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Ordo Salutis: Adoption
They exchanged the truth about God for a lie and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator Romans 1:25 The Ancient Gentile Wasteland The Apostle Paul does not describe the Gentile nations as harmless peoples quietly searching for truth in their own sincere way. He writes with dreadful clarity: we were “separated from […]
Michael Franco Smit · July 4, 2026
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A Biblical Perspective on the Rapture – Part II
In the previous article, we established that Jesus’ second coming will not be secret, and that genuine believers cannot miss the rapture, based solely on the assurance of salvation that Jesus promises, not on the believer’s recent or historic spiritual performance. In this article, we delve into the sequence of events that attend Christ’s second […]
Ebenezer Foster-Nyarko · June 24, 2026
ArticleJune 17, 2026 · 10 min read
A Biblical Perspective on the Rapture
A few weeks ago, Donnie McClurkin—a world-renowned gospel musician—shared a post on his Facebook describing a dream in which the rapture had taken place. In the dream, Donnie recounts attending a gospel concert where a fan requests a photo. Mid-pose, the photographer suddenly vanishes; the camera drops to the ground with no one holding it. […]
Ebenezer Foster-Nyarko
ArticleJune 10, 2026 · 6 min read
The Christian Home as a Means of God’s Grace
God loves families. Scriptures reveal this truth about God’s character from the very beginning. When God wanted to establish mankind, he started with a family of Adam and Eve (Genesis 1-2). Even after their disobedience and fall, when God began restoring humanity, he graciously worked through the family of Abraham. God promised Abraham that “in […]
Francis Sowani
ArticleMay 25, 2026 · 9 min read
A Biblical Review of ‘This Year’ by Joe Mettle
At the turn of the year, we published several articles§ cautioning against the recycled prophecies routinely dispensed by popular figures in the charismatic Christian world—grand promises of unbroken prosperity, wealth, and health, presented as definitive ‘words’ from God. This has become an annual ritual: congregations are assured of a life entirely free from suffering, illness, […]
Ebenezer Foster-Nyarko
ArticleMay 14, 2026 · 6 min read
Blessed Beyond Curse in Christ
One of the troubling beliefs among many believers in Ghana is their emphasis on the dark world of evil, to the point of obsession. They tend to associate life’s challenges, diseases, and setbacks with generational curses—judgments inherited from the sins and wrongs committed by their ancestors. “Generational curses, simply put, is the belief that individuals […]
Enoch Anti
ArticleMay 8, 2026 · 7 min read
Learning to Pray Like Paul — Part II
Growing up, I heard countless stories of people being afflicted by curses, strange illnesses, or misfortunes — even death — brought upon them by local deities invoked by their enemies. Although I did not encounter these things first-hand, I have seen on national television juju men struck with machetes yet remaining unharmed, or handling fire […]
Ebenezer Foster-Nyarko
ArticleApril 27, 2026 · 7 min read
Learning to Pray Like Paul
And it is my prayer that your love may abound more and more, with knowledge and all discernment, so that you may approve what is excellent, and so be pure and blameless for the day of Christ, filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God. […]
Ebenezer Foster-Nyarko
ArticleApril 22, 2026 · 6 min read
Praying When In Trouble: Lessons From David
1 LORD, how many are my foes! Many are rising against me; 2 many are saying of my soul, there is no salvation for him in God. Selah 3 But you, O LORD, are a shield about me, my glory, and the lifter of my head. 4 I cried aloud to the LORD, and he […]
Enoch Anti
ArticleApril 14, 2026 · 7 min read
Praying With Biblical Characters: Lessons From The Belly of A Fish
Prayer, an important Christian discipline, is oft spoken of but less practised. Joseph Scriven, in the hymn What A Friend We Have In Jesus expressed this sentiment well: Oh what peace we often forfeit Oh, what needless pain we bear All because we do not carry Everything to God in prayer In a previous article, […]
Enoch Anti
ArticleApril 5, 2026 · 9 min read
Ordo Salutis: Justification
The doctrine of justification is unique to Christianity. Many religions offer forgiveness, sacrifice, or some other way of dealing with guilt and sin, but only the Christian faith proclaims that the holy God removes the sinner’s guilt and grants him a righteous standing before His judgment seat on the ground of a perfect sacrifice that […]
Michael Franco Smit
ArticleApril 3, 2026 · 1 min read
Christ Our Sin Bearer
“Far be it from me to boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ.” — Galatians 6:14 The message of the cross is the heart of all that God has done for the salvation of mankind; and the one thing that must be preached at all times. We bring you a compilation of […]
Kwesi Sena
ArticleMarch 30, 2026 · 7 min read
When God Seems Silent
What do you do when you don’t understand what is happening in your life and God seems silent and distant, or when you feel that God is indifferent to your situation?
Enoch Anti
ArticleMarch 19, 2026 · 7 min read
What Did the Early Church Have Before the New Testament?
