The personal site of Jonathan Hayashi
Scripture is “all” that is needed for both salvation and sanctification in the Christian life. As the Westminster Catechism says, “The whole counsel of God concerning all things necessary for his own glory, man’s salvation, faith, and life.”
“Lord, I Do Believe. Help My Unbelief!” Has anybody prayed a prayer like that?
Anything that this world offers is truly empty and meaningless. Why? For the world is broken, sinful and hopeless.
How do we give hope to those who are in the midst of the storm?
Dear church congregants; Don’t make it hard for him. Be responsive, be prompt, and be cooperative in every way you can. You will give him such joy.
The issue of “fear of man” became my main focus rather than “fear of God” (Prov 1:7). In other words, as Ed Welch said it well, people became big, and God became small.
As Christians, suicide is seen in a very different light. Shikishima’s belief is tied to his behavior, and he says, “That monster (Godzilla) will never forgive us”
Life isn’t easy, is it? The holiday season comes to an end, the credit card debt needs to be followed up, often, these are times when counseling and financial consultation are most acquired based on statistics and census reports. We may be able to retreat from the battle for a little while, but life is full of complex situations that …
“The central miracle asserted by Christians is the Incarnation. They say that God became Man. Every other miracle prepares for this, or exhibits this, or results from this….” – C.S. Lewis
How can we help others grow in spiritual maturity? How can we help our children to be more Christ-like?
How does the Bible inform and help navigate through the mind of a master manipulator? How can we identify and examine whether we are master manipulators?
1`What is a local church and why do they exist? If there’s no alignment, then everyone is doing what is right in their own eyes.
How are Christians to respond to this entire month of June for being a Pride month? How can we model and emulate Christ amid all that people are going through?
Satan wants to split the church in half like our country is divided in so many areas. Satan wants to do everything in the church to bring division and get Christians off the course!
We are to give Jesus our top priority. I don’t want to ever miss that as a Christian.
Easter all took place in the city of Jerusalem about 2,000 years ago. Yet, this truth is for all of us as well.
One of the greatest sins in the church may be a lack of forgiveness, which stems from pride, and it stems from not preaching the gospel to ourselves.
Understanding and knowing the biblical prescribed marriage is not only for the deep theologians who can distinguish the differentiation.
A strong courageous leader must learn to overcome past mistakes and failures in Christ.
Thanksgiving to God is fundamental to a believer’s life for it is the only means of communicating with God which is inclusive of praise, prayer, and proclamation of God’s sacrificial death on the cross.
There’s nothing that will save us from such eternal punishment except a saving faith in Christ by the grace of Almighty.
