Return: homepage How we behave: the Christian life lived personally, in the family and the world. Before we consider Christian behaviour it is vital to confirm something. We are not saved by our good works. We cannot merit God’s forgiveness. We are saved only by faith alone in Christ alone. Ephesians 2:8-9, Titus 3:5 What follows are articles or messages outlining issues facing Christian believers in their conduct. However, while it is the duty of every pastor to teach the truth from Scripture and not allow changing culturally acceptable morals to determine what is appropriate and inappropriate Christian behaviour, it is also the duty of churches and individual Christians to ensure that their conduct is agreeable to what is revealed in the Bible as pleasing to the Lord Jesus Christ.
The Quiet Time. Spending time each day to read the Bible and pray
Holiness J C Ryle former Bishop of Liverpool. How should a Christian live? What is the difference between being saved and being sanctified? What principles and practices define real godliness and true Christian living? This book is foundational in expressing how believers should live. It is available to read online.
True Discipleship by William MacDonald. Following Christ can be costly. Yet in every way the believer seeks to live for the Lord Jesus and to give Him the best. Frank Brearley of New Tribes Mission expresses the motivation for true discipleship and living in the light of eternity from 2 Timothy chapter 4 verses 1-8 in this message delivered 22/2/2009 with the title ‘Living in the light of that day.’	New Tribes Mission seeks to plant churches among New Tribes which have yet to hear the good news about Christ.
A call to prayer J C Ryle Former Bishop of Liverpool and thorough evangelical, J C Ryle calls us to prayer.
Family Worship. A delightful, daily discipline. David and Colette Harding show that parents should gather their family to pray and be taught from the Word of God each day.
Marriage, Divorce and Remarriage an article by Victor Budgen former pastor of Milnrow Evangelical Church. The issue of relationships is addressed by Pastor Harding and is downloadable from the website, but Pastor Victor Budgen had to face the problems raised by marital problems, even among believers. This article represents a Biblical explanation of what the Lord requires of married couples when stresses and strains enter their relationship. (Also you can listen to a series “From first friendships to happy homes.” see Worth hearing.)
Abortion No issue is so deadly in our present culture. More babies were aborted on the day the Twin Towers fell than died in the terrible disaster. But each day since, the same numbers of babies have been killed in the USA alone. In the UK there was outcry against the hunting of foxes, but not against the hurting of foetuses. This terrible evil continues with some feminists wanting infanticide. It is bizarre that to cut the baby to shreds before birth is considered acceptable, but to smack a child after birth is an imprisonable crime! Is killing 200,000 unborn children each year a good thing within our society? It is perhaps only the almost complete silence on the actual process of abortion from the media that enables this culture to ignore the silent cry of these children as they die.
Homosexuality. As views on sexuality change in our culture, and even in our criminal law, believers are under pressure to censor their own Biblically based convictions about homosexuality. The laws of Great Britain are now biased towards prosecuting those who continue to be convinced that homosexuality is not only unhelpful and unnatural, but unholy before the Lord. What is a consistent Christian position based on what the Lord has revealed to us about love and sex? Stuart Olyott’s ministry.	Further ministry from Stuart Olyott is available online.
A world objective. Frank Brearley of New Tribes Mission teaches from Acts chapters 10-11 summarizing a Christian view of taking this gospel to all people groups. This gives expression to the church’s view of our responsibility to pray, give, send and go into all the world with the gospel. (The message was given 22/03/2009)	New Tribes Mission seeks to plant churches among New Tribes which have yet to hear the good news about Christ.