theology is any doctrine or hermeneutics that seeks to redefine or modify traditional doctrines and practices of Christianity, especially those espoused by the earliest believers and the Early Church. The spirit of liberal theology is Gen 3:1 where the serpent said to the woman, “Has God indeed said …?” The heart of it is unbelief and an outright rejection of sound scriptural truths. Liber...

John Stott, once ranked by Time magazine as one of the 100 most influential people in the world (2005), argues that “Evangelical Christianity" is the real Christianity. It is authentic, true, original, and pure. Because the Church is “the pillar and foundation of the truth” (1 Tim 3:15), our calling is to hold it firm so that it is not moved, and hold it high so that all may see it. However h...

Paul told young Timothy that he must guard the gospel faithfully, spread it actively, and suffer for it bravely (2 Tim 1). Jude, the brother of our Lord, says that we must earnestly contend for the faith, the body of truth concerning Jesus Christ and His teachings, which has been entrusted to us (Jude 3). In a postmodern age when many believe there are no fixed, transcendent moral absolutes, it is...

This is the final instalment to our series on prayer. Jesus teaches that we must saturate our prayers with adoration. What does it mean to adore God? How does adoration bring us to a place of inner peace and heavenly joy? Let me share with you some practical steps of how I spend time in adoring prayers ...

In prayer, Jesus wants us to learn how to ask (Jn 16:24). We mustn’t think that there is no need to ask anything from God because He already knows what we need. When we pray … (1) We must ask God according to His will (Jas 4:3; 1 Jn 5:14-15). (2) We must ask in faith (Mt 21:22). (3) We must ask persistently (Lk 11:9; Lk 18:1). However, if we pray for a supernatural miracle, are we resisting the so...

Jesus is the totally sinless Lamb of God (1 Pet 1:19). While we are legally and positionally righteous in Christ, yet in this lifetime, we will still sin. Therefore, Jesus teaches us that repentance must be a daily lifestyle. When we pray, we must regularly confess our sins to God, who will freely “forgive us our sins, for we also forgive everyone who sins against us” (Lk 11:4, NIV). This is where...

A conversation is a chat between two people. Prayer must be exactly like this – a conversation between a believer and God! He loves to fellowship and commune with us. In prayer, we are sharing our hearts with Him, and He is sharing His heart with us. Only when there is a conversation is there a full spiritual encounter. This is how conversation usually happens in prayer …

Jesus was an expert in Bible meditation. He meditated so much on Scripture that He quoted it automatically and instinctively in almost every situation, especially during the critical moments of His life and ministry. Over the years, I have learned that this is the secret to a powerful prayer life. Christian meditation, however, is very different from other forms of meditation. It is, first and for...

In the Gospels, Jesus was constantly in a prayer mode. Why? Because prayer is how we fellowship and unite with God. Prayer tunes us to God. How did Jesus pray? This is what I have learned …

Why pray early in the morning, especially when so many of us are night owls? Besides, isn’t any time of the day always a good time to pray? Of course, it is! We shouldn’t be rigid and legalistic about the right timing for us to seek God. Yet, many saints of the Bible, including our Lord Jesus Christ Himself, loved waking up early in the morning to pray (e.g., Mk 1:35; Ps 5:3). The Holy Spirit also...

The cross is the focus of the gospel. No matter what your needs or problems may be, God has an answer for you. It is, however, only through the cross alone that you may receive provision for your needs and answers to your problems. In the last post, I talked about the first four aspects of the great exchange. Here are the rest: (5) Jesus tasted death so that we might have eternal life. (6) Jesus w...

The sacrificial death of Jesus on the cross is the focus of the entire gospel (the good news). Something truly amazing happened during Easter. Martin Luther called it “the wonderful exchange”. No matter what your need or problem may be, God has an answer for you. But there is only one place that you can find the answer at: the cross on which Jesus died. It is only through the cross (and the cross...

Every Easter, we remember the once-for-all sacrifice of Jesus on the cross and His resurrection. There are a number of terms used every Easter season, and it is useful that we clearly understand what they actually mean. We have looked at the definitions of (1) Lent, (2) the Fall, (3) guilt, (4) sin, (5) original sin, (6) total depravity, (7) atonement, (8) propitiation, (9) expiation, (10) penal s...

During the Easter season, we often hear some words being mentioned. Clarity is the foundation of purpose. Let us be clear about their biblical meanings … Atonement, propitiation, expiation, penal substitution, and the blood of Jesus!

Easter is the time we commemorate the finished work of Jesus Christ on the cross, and the reality of His resurrection. In the days leading up to it, we remember His passion (or suffering). On Good Friday, Jesus was crucified, died, and was buried. But because He is risen on Easter Sunday, it means that His punishment for our sins was accepted by God our Father. The price for our redemption is paid...

Does Jesus teach a doctrine on the rejection of success and wealth? Here is my response ...