Amos
Is the relationship with God conditional on good deeds?
Amos 5:1-17 Protestant Christians like to emphasise that we are only saved by God’s grace as we trust Him to do it (Eph 2:8). However, in many churches the emphasis on grace has become so dominant that obedience to God…
What makes worship God-honouring?
Amos 4:4-13 In the mid-2010s a new trend took off, especially among Asian women, to organise wedding ceremonies where they were ‘marrying themselves’. The wedding industry jumped in with packages complete with wedding dress, a vow, reception and honeymoon. There…
The forgotten side of the relationship with God
Amos 3:1-15, 4:1-3 A while back, a friend shared an incident about taking her son to a birthday party where the birthday boy received the newest iPhone model from his parents. As the boys were horsing around, he dropped the…
Taking the log out of our eyes
Amos 2:4-16 Recently, I caught a glimpse of myself in a mirror and for a fraction of a second, I thought I saw my mum: the same eyes, the same facial expression. It was a surprise, as I do not…
Where is God when wars and atrocities happen?
Amos 1:2-15; 2:1-3 War crimes and atrocities in armed conflicts are nothing new, but in the West we can be too far removed from it all. However, with the ongoing war in Ukraine and the conflict between Israel and Gaza,…
Introduction to Amos
Amos 1:1; 2 Kings 14:23-27; 2 Chron 26:1-23 I once saw a photo of a man sitting in a deckchair in the sun reading a newspaper. It looked an idyllic picture except for the fact that the man was positioned…