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If Jesus Christ Is the Unlettered Prophet Described in Surah Al-A’raf (Surah 7) of the Holy Qur’an, What Does This Mean for Christians?
What follows is a quotation from the Holy Qur’an (Chapter 7, Verses 156-158) in the M.A.S. Abdel Haleem transliteration: ‘I shall ordain My mercy for those who are conscious of God and pay the prescribed alms; who believe in Our Revelations; who follow the Messenger – the unlettered prophet they find described in the Torah…
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What Must I Do to Be Saved?
If you confess with your mouth that Jesus Christ is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For God so loved the world that He gave His only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have everlasting life. God did not send…
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My Testimony So Far
Hello everyone, I have spent a long time obsessing over spiritual matters in my adulthood, because I take the warnings about Judgement Day and hell found in the Bible and the Qur’an very seriously. It has been a real challenge for me trying to reconcile my love for Jesus and the Bible with the Qur’an,…
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Interpreting a Dream
Do not be troubled by what I write, for it is a personal experience not to be compared with your own experiences. Dreams are mysterious and wonderful. A few months ago, shortly before I went to sleep, I was a mess of emotions. I was so confused. Who exactly is Jesus? Is Jesus God? But…
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Welcome to Perfect Chaos!
Thank you for visiting. On this blog you will find a wealth of articles discussing the most important questions of philosophical theology, as well as my books, my music, and some personal reflections. Subscribe to this website to receive an email with each new article. Life can seem chaotic at times, but in reality all…
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Lord of Mercy and Justice
I remember a few years ago when I first became aware of the vast scale of the corruption that is alleged to be happening among those in positions of power in the world. It was hard to stomach; that the world could be evil to the extent that I was reading about. Of course, we…
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Divine Justice in the Absence of Free Will
In this article, I would like to write about justice from the perspective that God is in control of everything that happens, which is a key component of my philosophical worldview. God’s sovereignty over all events means that when a human being does something that is considered by a person or organisation to be wrong,…
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Free Will and Salvation
In this post I’m going to look at the heart of the gospel – the idea that we are sinners in need of salvation. Is this really true?
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“God Willing”
Despite the fact that making plans can be comforting and provide a sense of stability and assurance, the Lord is continuing to challenge me to live ‘in the now’ and not make plans at all. This is a very counter-cultural way of living as we are taught in school to plan everything and as adults…
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Reflections: How to get your free copy
Would you be interested in reading my latest book ‘Reflections: Enlightening Insights Into the Divine Mystery’? The book contains twelve contemplations on the nature, activity and purposes of God from a panentheistic perspective. Panentheism is the idea that creation is contained ‘within God’, a perspective that if true has important implications for the way we…
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Living in the now
Good day friends, A few weeks ago I was led by the Lord to virtually exterminate my online presence. I set this blog to ‘private’, deleted my Substack publication and my online shop, took all of my books off sale and thought that I might be embarking upon a new course in life that was…
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Don’t Give Up
It’s a cloudy day in London with occasional patches of blue sky and sunshine. I have been longing for sunshine recently as it makes such a difference to the mood of the day. Weekends are harder than week days as those people who I am connected with working in supporting roles can’t be contacted over…
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Complicated
My housing situation. My financial circumstances. My family life. My church life. My identity. The mental health system. Theology. Technology. It’s all so complicated. All I can do is shed tears of despair and be thankful for those tears. Because God is merciful and moments of relief are a precious blessing.
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New Year, but it’s not a happy one
I’m claiming Universal Credit due to a mental health condition and an injury I sustained during a suicide attempt in 2023. The government have stopped my benefits because I can’t log into my Universal Credit account because you need a phone number to log in and I have a new number. I have called Universal…
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