Food for thought #10
Lethal MutationsEVOLUTION NEEDS mutations in genes expressed in the early phases of embryonic development, since it’s in the early phases that basic body plans and organs are laid down. For evolution to do anything more than tinker with existing species within narrow limits, it has to be able to mutate the fundamentals—body plans, core architecture,…
Food for thought #9
Orchestrating an AnimalFOR BIOMIMETICISTS, nature’s school room regularly puts on a clinic we might call “How to Build an Animal.” I refer not to the building of a fundamentally new animal form, such as the first birds far in the distant past, but just to the ordinary birds-and-bees process of embryo development. We know, of…
Food for thought #8
Physicist and astrobiologist Paul Davies understands cellular information thus:The living cell is best thought of as a supercomputer … Most of the workings of the cell are best described as information … which leaves us with a curious conundrum. How did nature fabricate the world’s first digital information processor—the original living cell—from the blind chaos…
Food for thought #7
While lecturing years ago at the University of Helsinki, I told the audience that I do not know of a single case where the mutation/selection mechanism has created new information. I challenged the audience to help me. Maybe somebody knew of a good case. After a moment of silence, one man in the audience raised…
Food for thought #6
Professor Jouko Virkkunen taught physics and electro-engineering at Helsinki University of Technology. He was a deep thinker and understood very well the difficulties with evolution. He deftly summarized the reason for his skepticism toward Darwinism. “I can understand that a creature without hands can obtain a kind of lump on the side as a result…
Food for thought #5
For over forty years I have had numerous discussions both within and without the science community concerning the origin of life and the origin of species. Practically all of the hundreds of scientists I know admit in private, confidential discussions that science does not have a clue where genetic language, proteins, cell membranes, metabolic pathways,…
Food for thought #4
James Tour is a leading origin-of-life researcher with over 630 research publications and over 120 patents. He was inducted into the National Academy of Inventors in 2015, listed in “The World’s Most Influential Scientific Minds” Magazine. Here is how he recently described the state of the field:We have no idea how the molecules that compose…
Food for thought #3
[Several stories of how life could have developed from non-life saw the light of day in the early search for the origin of life. Added as explanation of what follows here–MG] Darwin contributed to this tradition of imaginative origin-of-life storytelling in an 1871 letter to Joseph Hooker:It is often said that all the conditions for…
Food for thought #2
ICONS OF EVOLUTION by Jonathan Wells, PhD. As I was finishing my Ph.D. in cell and developmental biology, however, I noticed that all of my textbooks dealing with evolutionary biology contained a blatant misrepresentation: Drawings of vertebrate embryos showing similarities that were supposed to be evidence for descent from a common ancestor. But as an…
Food for thought #1
The Universe operates according to precise astronomical laws. This is why rockets can be launched to the moon, etc., and directed to land within feet of their intended target, and why solar/lunar eclipses can be forecast centuries in advance. Science writer Lincoln Barnett comments: “This functional harmony of nature Berkeley, Descartes, and Spinoza attributed to…
Ladies’ 2022 Year end function
We praise the LORD above for the fun and spiritually uplifting 2022 Ladies’ programme which the ladies of Kraaifontein enjoyed during 2022! Praise our Heavenly FATHER, and all glory to GOD for the gift of togetherness! The ladies of Kraaifontein Church of CHRIST meet the last Saturday of every month to spend time in song,…
2023 Bible reading challenge
Join our congregation as we strive to show ourselves approved in 2023 by aiming to READ THE NEW TESTIMENT 12 TIMES IN 2023! Simply by enjoying 10 chapters a day! Why take part of the challenge? In an effort to study the Holy Bible more diligently and fulfill what is written in: Joshua 1:8This book…
Year end picnic 2022
We thank the Lord for HIS mercies and blessings this year. HE has certainly blessed us as a congregation. Our prayer is that we continue to grow in HIM as we seek to further the Kingdom here in this community.
Help us welcome our new brother in CHRIST!
Welcome to the family, brother Michaeel! Praise the LORD for a new brother baptised into our Spiritual family! Michaeel has been learning lessons purely focused on the Bible and Scriptures. He had a distraction though, a connection to things of the world. He would be a part of Bible studies for months hearing the Truth…
A new baptism!
Welcome to the family, brother Willem! Our newest babe in GOD’s family! Willem has been learning lessons purely focused on the Bible and Scriptures. The experience was different. There were no mechanical instruments, just singing. There were lessons taught about baptism which Willem found particularly interesting. We had the opportunity to study with him and…
Our new brothers!
Welcome to the family, brother Warren and Bezwick! Our newest babe in GOD’s family! Praise our Heaven FATHER for our two August babies baptised into HIS Body after learning about the Gospel which is GOD’s power to save (Rom 1:16). After learning what the Gospel is, each of them learned that they had to believe…
A new baptism last night!
