Reformed Churches of PNG

11/06/2026

Jisas i stap God na man wantaim, na dispela i no bruk taim Jisas i bin dai.

Nog*t.

Jisas i g*t spirit bilong man na bodi bilong man wantaim. Dispela spirit i stap olsem spirit bilong man yet long taim bilong dai, tu.

Taim Jisas i b**gim dai, Em i singautim God Papa long kisim spirit bilong Em yet.

Na tu, long taim Jisas Krais i stap long dispela graun, Em i God tru, long taim Maria i karim Em i go inap long taim Em i stap long matmat tu.

Olsem na, yumi mas tokaut olsem Jisas Krais Em i God tru na man tru wantaim.

Olsem God tru, Em i winim dai long pawa bilong Em, na olsem man tru, Em i kisim ples bilong yumi manmeri, bilong baim pe bilong sin.

11/06/2026

Jon bilong Baptais i tok olsem, “Em i kam.”

Jon bilong Baptais i tok olsem, “Em i kam.” Klostu God bai kam bilong mekim save long ol lain i no bilip long em na bilong kisim bek ol lain bilong em. Olgeta samting nogut God bai i
kukim long paia, na olgeta gutpela samting God bai i b**gim bilong stap gut oltaim oltaim.

Jon i ting olsem las de i kamap klostu pinis, long wanem em i las profet bilong Olpela Kontrak. Na ol lain bilong Olpela Kontrak i save ting olsem taim Jisas i kam long dispela graun em bai kam long bringim salvesen na de bilong kot wantaim. Ol i no ting olsem Jisas bai i kam long graun tupela taim. Tasol yumi yet i save long sampela moa samting olsem Jon bilong Baptais, bikos yumi stap bihain long taim bilong dai na kirap bek bilong Jisas.

Yumi save olsem Jisas i winim kot bilong yumi pinis long dispela namba wan taim em i kam daun long graun, na bihain em bai i kam bek long dispela graun olsem Jas.

Tasol dispela i no min olsem Jon i paul taim em i tok, “Kingdom bilong heven em i kam klostu pinis.” Dispela kingdom em i kam klostu pinis, na dispela King i bin kam. Jon i bihainim ol wok God yet i givim long em. Em i tokim ol lain Juda, na yumi olgeta, olsem i no g*t wanpela bilong yumi i ken i stap long kingdom bilong God sapos yumi no tanim bel na kamap klin.

Tanim bel em i wanem samting? Em i no samting bilong sori bilong wanpela liklik samting nogut yumi mekim tasol. Nog*t. Em i samting bilong pinisim ol pasin nogut bilong yumi.

Yumi mas lusim ol pasin nogut long olpela bel bilong yumi na tanim i go long God na kisim ol gutpela pasin bilong em.

Taim yumi harim tok long kingdom bilong God, yumi mas tingim dispela tok bilong Jon:
Yumi no ken wok long kisim ol gutpela samting long kingdom bilong God sapos han bilong yumi doti. Yumi no inap go insait long kingdom bilong God sapos yumi wok long sanapim kingdom bilong yumi yet long dispela graun.

Planti taim yumi save ting olsem: “Maski. Bihain bai mi tanim bel.” Planti taim yumi les long stretim ol kranki pasin long laip bilong yumi. Satan bai i yusim dispela tingting bilong yumi long bagarapim yumi. Em i save wok strong long pasim yumi long kam insait long kingdom bilong God taim em i tokim yumi long tanim bel long narapela de.

Yumi mas tanim bel nau! Long wanem, kingdom bilong heven em i kam klostu pinis!

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Yupela tanim bel. Kingdom bilong heven em i kam klostu pinis. – Matyu 3:2

04/06/2026

Olgeta man na meri i g*t hop.

Olgeta man na meri i g*t hop. Sapos wanpela man i nog*t hop i min olsem em i dai pinis.

Em i wanpela nupela yia, na planti taim long stat bilong wanpela nupela yia ol manmeri bai ting olsem, “Ating long dispela yia planti samting bai i kamap orait long mi.” Tasol yumi mas askim yumi yet – yumi g*t wanem kain hop, na as bilong hop bilong yumi em i husat?

