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Mandla Mkhwanazi

Rhetorically Speaking: Responsible Use of Rhetoric in Preaching (Part 2)

The responsible use of rhetoric in preaching that is advocated for herein is one that is primarily concerned with describing the author’s...

Mandla Mkhwanazi

Rhetorically Speaking: Responsible Use of Rhetoric in Preaching

As the proverbial saying goes “a little Greek is a dangerous thing.” I think Hebrew scholars would argue the exact same thing about a...

Mandla Mkhwanazi

Soli Deo Gloria: In the Life of a Christian and in the Life of the Church

The truth we believe, soli Deo gloria, is a majestic truth that is pervasive in Scripture. It would not be an exaggeration to say that...

Mandla Mkhwanazi

How to Charitably Disciple and Disagree

This article is the last instalment of a three-part series based on Christian charity. We are Sola 5. In one of our core values we affirm...

Mandla Mkhwanazi

Disagreeing Well: Towards a Charitable Application of Romans 14:1–13

This post is a follow-up to the one I previously wrote on “a charitable understanding of the nature of what is biblical or unbiblical.”...

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Deacons: Marvellous Pastor-Like Servants in the Church

I set out to write this brief article about deacons in the church because I think that the role of deacons is a neglected topic, or a...

Mandla Mkhwanazi

Peace, Access, and Joy in Justification

Believers in the Lord Jesus Christ are justified by faith alone. Justification is a forensic term that refers to God’s divine act whereby...

Mandla Mkhwanazi

Towards a Charitable Understanding of the Nature of What is Biblical or Unbiblical

The term “unbiblical” is sometimes used to define, describe and classify practices and doctrines that people do not agree with. I am...

Mandla Mkhwanazi

The (in)Equality of All Believers

South Africa is one of the most unequal countries in the world. The evidence is all around us. Being an unequal society has massive...