Rhys Lamont

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How To Not Die On Every Theological Hill

The basic message of the Bible is that the God who created us—against whom we have rebelled and whose judgement we have justifiably earned—has not abandoned us to a lost eternity. Jesus Christ, the Son of God, promises eternal life to all who repent of their sins before God and follow Him. Jesus' perfect life, […]

Was the Resurrection of Jesus a Historical Event?

(Please note that the following essay is an edited transcript from an orally delivered presentation) Mark Twain once said, "faith is believing what you know ain't so". Truly this reflects the perception many we know have of Christianity. The renowned atheist and scientist Richard Dawkins once suggested the same debating with Christian apologist and professor […]

Watch The Pulpit Not Politicians

At a Bible conference some time ago, during a Q&A panel, HeartCry Missionary Society founder Paul Washer answered the question, "What is the greatest threat to the church in our generation?" Without hesitation, Washer responded, "It's pastors." I sincerely agree with Washer. Join me, then, in asking the same question within our New Zealand context. […]

Three Points About Justification

An old school teacher of mine had a saying, "get over over it, life sucks then you die". In these words, as morbid as that sounds, lies a revealing confession of how she and much of the world perceive the human condition. We are not here on planet Earth with any eternal purpose; nothing really […]

Patterns, Not Perfections

In 2020, I met two girls from Europe who were both recent converts to Christ. They first heard the gospel preached on OE in Australia and were radically saved. They expressed to me a clear understanding that their newfound faith in Christ would carry inevitable consequences when they returned home to their friends and family. […]

Hate Speech And Rotten English

Never short on jest, in Mark Twain's edition of Plutarch's, 'Lives of Illustrious Men', he playfully mocks the translator. Besides the phrase, "translated from the Greek", Twain scribbled, "into rotten English". Now, we needn't worry nor care whether the English prose was as Twain indicated. What I think is true is this notion that any […]

Cherish The Church

It's high time Christians of New Zealand come to revere the gathering of the church each Lord's day. We have lost the gravity and awe of what God does among His people in their faithful assembling. Why else are so many professed believers foolishly willing to forego at every opportunity their part in the coming […]

How to Glorify God With Your Friendships

It has been well said, 'show me your friends and I'll show you your future'. Now for sure, the idea can be overstated, but certainly, our friendships have a greater impact on us than we usually care to admit. For, "Whoever walks with the wise becomes wise, but the companion of fools will suffer harm." […]

Christian Practical Atheism

Truly prayer is at odds with one's natural impulses. And indeed, to the watching world, prayer is perhaps the most ridiculed of Christian doctrines. Though curiously in the unbeliever's distress, prayer to the unknown gods formulate without hesitation. For unsurprisingly, desperation remains a great schoolmaster on prayer. And we've all heard, of course, the politician […]

Gambling With Eternity

The witted wordsmith C.S Lewis, in his masterful book The Screwtape Letters, voiced through senior demon Screwtape, "The humans live in time, but our Enemy destines them to eternity. He therefore, I believe, wants them to attend chiefly to two things. To eternity itself, and to that point of time which they call the present. […]

The Meaning Of A Seated Saviour

Often times the most insightful of truths are conveyed with few words. We find such an example early in the book of Hebrews. Expounding upon the risen and supreme Christ, the author writes, "He sat down". So, Christian, I submit to you that in these three words is contained an abundance of theology to sustain […]