Ol Kristen i save hop long Krais, na ol i wetim taim Krais bai i kam bek, na ol i wetim kingdom bilong God tu. I tru olsem olgeta lain long graun, na dispela graun yet, i wok long painim gutpela ples bilong hop na glori, em dispela gutpela ples ol lain i bilipim tok bilong God i save kolim “kingdom bilong God.”

Aisaia 35 i stori long dispela ples bilong hop na glori. Ples drai bai i amamas tru na ol naispela plaua bai i kam na karamapim ol dispela hap. Na ol lek nogut bai i kalap olsem ol dia, na mauspas bai i singaut na amamas. Sin na pret i go pinis. Em i ples bilong bel isi
olgeta. I no g*t krai na sori long dispela ples. Ol bai i ranawe i go. Em i kantri long hop bilong yumi. Olgeta manmeri i g*t laik long stap long dispela kain ples – em i kingdom bilong God.

Na, harim.

Em bai kamap olsem: “God bai i kam.” Olsem na yumi mas hop long God na prea long em. Ol samting long dispela graun olsem ol stoa na ol mani, ol save na ol marasin, olsem ol wok tu, i no inap kisim dispela Ples bilong Hop na Glori i kam. Nog*t – “God bai i
kam.”

Em bai i kam na mekim save tru long ol birua bilong yumi, na kisim bek yumi. Ol lain i wok long bagarapim yumi, em bai i mekim save long ol; tasol ol lain i save kisim bagarap, em bai i kisim bek ol. Em bai i mekim save long ol lain i no laikim em, tasol em bai i kisim bek ol lain i laikim em tumas. Na long dispela rot God bai opim dispela ples bilong hop na glori.

Olgeta manmeri i g*t hop. Tasol yumi mas hop long God. Ol lain i mekim olsem bai i amamas. Ol bai i amamas tru.

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Yupela i mas sanap strong na i no ken pret. God bai i kam na kisim bek yupela na mekim save tru long ol birua bilong yupela. – Aisaia 35:4

02/06/2026

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While some theological documents can feel dry or academic, the Heidelberg is famous for its warm, deeply personal tone. Right from Question 1, it doesn't ask "What is God?" but rather: "What is your only comfort in life and in death?"

It beautifully organizes the Christian life into three simple themes:

Guilt: Facing our brokenness.
Grace: Understanding our rescue in Christ.
Gratitude: How we live a life of thanks.

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28/05/2026

Jisas i no God? Dispela tok em i giaman!

Yumi bilip olsem Jisas Krais Em i pikinini bilong God na Em i man tu wantaim.

Taim Jisas i kamap long bel bilong Maria, Pikinini bilong God i bin b**g wantaim bodi na spirit bilong man.

Olsem na, i no olsem tupela pikinini bilong God i stap, o tupela man i stap. Nog*t.

Jisas Krais Em i God na man wantaim.

Olsem God, Em i no bin kamap long wanpela taim. Nog*t.

Em i stap bipo bipo tru wantaim God Papa, na Em i stap oltaim oltaim.

Em i no g*t stat bilong En, o pinis bilong En (Hibru 7:3), na Em i pulapim heven na graun.

Tasol, olsem man, Em i no i stap bipo bipo tru. Nog*t.

Em i kamap man taim Maria i karim Em, na bihain Em i b**gim dai.

Taim Em i kirap bek, dispela bodi bilong Em i kamap olsem bodi bilong glori na i no inap i dai moa, tasol em i bodi tru bilong man yet.

Dispela samting bai i kamap long bodi bilong yumi tu.

Long las de bodi bilong yumi tu bai i kamap nupela.

26/05/2026

A common argument used by people who don't believe Jesus is God is called the "Agent Argument."

Think of an agent like a real estate agent or a delivery driver - they don't own the house or the company; they are just given permission to act on behalf of the boss. This argument claims that Jesus is just God's messenger. It says he only has power because God gave it to him, not because he is actually God himself.

