The Quest For Independence
By Titto Thomas The world is amazing. Just look at the mix of nations on this one planet. The current nations are the result of centuries of rebellions and revolutions. And at the heart of these struggles was a single word –Independence. I want to be independent: this cry, from millions of throats, fueled revolution [...]
Come back, My child!
By Titto Thomas Sin. What makes sin so dangerous? What makes it so destructive? Why is it lethal? It causes you to run away from God. Not only is sin direct disobedience of the Lord God Almighty, but it gives the after effect of causing you to move away from God, the very (and only) presence [...]
Real People
By Titto Thomas On the 1st of July 2002, two aircraft were involved in one of the worst mid-air collisions over a little town in Germany, killing all 71 aboard. Watching a documentary of this accident on National Geographic Channel’s Programme called ‘Air Crash Investigations’, I was struck by a comment that one of the [...]
Kingdom Joy
By Titto Thomas Romans 14:17 For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking but of righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit. Over the past few articles we have been examining Kingdom Culture. In the preceding post, we looked specifically at Kingdom Righteousness. We saw that God is [...]
Kingdom Righteousness
By Titto Thomas Romans 14:17 For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking but of righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit. In the previous article, when we looked at peace, we saw that there were two parts to this peace, firstly a ‘Peace with God’ and as [...]
Kingdom Peace – ‘Shalom’
By Titto Thomas Romans 14:17 For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking but of righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit. (ESV) Over the last few months, we have been considering Kingdom realities. Now we are on the home stretch and we will be dealing with Kingdom [...]
Good Works
By Titto Thomas “I want to do something for the Lord and his Kingdom” – This would be a very common cry amongst most Born Again Christians. I believe that we at Imrah have an equally important responsibility of equipping saints for purposeful work in the kingdom. To all the Born Again Christians I want [...]
Our Future Hope
By Titto Thomas Billy Graham once said “I have read the end of the book; therefore I am convinced of my future hope!” Isn’t that true of the bible? Isn’t it thrilling to learn that we will not stay conquered by death, but rather will be resurrected into the very presence of God. According to [...]
Resurrection Continued
By Titto Thomas In the last couple of posts, Sidharth introduced the biblical reality called resurrection. In this post we delve deeper into this. Let’s start with this key verse “But in fact Christ has been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep” (1 Corinthians 15:20 ESV). To fully understand [...]
Baptism In Water- Part II
By Titto Thomas From the last post we saw that Baptism is an act of obedience that follows one’s conversion and symbolically portrays the washing away of sins. The Bible warrants that the new believer be immersed–not sprinkled. However, the church today slightly differs on their views of immersion in baptism. For those [...]