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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...

YOU CAN HAVE A TRUE LOVE RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD HIMSELF JESUS CHRIST IS NOT A DISTANT GOD Sakkie 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...

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....

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...

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...

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...

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 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...

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...

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...

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...

CAN I AS A CHRISTIAN BIND SATAN? "And behold, I am with you to the end of the world." MATTHEW 28:20 Sakkie Parsons Vertaal van Afrikaans: “Kan ek as Christen die satan bind?” Someone wrote and asked me two questions: I answer the questions to the best of my ability as...

ABOUT SUPERSTITIONS Sakkie Parsons Vertaal van Afrikaans:  “Oor Bygelowe” Someone asks me about 'superstitions' and I shortened the person's question a bit. "I would like to hear your opinion regarding believes of the blink of a left eye, or a right eye and then...

THE CHRISTIAN AND FEAR Sakkie Parsons Translated from Afrikaans: “Die Christen en Vrees” Someone asked me if I could write a ‘Thought from the Word’ about how we as Christians should look at fear. Personally, I think we should not be afraid in our being as the world...

GOD DEMAND LIABILITY OF EVERY INDIFERENT WORD Sakkie Parsons Someone wrote me a letter in which she expresses her concern and asked my opinion about certain things that are preached in her denomination by one of the people in their cell groups, namely that the fruit...

BUILD UP AND RESPECT ONE ANOTHER Sakkie Parsons Translated from Afrikaans "Stig en respekteer die een die ander" Translator:  Robin Barker One morning, I awoke and turned the radio on and started looking for some beautiful music.  I found some beautiful...

PROPHECIES CONCERNING JESUS CHRIST IN THE OLD TESTAMENT Therefore GOD has highly exalted JESUS and given Him a Name that is above every other name. Sakkie Parsons I received a letter in which the question arose:  “Where do the prophecies about Jesus appear in die...

CAN I LOVE MY NEIGHBOUR AS I LOVE MYSELF? Author: Sakkie Parsons Translated from the Afrikaans Version: Kan ek my medemens net so liefhê soos myself? Translator:  Lynda Botha I would like to share with you how God resolved this particular problem I had: Luke 10...

WHAT IS THE LAW OF CHRIST? Sakkie Parsons Translated from Afrikaans:  “Wat is die Wet van Christus?” Someone wrote to me: "Leviticus 19:27 "Do not follow the heathen custom and cut off the hair at your temples or trim the sides of your beards. Can you please...

ABOUT THE WOMAN IN MARRIAGE Sakkie Parsons Vertaal van Afrikaans:  “Oor Die Vrou in die Huwelik” I want to start with something I said when I wrote about the man in marriage. There is a saying that I don't think is true and that many people always quote, so I...

WHAT HAPPENS TO ME AFTER THE GRAVE Sakkie Parsons Translated from Afrikaans: "Wat gebeur met my na die graf?" Translator:  Robin Barker Someone asked me, for my opinion about life after death and firstly I must say that I do not have all the answers.  I also...

WILL I BE THROWN OUT OF HEAVEN WHEN I'M THERE? Sakkie Parsons Translated from Afrikaans: “ Sal ek uit die Hemel gegooi word wanneer ek daar is?” Someone wrote to me and ask the following and I give a shortened version of the person's question to me: “I want to know...