However, this argument has a massive flaw. Here are three reasons why, using specific stories from the Bible:

1. Pointing to Yourself vs. Pointing Away (Acts 3)
Normal human messengers in the Bible always deflect credit. For example, in Acts 3, when the disciples heal a paralyzed man, they immediately point away from themselves and tell the crowd not to look at them as if they had some special power. They give all the credit to God.

Jesus does the exact opposite. When he exercises authority, he consistently points right back to himself as the source of that power.

2. Equal in Action (John 5:17-27)
In John 5:17-27, Jesus claims he can do the exact same things God the Father does, including bringing the dead back to life and judging humanity. The religious leaders of the time get furious because they realize Jesus is claiming to be equal with God.

If Jesus were just a regular messenger, he would have corrected them and said, "Hold on, you misunderstood me!" Instead, he affirms what they are thinking and lets the claim stand because they understood him perfectly.

3. The Authority to Forgive (Mark 2)
In Mark 2, Jesus tells a paralyzed man that his sins are forgiven. The religious teachers get angry and think, "Only God can forgive sins! This is blasphemy (an insult to God)."

Instead of backing down or saying he is just delivering a message from God, Jesus proves he has the unique divine right to forgive sins by healing the man right then and there. He shows he isn't just a helper; he has God's actual authority.

The Main Takeaway (Ontology vs. Function):
The Agent Argument mixes up how someone gets a job done with who they actually are. Just because God the Son works in perfect harmony with God the Father doesn't mean he is just a separate, lesser helper. Instead, he is a distinct person acting within the very nature and essence of God.

14/05/2026

Ol Anabaptis i bin tok olsem Jisas i no kamap man tru na kisim bodi olsem bodi bilong mama bilong Em.

Tasol dispela em i no tru, long wanem, buk Hibru 2:14 i tok olsem Jisas i kamap man wankain olsem ol arapela manmeri.

Na Aposel 2:30 na Rom 1:3 i tok olsem Jisas i stap long lain pikinini bilong Devit.

Jisas i kam long bel bilong Maria (Luk 1:42); Em i wanpela gutpela man tru i kamap long lain bilong Devit, olsem nupela kru i kamap long han bilong diwai (Jeremaia 33:15); Em i kam long lain bilong Jesi olsem nupela kru i kamap long as bilong diwai (Aisaia 11:1);

Em i bilong lain bilong Juda (Hibru 7:14), long lain bilong Israel (Rom 9:5), na Em i sid bilong Abraham (Galesia 3:16).

Bilong helpim dispela ol lain tumbuna bilong Abraham, Em i mas kamap wankain tru olsem ol brata bilong En (Hibru 2:16-17), tasol Em i no mekim sin (Hibru 4:15).

Olsem na, tru tru Em i Emanuel, na dispela nem i min olsem: GOD I STAP WANTAIM YUMI (Matyu 1:23).

04/05/2026

03/05/2026

I sought the Lord, and afterwards I knew,
He moved my soul to seek him, seeking me.
It was not I who found, oh Saviour true.
No, I was found by thee.

30/04/2026

Olsem na, yumi tokaut olsem God i inapim promis bilong Em long ol tumbuna long maus bilong ol profet olsem God Pikinini bai kam long taim God Papa i makim.

God i inapim dispela promis taim Jisas Krais i kam long dispela graun olsem man.

God Papa i g*t dispela wanpela Pikinini Man tasol husat Em i save laikim tumas, na i save stap oltaim oltaim wantaim Em.

God Papa i salim Em i kam long graun long kamap olsem man, olsem wokboi nating (Filipai 2:7).

Long strong bilong Holi Spirit, Jisas i kamap long dispela graun taim yangpela meri Maria i karim Em.

Em i kamap man tru long bodi na spirit bilong Em wantaim, long wanem, Em i mas kamap man tru tru.

Bodi na spirit bilong yumi i bin lus long sin.

Olsem na, Jisas i kamap man long bodi na spirit, bilong kisim bek bodi na spirit bilong yumi.