Welcome to the family, sister Chantelle! Our newest babe in GOD’s family! Chantelle is a beautiful soul that has been attending our services at the Haven Night Shelter on Sunday evening. She enjoyed learning the lessons purely focused on the Bible and Scriptures. The experience was informative and different from any she had before. There…
The Armor of GOD!
What a blessed time our wonderful Sunday School is having learning about the Armor of GOD (Ephesians 6:10-18)! May of Heavenly Father continue blessing and guiding the wonderful parents and teachers that are nourishing our young and learning souls so that they may continue to grow in HIM! AMEN!
A new baptism!
Welcome to the family, brother Liam! Our newest babe in GOD’s family! Liam visited with us for this morning and really enjoyed the service. He enjoyed learning the lessons purely focused on the Bible and Scriptures. The experience was different. There were no mechanical instruments, just singing. There were lessons taught about baptism which Liam…
Welcome our new brother and sister!
Angels in heaven rejoice alongside us this evening as two souls were added to the Church, Alex and Hazel. Praise the LORD! This is our new sister, Hazel: Poor Hazel was so cold in an icy pool in the middle of winter, but with a heart filled with joy! May our Heavenly Father guide her…
ALMAL IS UITGENOOI NA ‘N BANKET
A. Lees Mat 22:1-14 B. Aan die einde van 2WO het die Russiese regering ‘n groot banket gereël om die besoekende Eerste Minister van Engeland, Winston Churchill welkom te heet. Die Russe het na die banket gekom met hul formele militêre uniforms, met al hul wapens en medaljes. Churchill het gekleed gegaan in sy khaki-oorpak…
DIE RYK JONG MAN
DRIE MAAL REG — EEN MAAL VERKEERD a) Wie van julle het al 75% in ‘n toets/eksamen gekry? i) Wie van julle het daardie vak gedruip? ii) Wie sou BAIE teleurgesteld wees indien gedruip!? iii) In Bybel geval waar iemand 75% REG WAS … iv) EN HY HET DIE VAK GEDRUIP!! v) BELANGRIKSTE ANTWOORD VERKEERD…
CHRISTUS – DIE ALGENOEGSAME
Joh 14:1-6. B. Die mens mees intelligente skepsel … (vra ENIGE mens!!) 1. Gaan kuier al vir die man op die maan. 2. Ondersoek dieptes van die see. 3. Manipuleer gene – alreeds diere ge-“clone”. 4. Genesing gevind vir meeste siektes. 5. Bou “intelligente” masjiene … C. Die mens dus baie trots, self-versekerd. 1. God…
GOD SE EWIGE KONINKRYK
Lees Kol 1:9-14 Baie vrae deesdae oor die ‘WEGRAPING’ op die Internet.Woord ‘wegraping’ nie in die Afrikaanse Bybel nie.Woord ‘rapture’ nie in ouer Engelse vertalings nie.Die nuwer vertalings het ‘rapture’ slegs in Ou Testament.‘Rapture’ beteken nie ‘wegraap’, ‘wegruk’ nie.Dis sinoniem vir ‘groot vreugde’ Saam met ‘wegraping’-vrae ook vrae oor ‘1000-jarige Vrederyk’Open 20:1-4—Satan sal gebind wees…
AANBIDDING
a) Lees Joh 4:19-24; Joh 4:19 Die vrou sê vir Hom: Here, ek sien dat U ‘n profeet is. Joh 4:20 Ons vaders het op hierdie berg aanbid, en julle sê dat die plek waar ons behoort te aanbid, in Jerusalem is. Joh 4:21 Jesus sê vir haar: Vrou, glo My, daar kom ‘n…
OPGEBOU IN CHRISTUS
a) Lees Efe 2:19‑22 b) Die Geskiedenis van Aanbidding is ‘n geskiedenis van BOUERY. i) Noag het ‘n ARK gebou. ii) Moses ‘n tabernakel. iii) Salomo het ‘n tempel gebou. iv) God se Seun het belowe om ‘n geestelike tempel–sy KERK– te bou. c) Sommige dinge nodig voordat gebou opgerig kan word: i) Ons moet…
DIE GELOOF VAN SADRAG, MESAG EN ABEDNEGO
a) Lees Dan 3:1-30 b) Die Bybelverhale aan moedersknie geleer, raak nooit oud nie. i) Hulle het ons verbaas en bemoedig toe ons kinders was. ii) Hulle raak aan ons hart noudat ons grootmense is. c) Vandag gesels oor Sadrag, Mesag en Abednego en die Vuuroond. i) Hierdie was 3 doodgewone jong mense. MAAR IN…
GOD SE VRAE AAN ADAM EN EVA.
a) Lees Gen 3:1-13 b) Almal wat al bietjie oor die lewe gedink het stem saam Adam en Eva fassinerende verhaal. i) Wetenskaplikes vir jare die inligting in Genesis ontken: (1) Dat God die wereld geskape het deur Sy WOORD (2) Dat elke saad voortbring in sy eie soort (3) Dat God die mens geskape…
CHRISTUS HET GELEER: WEINIG SOU HOM VOLG
A. Lees Mat 7:13-14: Gaan in deur die nou poort, want breed is die poort en wyd is die pad wat na die verderf lei, en daar is baie wat daardeur ingaan. Want die poort is nou en die pad is smal wat na die lewe lei, en daar is min wat dit vind. B. JESUS…
Three souls saved tonight!
