Living Theology

So, you are in God’s work but lost, no feelings and you can’t feel your faith so what do you do? You have to depend on gimmicks and amusements to keep your “employers” (the church board) believing in you, for many of them are using you like Micah from the book of Judges – replacing the works of Christ as the mediator. What is needed is for Jesus to expose all the secrets of leadership’s hearts jus...

Colossians 1:16 states, “For by him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities—all things were created through him and for him”. In addition in Hebrews 13:8 it mentions that, “Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever”.

Looking at some of the churches today, it is an embarrassment to see that money and power have become the dominating factors. #Brendonnaicker #theologyschool #churchesunite #whowantstobeamillionaire #christian

The offence of the cross, is not just the fact that Jesus died on the cross, but that it cuts to the root of human merit in the matter of justification, whether in the form of legal observance, or holy dispositions, or good works. #Brendonnaicker #offenceCross #theologyschool #churchesunite #christcross

The fallen nature loves religion. The Gospel is the opposite of religion. Religion is man’s answer to God; Christ is God’s answer to man. The fallen nature of man tries to justify itself by performing good deeds to prove its worth. If we could reform ourselves by law or works, this would mean that Christ died in vain. #brendonnaicker #theologyschool #gracevslaw #churchesunite #religion #gracegospe...

So, are we without law? Absolutely not. We are under the law of Christ, that royal law of the spirit of life. The Holy Spirit becomes our instructor in the Word and in our personal lives. How are we to be accepted by God, if not by obeying his commands? It is by the work of Christ that we are accepted, not by anything we do. This is the Gospel! #law #Brendonnaicker #churchesunite #theologyschool #...

Israel as a nation, was under the law. When God moved from law to grace, Israel resisted that move. They preferred the old program of rules and regulations from Moses. This demonstrates the danger of the law. It looks appealing, but those who embrace it are separated from the Spirit of grace. #lawandgrace #brendonnaicker #theologyschool #churchesunite

So many people misunderstand which Covenant they live under and they become confused. They feel condemned because they do not live up to the perfect standard required by the law. #brendonnaicker #theologyschool #churchesunite #law #grace #works #Christ

Biblical covenants form the unifying thread of God’s saving action through Scripture, beginning explicitly with Noah and reaching fulfillment in the new covenant ratified through the blood of Jesus Christ. #brendonnaicker #theologyschool #churchesunite #covenants

The Covenant Theologians erroneously believed that all Israel’s promises were to be fulfilled in the Church today, and that the promises specifically given to Abraham. However, the Bible clearly distinguishes the nation of Israel from the Church of our Lord Jesus Christ, the latter being composed of all who believe in Him—whether Jews or Gentiles. #brendonnaicker #theologyschool #churchesunite #co...

He births us through belief in the truth. Surrender is impossible apart from divine intervention. God gets the glory not man. Ephesians 2:8 #Brendonnaicker #theologyschool #churchesunite #regeneration #bornagain

Regeneration is non-experiential. Although we notice when new-birth occurs, we do not experience it. You realise at one moment that you are dead, and the next moment that you are alive; but all you experience are the effects of it. You have joy and thanksgiving; you are enlightened; you begin to read and understand the Bible; you come to know God. But you cannot describe the experience of birth it...

To be spiritually dead refers to separation from God; it does not mean to be physically dead. At this point, there is no fellowship between man and God. Therefore, we need life; and the doctrine of regeneration explains how we obtain life. You are spiritually dead until you become a believer in Jesus Christ, and there is no relationship between you and God. When you speak to certain people about t...

It is written in John 3:8, “…so is every one that is born of the spirit”. A person who is born-again, or regenerated, is one who is spiritually past-less; meaning that our past is wiped out and there is nothing but the future for us. #Brendonnaicker #regeneration #bornagain #theologyschool #churchesunite

The simple answer is “God brought me to Jesus Christ!” In other words, our salvation is the sovereign work of the Holy Spirit from beginning to end. #Brendonnaicker #theologyschool #churchesunite #soteriology #theology

When you hear someone say, “I do believe in Jesus Christ but I believe in the freedom of the will” or “I believe in salvation by grace but I believe in the freedom of the will”, then you have the components of Semi-Pelagianism. This was thought to be heretical through the centuries, but it has come to exist in so many of our churches. Since we are not living in a day in which theology is preached...

The gift of the Spirit is the permanent indwelling of the Spirit, and the gifts of the Spirit are the sovereign abilities given to men. The graces of the Spirit are distinguishable from the gifts of the Spirit. The graces of the Holy Spirit are those virtues that are produced within our individual lives by the Holy Spirit. #brendonnaicker #HolySpirit #giftsoftheSpirit #theologyschool #joburgchurch...

The Holy Spirit is involved in the writings of the scriptures, involved in the creation, involved in the work of redemption, and specifically involved in our Lord’s life. He is involved in the work of regeneration; He is our teacher. Therefore, it is tremendously important that we understand the doctrine of the Holy Spirit. #brendonnaicker #salvation #HolySpirit #christianeducation #theologyschool...

Regeneration is the divine act of the cleansing of the elect and the communicating of the spiritual life through the Word and the Spirit. Regeneration is what takes place when you believe in Jesus Christ; you are regenerated, you are born-again, and you are given new life. You were sought out by the Holy Spirit, you were brought to Jesus Christ, you were led to trust and put your faith in Him, you...

Therefore, in the case of Jesus Christ, His works were done in the power of the Spirit. He was born through the Spirit, He was baptised, and the Spirit came upon Him. He was led by the Spirit into the wilderness, He was led out of the Wilderness by the Spirit, He did His mighty works in the power of the Spirit, and He taught in the power of the Spirit. #brendonnaicker #londoncitychurch #joburgchur...

We see from these passages that the Holy Spirit is identified in the creation of the universe, and He is also identified in the creation of man. #brendonnaicker #theologyschool #churchesunite #londoncitychurch #joburgchurch #bristolchurch

Paul told Timothy that the Scriptures would make him perfect; they would bring him completeness so that he would be thoroughly furnished for every good work. This is the sufficiency of the Word of God. The thing to notice, particularly, is that Paul said all Scripture is inspired of God—this is the fact of divine inspiration. How is it that Scripture has come to be inspired by God? #Brendonnaicker...

In today’s churches, we witness believers maintaining their own views and understandings of the Holy Spirit. If we, Christians, do not understand that the Holy Spirit has come and that He lives in us then we have not realised the most fundamental thing about the doctrine of the Holy Spirit. #brendonnaicker #theologyschool #churchesunite #HolySpirit #Joburgchurch #londoncitychurch #bristolchurch

Only when we look at ourselves, are we are able to come to know God fully and completely. Without the knowledge of God, there is no knowledge of ourselves. Since we are in the image and likeness of God, the need know ourselves is obvious. True self-knowledge can come with the knowledge of God, for we are made in the image of God. #brendonnaicker #theologyschool #viewsofman #joburgchurch #londoncit...

Modern man rejects sin as the centre of man’s personality, believing that sin is man’s will. They do not believe that man is a sinner in his will. Today, there are many who believe that men do not respond to the gospel in the 21st Century because they have intellectual problems with the facts of Christianity. #brendonnaicker #londoncitychurch #bristolchurch #joburgchurch #theologyschool #churchesu...