WHAT IS TRUE WISDOM? Sakkie Parsons One morning, while lying in bed and listening to the radio, a thought came to me - a question, and with it, I believe, the answer: What is true wisdom? I’d like to explain it to you as I understand it. JOB 28:28 (AMP)“But to man He...
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IS YOUR NAME WRITTEN IN THE BOOK OF LIFE? Make the most of every opportunity in these evil days. Eph 5:16 Sakkie Parsons I want to share something with you that recently struck me again in the story of “The Rich Man and Lazarus.” But first, please read this: LUKE...
MAY I CONSULT MEDIUMS OR SPIRITS OF THE DEAD? Sakkie ParsonsSomeone asked me:“How does our Lord feel about someone who involves themselves with fortune-telling?”Here is how I see and understand it from the Word – the Bible:Firstly, in His eyes, you are defiled and...
GRAPE JUICE OR WINE FOR COMMUNION?Sakkie Parsons Someone wrote to me as follows: “... I want to ask you something again. I’m involved in a ministry, but they use sweet wine for Communion – is that wrong? And some churches use Monis. What is the difference – is it...
YOU ARE MORE THAN YOU THINKThere is a Bigger Picture...Sakkie Parsons Many times, I hear people say, or they write to me something like:“I am worthless. I mean nothing to myself or to anyone else.” I want to say this to you now — and I’m going to call the sin by its...
THEY ARE NO LONGER TWO, BUT ONE FLESHSakkie Parsons Someone wrote to me and asked the following question:“What does it mean that what God has joined together, no man must separate?” I assume the person is referring, for example, to Matthew 19:6, but you can also read...
NEVER CELEBRATE ANY OCCASION WITHOUT JESUS “He who observes the day, observes it for the Lord.” ROM 14:6 Sakkie Parsons Someone wrote to me, and simply out of curiosity, wondered what guidelines the Word gives us regarding birthdays. Should we celebrate birthdays with...
FERTILITY THROUGH EGG DONATION - A BIBLICAL PERSPECTIVE Sakkie Parsons Someone wrote the following to me: “I would just like your view on something: I am considering donating some of my eggs to a couple who are unable to have children. They will retrieve about...
HOW DO I KNOW THAT GOD’S SPIRIT IS IN ME? Sakkie Parsons In an email sent to me, someone asked: "How do I know that God's Spirit is in me?" I thought I’d share my response with you—perhaps you know someone who is also wondering about this. Now, many complex arguments...
WILL I MISS HEAVEN IF I SMOKE? Sakkie Parsons Someone wrote to me as follows: I have a question, please. I have accepted Jesus as my Savior. I have corrected everything in my life according to the Word, as far as I possibly can. I’m just struggling to quit smoking....
IS JESUS CHRIST THE ROCK ON WHICH YOU HAVE LAID THE FOUNDATION, ON WHICH YOU ARE BUILDING YOUR LIFE?
IS JESUS CHRIST THE ROCK ON WHICH YOU HAVE LAID THE FOUNDATION, ON WHICH YOU ARE BUILDING YOUR LIFE? Hannah’s Song Sakkie Parsons Translated from Afrikaans: "Is Jesus Christus die Rots waarop jy die fondament gelê het, waarop jy jou lewe leef?" Someone...
GOD IS SPIRIT – LISTEN TO HIS PROMISE TODAY Sakkie Parsons Someone wrote to me and asked whether God has a soul. Now, before I give you my answer, I must say right away that there will be people who may not agree with me. But I will share with you how I personally...
A PASSOVER MESSAGE ABOUT JESUS, OUR LORD AND SAVIOURSakkie Parsons Some time ago, I wrote a devotional titled "Thoughts from the Word" about a number of prophecies from the Old Testament concerning Jesus, which were fulfilled in the New Testament. If you’d like to...
REGARDING THE COVERING OF A WOMAN'S HEAD Sakkie Parsons Translated from Afrikaans: “Oor Die Vrou se Hoofbedekking” Right at the beginning of this writing, I want to mention again that the Lord laid it on my heart never to write what I think people want to hear,...
BABIES WHO WANT TO LIVE, ARE LEGALLY MURDEREDSakkie Parsons I read a poem written by Judge Roy Moore from Alabama in America. The words that made me think were the following: “Too soft to place a killer in a well-deserved tomb,But brave enough to kill a baby before he...
EIGHT HOURS IN HEAVEN…Sakkie Parsons (Translated from Afrikaans: 8 ure in die Hemel..) Someone sent me something about another person who claims to have spent eight hours in Heaven, and they asked my opinion about what that person said they experienced. My personal...
