By Dr Agnes Tan Joseph Scriven’s (1819–1886) life was filled with tragedies. He lost his two fiancés, one from accidental drowning the day before their wedding and the other from an illness. He also left a career that he had strived for because of his poor health. But in spite of all these troubles, Scriven…
By Pr Ho Wei Liang “Jesus loves me, this I know, for the Bible tells me so.” Do you find these words so familiar that you subconsciously sing them in your mind? Yes, these words are from the simple Christian hymn you, or your children, might know so well from Sunday School. Yet you may…
By Dr Dominic Kuek Recently, my non-Christian friend and I studied John 20 together, and I was struck afresh by the significance of the empty tomb on that very first Easter morning. It got me thinking about how I normally take the resurrection for granted. Although Jesus’ death on the cross is something that I…
By Ps Tan Hui Ru Bible study is very important to us. We hear God’s Word preached every Sunday, and we gather in small groups throughout the week to read God’s Word and ponder over it. We do this because we love God, and we want to know more about Him. Yet being a Christian…
By Pr Herna Kong Unlike the apostle Peter, the apostle Paul was called specifically to share the Gospel with non-Jews, i.e. the Gentiles. Despite that, Paul earnestly and intensely desired non-Christian Jews to receive salvation as well. Therefore, wherever he was in the course of his missionary journeys, he would drop by synagogues to share…
By Rev Dr Clive Chin “The sinful mind is hostile to God. It does not submit to God’s law, nor can it do so. Those controlled by the sinful nature cannot please God” (Rom. 8:7-8). The world in its fallen state is opposed to the things of God. There is a constant temptation for us…
By Rev Dr Edward Goh During this season of Lent, it is appropriate for us to devote time to contemplate the work Christ has accomplished for us at the cross. What does this work on the cross encompass? The answer to question 23 of the Shorter Catechism is helpful here. It says Christ executes the…
By Dr Dominic Kuek Recently, I have been reflecting on Rom. 5:12-21 and trying to apply its truths to my life. Last week, Ps. Hui Ru talked about how we have been transferred from Adam’s ‘bus’ to Jesus’ ‘bus’, or in other words, from sin and death to grace and eternal life. Clearly this change…
By Dr Agnes Tan How do you show your love? Some spend hours in the kitchen preparing food for their loved ones. Some offer listening ears. Some give advice. Some make visitations, even with tightened visitation safety measures over Chinese New Year. No matter how we express our love, one thing is certain—love is what…
By Ps Tan Hui Ru It’s been nearly a year since the first closure of church services in ORPC. For much of this time, we’ve been saying that there is nothing wrong with moving our worship online, with moving our meetings online, that the important thing is that we still meet. After all, Hebrews 10:24-25…