We are rejoicing alongside the angels in Heaven as another three souls have been added to the body of Christ last night!! Praise our Heavenly Father! Meurig, Xolani and Zuzakhe decided to obey the Gospel after hearing what the Scriptures said about the plan of salvation. We are grateful to The Haven Night Shelter -…
JESUS IS DIE CHRISTUS (met oudio)
A. Lees Han. 2:22-36 B. REKORD VAN DIE EERSTE EVANGELIE PREEK: 1. Petrus praat met sommige spotters, sommige skeptici, vrae-stellers en oortuig baie van hulle dat JC Messias is. 2. Ons glo reeds dat Jesus die Christus is. 3. Heb 3:6; “… ons is sy huis as ons net die vrymoedigheid en die roem van…
DIE BYBEL IS VOLDOENE (MET oudio)
Nog baie ander tekens het Jesus voor sy dissipels gedoen wat in hierdie boek nie beskrywe is nie; maar hierdie is beskrywe, dat julle kan glo dat Jesus die Christus is, die Seun van God; en dat julle deur te glo die lewe kan hê in sy Naam. I Joh 20:30-31 JOHANNES; NIE ALLES OMTRENT…
EEN DOOP
“Ek vermaan julle dan, … om die eenheid van die Gees te bewaar deur die band van vrede. Dit is een liggaam en een Gees, soos julle ook geroep is in een hoop van julle roeping; een Here, een geloof, een doop, een God en Vader van almal, wat oor almal en deur almal en…
EEN GELOOF
“Ek vermaan julle dan … om die eenheid van die Gees te bewaar deur die band van vrede. Dit is een liggaam en een Gees, soos julle ook geroep is in een hoop van julle roeping; een Here, een geloof, een doop, een God en Vader van almal, wat oor almal en deur almal en…
EEN HERE
“Ek vermaan julle dan … om die eenheid van die Gees te bewaar deur die band van vrede. Dit is een liggaam en een Gees, soos julle ook geroep is in een hoop van julle roeping; een Here, een geloof, een doop, een God en Vader van almal, wat oor almal en deur almal en…
EEN HOOP
“Ek vermaan julle dan … om die eenheid van die Gees te bewaar deur die band van vrede. Dit is een liggaam en een Gees, soos julle ook geroep is in een hoop van julle roeping; een Here, een geloof, een doop, een God en Vader van almal, wat oor almal en deur almal en…
EEN GEES
“Ek vermaan julle dan … om die eenheid van die Gees te bewaar deur die band van vrede. Dit is een liggaam en een Gees, soos julle ook geroep is in een hoop van julle roeping; een Here, een geloof, een doop, een God en Vader van almal, wat oor almal en deur almal en…
EEN LIGGAAM
“Ek vermaan julle dan … om die eenheid van die Gees te bewaar deur die band van vrede. Dit is een liggaam en een Gees, soos julle ook geroep is in een hoop van julle roeping; een Here, een geloof, een doop, een God en Vader van almal, wat oor almal en deur almal en…
Welcome to our new sister in CHRIST!
We are ecstatic to welcome our new sister in CHRSIT, Kaylin! Kaylin visited with Kraaifontein Church of Christ a few Sundays and really enjoyed the services. She was learning a lot as the lessons were all purely focused on the Bible and Scriptures were produced for everything that was taught. Kaylin expressed the desire to…
DIFFERENT WAYS OF RECEIVING THE HOLY SPIRIT IN THE New Testament
In Matthew 3:16-17 we read the account of Jesus being baptized in water. The Holy Spirit descended upon Him from heaven in the form of a dove, and a voice from heaven saying; “This is My beloved Son in whom I am well pleased.” This happened only once in the history of mankind. However, in…
Who we are
Quite simply, we are a church that follows the pattern of the New Testament. We are not a social club, nor a civic organization, nor a political forum, nor a welfare institution. While the influence of the church and its members are felt in all these areas, the church, itself, is none of these things.…
A new baptism!
Welcome to the family, Sister Glynis! Our newest babe in GOD’s family! “We’re part of the family, that’s been born again…Part of the family whose love knows no end.For Jesus has saved us … and made us His own.Now we’re part of the family whose on its way Home.And sometimes we laugh together; sometimes we…