Ajith Fernando Two people who were having an adulterous affair were confronted by a pastor friend of mine about the wrongness of what they were doing. Their response was, “How could something that feels so good, be so wrong?” My friend responded, “How could something that is so wrong, feel so good.” I am sure …
Ajith Fernando While the Bible does not dwell much on the “whys” of things like epidemics, it clearly teaches that when there is a great need, Christians must seek to be involved. Our God is a god who acts, and he often acts through us. Let us look at some biblical principles which we need …
A message on Psalm 119:137-144 from Pastor Ajith Fernando. March 19, 2017.
Late 1990s GENIUS AND GRACE Ajith Fernando I’ve just read a fascinating book called Genius and Grace by Dr. Gaius Davies (Hodder & Stoughton, 1992). Dr. Davies is a consultant psychiatrist at King’s College Hospital in London and a committed Christian. He includes biographies of nine of God’s great servants who …
WORSHIP THAT HONOURS GOD Some Biblical Principles Ajith Fernando WORSHIP THAT HONOURS GOD Some Biblical Principles GUIDELINES FOR PUBLIC WORSHIP Ajith Fernando YOUTH FOR CHRIST PUBLICATIONS …
April 2011 SUPPORTING SRI LANKA AT THE WORLD CUP I watched the finals of the Cricket World Cup in Nepal in the company of YFC staff workers from India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. Though we Sri Lankans were sad to see India defeat us, we rejoiced over making it to the finals and …
June 2008 Sovereignty, PRAYER and PERSEVERANCE Ajith Fernando Youth for Christ I’m going through what could be called a “traumatic experience.” I needed a visa for a country which has no embassy in Sri Lanka. So I send my passport to the embassy in neighbouring India through a courier. Over …
This is an unedited version of an article published in This We Believe: The Good News of Jesus Christ for the World, edited by John Akers, John H. Armstrong, and John D. Woodbridge (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2000), pp. 120-138. BEING A CHRISTIAN: WHAT DIFFERENCE DOES IT MAKE? Ajith Fernando Mahatma …
Published in Anchored in the Storm: Faith at Work in the Trials of Life, edited by Irene Howat (UK: Crusade for World Revival, 2001). GOD’S SOVEREIGNTY AMIDST TURMOIL Ajith Fernando When Sri Lanka experienced its first of many recent violent uprisings in 1983 the truth that God burned into my heart more …
Written in 2007 SOME UNCOMFORTABLE VERSES OF SCRIPTURE Eating with Servants Ajith Fernando Dear friends, Sometimes when we are studying the Bible we come across some statements that force us into some uncomfortable conclusions. This is what happened to me when I was studying the section on the three Pilgrimage Festivals …