Posts Tagged: ‘Jude’

There’s No Doubt About It

[This reflection by Michael Goble was published in the weekly news bulletin of Horley Baptist Church, 25/Oct/2026]

I came across this bible verse the other day: “And have mercy on some who are doubting”.[1] Jude, who wrote this in his short letter in the New Testament, had no doubt about his half-brother Jesus being the Son of God and why he came. He had seen the death and coming back to life again of Jesus. After that he heard all that the risen Jesus taught about His death and resurrection bringing forgiveness for our sins, if we believe in Him as our Saviour, with a guaranteed new life forever.
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Contributor: Michael Goble

Is Judgement Justified?

[A ‘Tuesday Challenge‘ originally prepared for the congregation of Horley Baptist Church during November 2025]

And the city and all that is within it shall be devoted to the Lord for destruction. And they burned the city with fire, and everything in it.
Joshua 6 v17, 24 [ESVUK]

The verses above were taken from the Biblical account of the conquest of Jericho in around 1406BC. The account tells us how the Israelite army surrounded the city and most of the city wall collapsed, allowing the army to systematically destroy the city.
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Contributor: Steve Humphreys