BFn Notes

I hear often 'the new normal', but on consideration based on the Bible I suspect it is foolish. Nothing but God remains the same! Nothing. Who thought things could stay normal and stable, and on what basis?

In India there is a dispute regarding a Mosque built in the site of an earlier Hindu temple. It was the habit of the incoming Islamic conquest to take the holy places of others and make it their holy place. Unfortunately for the role of Islam, in many places they did not destroy the previous religion- but the most controversial takeover is that of the Jewish Temple. ... More

When Y’shua was asked what commandments were important he replied as follows: ... More

In the current events and with a wealth of experience of Authority, I have found Christ's pithy analysis true: Those in authority call themselves benefactors, while exercising and imposing their will in iron rule. Christ also pointed out what was wrong with this – and told his followers to never do this!

Everything under the sun is complex, so complex as to defy simplification, and the Bible is not an exception - it is likely that Kamala Harris by simplification has failed to understand the Bible.

After 800 years the Church of England wishes to repent and apologise for the anti-Jewish outcome of a Catholic Synod in Oxford in 1222. The concept of repentance and apology is to turn around, but in the Bible it is only of use if it results in a new path that leads to salvation. We cannot repent for others, our ancestry or our history. And in any case what is done is done, and it cannot be undone.

Islam forbids the representation of the human or animal image at all, and idea taken from the dot point of Judaism. The God of the Bible hates Idolatry in all forms. All who conclude that God wiped out the Ohio Floyd Memorial with lightning may well be right.

There are many things we can't know, but I would be very wary of saying anything was or wasn't an act of God. I will explain why.

There are rainbows literally everywhere showing we are in the days of Noah. Now a man has been swallowed by a whale and been spat out, and has survived it! We are in the days of Jonah – the days of the resurrection.

The exposing of virus lies has opened up the question of the consequences of broken trust. In all relationships it turns out trust is the most critical factor. One lie may be a mistake, but a pattern of lies leads to utter breakdown, even if people may happen to like the liar. Going forward together in unity relies on one trusting the other.