Queen's Road Cell

Some pics from our Christmas party. Thanks to the carollers!

2  Now when John heard in prison about the deeds of the Christ, he sent word by his disciples 3  and said to him, “Are you the one who is to come, or shall we look for another?” 4  And Jesus answered them, “Go and tell John what you hear and see: 5  the blind receive their sight and the lame walk, lepers [ a ] are cleansed and the deaf hear, and the dead are raised up, and the poor have good news preached to them. 6  And blessed is the one who is not offended by me.” 7  As they went away, Jesus began to speak to the crowds concerning John: “What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken by the wind? 8  What then did you go out to see? A man [ b ] dressed in soft clothing? Behold, those who wear soft clothing are in kings' houses. 9  What then did you go out to see? A prophet? [ c ] Yes, I tell you, and more than a prophet. 10  This is he of whom it is written, “‘Behold, I send my messenger before your face,     who will prepare your way before you.’ 11 

Today we addressed the idea of whether one can receive Jesus as Saviour, but not as Lord - or put another way, whether we can be saved without at the same time showing evidence of submission to Jesus' authority in our lives. This used to be called "the Lordship controversy" and the underlying ideas are carried on by the "Free Grace movement". So, the teaching goes that one can be saved, and yet show no outward evidence of salvation for a time, with the possibility that one's works are only known to God. The ideas behind this are represented by some churches in Singapore that teach that, once saved by grace, there is no need for continued repentance, and that our salvation is assured. This is an important pastoral issue, because it is true that modern evangelistic methods downplay the need for repentance and surrender. This leads to people inside churches who think they are saved but have never known true salvation and the experience and reality of the indw