Built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the cornerstone. Ephesians 2:20 When Christians speak about the centrality of Scripture in the life of the church, a thoughtful question often arises: If the earliest believers did not yet possess the New Testament as we do today, what were they devoted […]
Michael Franco Smit
ArticleFebruary 4, 2026 · 5 min read
Ordo Salutis: Conversion
“Now when they heard this they were cut to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, ‘Brothers, what shall we do?’ And Peter said to them, ‘Repent and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins.’” (Acts 2:37–38) If Regeneration […]
Michael Franco Smit
ArticleJanuary 28, 2026 · 10 min read
The Prayers of Paul
Prayer is foundational to the Christian life. Across the Christian landscape, believers sincerely acknowledge the necessity of prayer, and rightly so. In Ghana in particular, we see this lived out beautifully—prayer is woven into the fabric of our public life. At presidential inaugurations, national ceremonies, and community gatherings, we pause to pray. In churches, conferences, […]
Andrews Ampomah
ArticleJanuary 13, 2026 · 6 min read
Are New Year’s Declarations Biblical?
It has become commonplace for church leaders to issue sweeping ‘declarations’ about what their congregants should expect in the coming year—often rebadged from previous years. This usually happens at the 31st December watchnight services—or at least that’s what they used to be called. Nowadays, they are called ‘Crossover’ (or even ‘Passover’) services. The implication is […]
Ebenezer Foster-Nyarko
ArticleDecember 9, 2025 · 12 min read
The Liturgy of Idolatry
How modern hearts build inner temples, how those temples become liturgies of bondage, and how Christ alone dismantles and restores them. “Son of man, these men have taken their idols into their hearts, and set the stumbling block of their iniquity before their faces.” — Ezekiel 14:3 Idolatry is not just an ancient problem of […]
Michael Franco Smit
ArticleOctober 23, 2025 · 6 min read
John Wycliffe: The Morning Star of the Reformation and His Relevance for Africa Today
“Trust wholly in Christ; rely altogether on His sufferings; beware of seeking to be justified in any other way than by His righteousness.” — John Wycliffe As the Church approaches the 508th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation, we are reminded that the Reformation was not born in a moment but prepared through centuries of struggle […]
Michael Franco Smit
ArticleAugust 24, 2025 · 10 min read
Divine Providence and National Security: Reflections on Ghana’s Response to Tragedy
“All the inhabitants of the earth are accounted as nothing, and he does according to his will among the host of heaven and among the inhabitants of the earth; and none can stay his hand or say to him, ‘What have you done?’” – Daniel 4:35 August 6, 2025, will be remembered across Ghana as […]
Andrews Ampomah
ArticleJuly 3, 2025 · 14 min read
Sovereign and Free: Understanding Compatibilism
The doctrine of divine sovereignty—God’s absolute rule over all things—strikes at the very heart of who God is. A faithful understanding of this truth deepens our awe, cultivates humble faith, resolves false dilemmas, and offers profound comfort in trials.
Michael Franco Smit
ArticleApril 30, 2025 · 6 min read
Upheld by God’s Right Hand
My Soul Clings to You, Your Right Hand Upholds Me (Psalm 63:8) In Gentle and Lowly: The Heart of Christ for Sinners and Sufferers, Dane Ortlund shares a tender moment with his two-year-old son Benjamin at a swimming pool: When my two-year-old Benjamin begins to wade into the gentle slope of the zero-entry swimming pool […]
Ebenezer Foster-Nyarko
ArticleApril 12, 2025 · 7 min read
Father of Mercies and God of All Comfort
This letter serves as an encouragement for us when we face hardships—whether afflictions, sickness, or painful loss—reminding us that we are not alone. Believers before us have endured similar trials, and even now, Christians around the world are experiencing the same kinds of suffering.
Ebenezer Foster-Nyarko
ArticleJanuary 3, 2025 · 9 min read
A New Year, A New Walk
If you’re reading this, congratulations on making it into 2025! Praise God and Happy New Year. As we reflect on the past year, there are undoubtedly many reasons to give thanks and areas where we wish we had done better. And that is the beauty of a New Year. It offers an opportunity for reflection […]
Kwesi Sena
Bible StudyJanuary 2, 2025 · 5 min read
The Christian’s Resolution For The New Year
It’s that time of year when New Year resolutions take center stage—those well-intentioned plans to make adjustments to our lives. Resolutions are valuable; they prompt us to evaluate, reassess, and realign our priorities. As we enter 2025, I am confident many of you are considering—or have already begun—writing down your resolutions. Like you, I have […]
Enoch Anti
ArticleDecember 30, 2024 · 13 min read
The Real Nativity Scene: What Is Your Response?
For many, the image of Mary, Joseph, and their newborn son, visited by wise men and shepherds, captures the essence of Christmas. However, considering there were no cameras and paparazzi in those days, any Nativity Scene picture you see is unlikely to reflect what took place on that day accurately. Yet, as we revisit this […]
Kwesi Sena
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