WHAT IS TRUE RELIGION?Sakkie Parsons Remember this in everything you're about to read: Any so-called Christian faith that includes a priest, elder, apostle, teacher, or anyone else in a position who claims that he or she, because of that position in the church or...
WHAT IS EASTER AND WHAT IS IT REALLY ABOUT?Everyone who accepts JESUS CHRIST will never have to suffer eternal death in hell! Sakkie Parsons Someone recently asked me to write something about Easter. I want to begin by stating that, according to the Bible—which...
JOY AND PEACE IN BELIEVING Sakkie Parsons Because we have this kind of faith, we have Peace: HEB 11:1 Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen. The Amplified Bible: HEB 11:1 Now faith is the assurance (the...
WHEN I CONFESS SINCERELY, GOD FORGIVE ME Sakkie Parsons Someone shared the following with me: She knows this pastor, and he always sounds and appears so devout—but the woman knows the man’s past, and she cannot understand how this man can now act so piously in the...
I Am Slandered and Mistreated Because of My Christian Faith Be Joyful in That Day Sakkie Parsons I want to begin today with a question: Have you ever been in a situation where people slandered you or simply didn’t like you—and therefore didn’t treat you well—because...
YOU CAN HAVE A LOVE RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD HIMSELFJesus Christ is not a distant GODSakkie Parsons Sometimes, even when we know something to be true, it strikes us afresh. That’s what happened to me recently. I was overwhelmed again by how absolutely wonderful it is to...
GIFTS FROM GOD, OUR HEAVENLY FATHER I would love to share this thought from the Word with you—something my dear friend and co-worker in Christ, Elsabé Cronjé, sent to me all the way from distant Australia, where she and her husband, my very good friend Neels, live....
CAN A PASTOR ASK FOR MONEY AS HELP IN PREACHING THE WORD? “My reward is with Me, to give to each one according to the merit of his deeds.” Sakkie Parsons Someone wrote to me about a problem they have with evangelists asking for money to help them in preaching the...
DO MY PRAYERS REACH GOD? Sakkie Parsons Someone spoke to me and said that when she prays, it feels as if her prayers are only reach the ceiling. Of course, this is a lie from hell. You see, even if you tried, you couldn't think of anything related to God that only...
MAY I ADDRESS OUR FATHER IN HEAVEN AS 'DADDY'? Sakkie Parsons Someone wrote to me: "... isn't it a bit bold to address our Father as 'Daddy'? It does not sound right to me at all." Let me first explain where I think forms of addressing our Lord, such as "Daddy,"...
THE GOLDEN RULE – THE PRINCIPLE OF LIFE Sakkie Parsons I shared with someone about how Christians sometimes deliberately and knowingly act in an unchristian manner towards other Christians, and I would like to share with you the thoughts that came to my mind. I also...
HOW CAN I RESIST THE DEVIL? Sakkie Parsons What I am about to share with you can and will only work if you—who want to use it—truly believe in your heart that the Bible is the infallible Word of God. Just for interest’s sake: The dictionary defines "infallible" as...
SHOULD I CONTINUE PRAYING IF GOD HAS NOT YET ANSWERED ME?Sakkie Parsons Someone asked me whether they should continue praying if they have prayed many times and GOD has not answered them. Is it possible that God no longer listen to them? I am sending you the answer...
WILL GOD FORGIVE ME? – PART 2 Sakkie Parsons In my previous writing to you about our Lord’s forgiveness, I mentioned that a lady’s son was under the impression that what he had done to his mother in the past was so severe that our Lord would never forgive him. I then...
WILL GOD FORGIVE ME? PART 1 Sakkie Parsons The writing about what I am about to share with you ended up being a bit long, and I thought it best to split it into two parts. Here follows part one. Someone contacted me and asked if I could write something about our...
IS THE BIBLE APPLICABLE TO ME TODAY AS IT WAS WRITTEN AND COMPILED? Don't listen to people who make GOD's Word suspect. Sakkie Parsons My purpose in this writing is to encourage you to stay away from people who try to make the precious infallible Word of God suspect....
JESUS IS – I AM – THE WORD THAT BECAME FLESH Sakkie Parsons Translated from Afrikaans Translator: Robin Barker I want to share something that came to me years ago and what I came across again, let me say in my archives. First, let us read the following...
WHAT MAKES JESUS CHRIST SO UNIQUE AS THE SUPREME AUTHORITY AND ONLY RULER OVER ALL OTHERS? Sakkie Parsons What makes Jesus Christ, our Christians' GOD, Savior and Redeemer, who is one with the Father the Almighty, All-wise and Omnipresent...
