Lucky Mogakane

Everyone who believes in Christ is a new creation. But what does it mean that we are a new creation? Good question. How we answer this is very important, for it reflects our understanding of Christ’s work on the cross and what it means to be ‘in Christ.’ The language of new creation is inseparable from Jesus’ cross work. When we come…

“Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruits.” So goes Proverbs 18:21. But what does this mean? Do I have the power to speak things into existence? Do the declarations of Christians possess divine power? In my early Christian years, before I had any theological training, I understood Proverbs 18:21 to mean we have…