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Articles from Sola 5 Pastors
Intramural Recklessness
At my former university an athlete had two choices when it came to participation in sports. There were the recognised intercollegiate sports such as soccer, football (the real kind!), baseball, athletics, cross country, etc. The competition was with other...
A Great Inheritance: An Interview with Conrad Mbewe
The following excerpt is from an interview conducted by Tabletalk (TT) magazine with Conrad Mbewe (CM), pastor at Kabwata Baptist Church in Lusaka. Questions like “What are two important lessons that Western Christians can learn from the African church?” are...
Hear the Word of the LORD: Our Call to Proclaim Christ in Southern Africa
Recently, in my devotional reading through the prophecy of Jeremiah I came across this text which grabbed my attention: “Oh land, land, land, hear the word of the LORD!” (Jeremiah 22:29). The context reveals that this is a particular declaration of judgement against...
Christ’s Headship Over the Church: The Doctrine that Must Shape Sola 5
The New Testament clearly teaches Christ’s headship over the church. This foundational doctrine can be seen in Paul’s letter to the Ephesians:For the husband is the head of the wife even as Christ is the head of the church, his body, and is himself its Saviour. Now as...
Not Opposed, but Distinct: Why Sola 5 is Not the Baptist Union
It is not surprising that, with the recent launch of Sola 5, which is intended to be an Association of God-centred Evangelicals in Southern Africa, a number of questions have been asked, which surely deserve an answer. One such question has been, “What is the...