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Holiness is one of those words that often gets misunderstood. Many Christians have an incomplete or misguided view of holiness. For some, the word conjures thoughts of rigid obedience, self-effort, and even failure and condemnation.

We’ve been entrusted with God’s grace. But first and foremost, we’ve been shown God’s grace. What does it mean to be entrusted with God’s grace; to be stewards of God’s grace? This was the focus of our Bible talks at the recent 2017 BST Camp. This first talk by Rev Dr Richard Gibson is on…

How did Israel go from singing praises to the Lord of their miraculous escape from Egypt to grumbling just three days later?

Our culture is very conscious of individual rights. As Christians, there are many rights within our society that we consider important. In 1 Corinthians 9, Paul begins by asserting his rights and credentials as an apostle.

Judgment in its full and final sense leads us to the doctrine of hell. In Exodus, there is a lot of judgment taking place. What can we learn from what took place in Exodus?

In times of hardship, well-meaning people can give out all sorts of advice and opinions on the theology of suffering. But what we really need is a theology of God. We need to keep our hearts and minds fixed on who God is and his promises...

In Exodus 34, God reveals the essence of himself which sets the tone for what it will be like to be in a relationship with him.

It's only fitting that as the semester starts, we welcome new people to the BST community. In Romans 15:1-7, Paul tells us to 'welcome one another as Christ has welcomed you' (ESV). But what does that look like? Is it a mere formality or does it require more of us?

For a Muslim to convert to Christianity—especially in Muslim-majority countries—it comes with severe consequences including being ostracized from their family and community or at worst, being killed for their new-found confession in Christ.

Who is Muhammad and is he a prophet? In the Islamic faith, Muhammad is a highly revered holy figure. But how much do we really know about him?

Because of what God has done, we can rejoice and be hopeful. BST graduation guest speaker Rev Dr Bill Salier spoke on Romans 5:1-11 and reminded us of this. Bill encouraged our graduands and guests that as long as we remember God’s love for us and his sacrifice, that we will surely continue to grow and have…

As new people come to study at BST, it's an important question to ask, "What kind of community are we?". Richard Gibson reminded us that we are to be a community ruled by Christ. But what does that look like?

In his book Becoming Global, Bruce Dipple made a provocative statement that if the Holy Spirit was removed from our churches, then 95 per cent of the activity would still go on. What place does the Holy Spirit have in your church? In your own life?

What is the mission of God? What are the implications for Christians in participating in God's mission, in serving the Church, society, and exercising dominion of and care for creation? Click here to listen to part two of Chris Wright's talk.

What is the mission of God? What are the implications for Christians in participating in God's mission, in serving the Church, society, and exercising dominion of and care for creation? Click here to listen to part one of Dr Chris Wright's talk.

In John 17, just before Jesus was about to go to the cross, he prayed for a number of crucial things. One of them is for believers to be in unity.

Listen to Tom Schreiner's insights from 1 Peter 3:13-5:1-13 (this is part three of a three part series covering 1 Peter chapters 1 through to 5) as he goes through the meaning of the passages verse by verse.

If you were told to leave now to hide indefinitely in the gully of a mountain and wait there to be fed by ravens, would you go? Most of us probably wouldn't! But that's exactly what God instructed Elijah to do and he obeyed.

More than 130 people attend BST's annual missions conference with this year's theme focusing on "Building a Culture of Boldness".

What will you be doing for the rest of your life? Will you still be a Christian in 30 years? Will you have a heart still turned to God and lips filled with praise on your death bed?