ARE CHRISTIANS STILL PERSECUTED TODAY? Sakkie Parsons I recently listened to news regarding 'Open Doors' statistics on Christians who are persecuted around the world today because of their faith in Jesus Christ, which I would like to share with you. I would...
IS MY GOD UNJUST OR UNLOVING TOWARDS ME? Sakkie Parsons Someone wrote to me as follow: "Please write something about the ignorance of people who blame God for being so unjust and unloving." My wife, (she is now with Jesus) who was born in Rhodesia, now Zimbabwe,...
IS MY GOD UNJUST OR UNLOVING TOWARDS ME? Sakkie Parsons Someone wrote to me as follow: "Please write something about the ignorance of people who blame God for being so unjust and unloving." My wife, (she is now with Jesus) who was born in Rhodesia, now Zimbabwe,...
IS IT WRONG TO BE ANGRY WITH GOD? Sakkie Parsons Someone wrote to me as follows: May I get angry with God because He allow things to come my way or happen to me, His child, that I think are very bad and unpleasant? I want to start then, before anyone reading here...
HOW CAN YOU LOVE SOMEONE IF THAT PERSON HAS HURT YOU? Sakkie Parsons Translated from Afrikaans: “Hoe kan mens iemand liefhê wat jou seergemaak het?” Someone wrote to me as follows: How can you love someone if that person has hurt you? How does it work? I would...
SHOULD I GET BAPTIZED AGAIN WHEN I GO ASTRAY AND SIN AND THEN REPENT BEFORE OUR LORD? Sakkie Parsons Someone wrote to me and asked: "If I have repented and been baptized, but I go astray and sin, and after a while I come back to the Lord and confess my sin, must I be...
' WHAT IS MY VALUE IN THE EYES OF OUR LORD? A Personal Testimony as an Example Translated from Afrikaans: “Wat is my waarde in die oë van ons HERE? ‘n Persoonlike Getuienis as Voorbeeld” Sakkie Parsons Today I would like to have a heart-to-heart talk with...
LET PEOPLE TASTE OUR FRUIT OF REPENTANCE Sakkie Parsons Translated from Afrikaans: “Laat die mense ons vrugte van bekering proe” Translator: Robin Barker Someone wrote to me and asked me who was being spoken about in Zachariah 11:17 Let’s read what is...
HOW DO I KNOW CHRISTIANIRY IS RIGHT? JESUS Has Risen As He Said He Would Sakkie Parsons Translated from Afrikaans: ‘ Hoe weet ek Christenskap is reg? JESUS het opgestaan soos Hy gesê het’ Translator: Robin Barker Someone sent a letter to me...
SPEAKING IN TONGUES IS A GIFT OF THE HOLY SPIRIT - AND NOT OF MEN Sakkie Parsons Translated from Afrikaans: OM IN TALE TE PRAAT IS ‘N GAWE VAN DIE HEILIGE GEES - EN NIE VAN MENSE NIE Someone wrote to me with a few questions and I immediately realize that the person...
AND NOW THE PRIZE AWAITS ME Sakkie Parsons Someone wrote to me and told me about the tremendous attacks she has to face in life but how she only keeps her eyes on our Lord and trusts in Him. I share with you what I like to remind people like this lady and of course...
WHO IS SATAN, CAN HE READ OUR THOUGHTS AND DOES HE REALLY EXIST ? PART 3 Sakkie Parsons This is the last post in this short series on: Who is satan, can he read our minds and does he really exist. So now I share with you about the, in my opinion, blasphemous question...
WHO IS SATAN, CAN HE READ OUR THOUGHTS AND DOES HE REALLY EXIST ? PART 2 Sakkie Parsons In this the second writing to you about - Who is satan, can he read our minds and does he really exist, I want to share with you about: Can satan, so to speak, read our minds? The...
WHO IS SATAN, CAN HE READ OUR THOUGHTS AND DOES HE REALLY EXIST ? PART 1 Sakkie Parsons One of my people, as I call you all in my heart to whom I have the honour of sending mail, wrote to me one day; and mentions among other things that; she wonders if satan can...
OUR ONLY WAY TO SALVATION IS THROUGH JESUS CHRIST Sakkie Parsons Translated from Afrikaans: “Ons enigste weg na redding is deur Jesus Christus” The other day I thought on how good our Lord is to me by way of the neighbours He has given me.My neighbours on the...
I IS IT IMPORTANT FOR MY SALVATION TO BELONG TO A CHURCH GROUP? Sakkie Parsons I share with you this question that someone sent me and my answer to it from the Word as our LORD led me: “Is it important to belong to a church group? Will it determine your salvation?”...