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Articles from Sola 5 Pastors
Remembering Nico van der Walt
I am not really qualified to write a biography on the life of this remarkable man, but I do wish to make a start, hoping that someone qualified will be stimulated to pick up the pen and give us an authoritative biographical sketch on the life and times of Nico van der...
There is something about knowledge and Knowledge (Part 1) (1 Corinthians 8:1–6)
Now concerning things sacrificed to idols, we know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge makes arrogant, but love edifies. If anyone supposes that he knows anything, he has not yet known as he ought to know; but if anyone loves God, he is known by Him. Therefore...
Merry Singles in the Church: Embracing Singleness
This article seeks to encourage pastors to adopt a balanced approach when preaching and teaching about singleness in the church, grounded in Paul’s pastoral teachings in 1 Corinthians 7. The fact that marriage seems to be a norm for all Christians, and hence the...
“Covenant” as a Verb; “Covenanting” as a Participle
This article seeks to encourage the believers to use covenantal language when inviting or encouraging people to attend church services. The church is indispensable; hence, Mark Dever calls it “the gospel made visible”[1. Mark Dever, The Church: The Gospel Made Visible...
Rhetorically Speaking: Responsible Use of Rhetoric in Preaching
As the proverbial saying goes “a little Greek is a dangerous thing.” I think Hebrew scholars would argue the exact same thing about a little Hebrew. [1. And other parts of the Bible written in Aramaic.] Word studies, knowing about parsing verbs, declining nouns,...
Deacons: Marvellous Pastor-Like Servants in the Church
I set out to write this brief article about deacons in the church because I think that the role of deacons is a neglected topic, or a topic not taught well, in the church. The other reason I wrote this article is because I am aware that churches differ on what kinds...
How to Charitably Disciple and Disagree
This article is the last instalment of a three-part series based on Christian charity. We are Sola 5. In one of our core values we affirm the following: “that in essentials there must be unity, in nonessentials liberty and in all things charity.” The latter, namely...
A Tribute to Peter Sammons
South Africa’s loss is England’s gain. So we would all concur as we say goodbye to our brother and fellow pastor, Peter Sammons. Peter, having accepted the call to Artillery Street Evangelical Church in Colchester, England, leaves our land and does so bequeathing a...
Solus Christus: The Centrality of Christ Alone
Of the five solas, solus Christus may be most pivotal. Without the person and work of Jesus Christ, we have nothing to talk about. Jesus is the interpretative key of the Bible (sola Scriptura). Jesus is the only means by which one may receive God’s grace (sola...