July 1996 TO AVOID ADULTERY: SUBMIT TO ONE ANOTHER by Ajith Fernando “Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ.” (Eph. 5:21). It is strange but true that people we often think are strong leaders are actually very insecure individuals. They do not feel good about themselves. They suffer from a …
ON VIRGINITY Ajith Fernando I am presently in the USA, on a three-month sabbatical, working on a preaching commentary on Deuteronomy, and a shorter entry on Deuteronomy for a one-volume Bible commentary. These days I am working through the detailed law sections. I expected to breeze through this at some speed as I …
Revised May 2013 WHY GO THROUGH A WEDDING SERVICE? A Response to a Question Asked Via E-mail Ajith Fernando Question: I have a question. I have just been thinking about it. Now since my fiancé and I have already made a commitment to each other before God, to devote ourselves to each …
May 2009 Note: Ajith is on leave writing a preaching commentary of Deuteronomy. This is an excerpt from that. tHE sERIOUSNESS OF MAKING ACCUSATIONS AND BREAKING Covenant Commitments An Exposition of Deuteronomy 22:19 Ajith Fernando Deuteronomy 22:13-21 describes how the people must react if a man who does not like …
CAN I HAVE A HOMOSEXUAL ROOMMATE? In addition to the article I sent to you on Homosexuality and the Church, I thought I will add the following thoughts. I do not think there are any theological reasons to prevent a Christian from having a homosexual roommate. The reasons would be practical. 1. Would this …
This article is an excerpt from a forthcoming book on “The Family life of the Christian leader,” by Ajith Fernando CHILDREN AND YOUTH LIKE TO HAVE FUN Ajith Fernando When Christian parents think of the welfare of their children, they usually think of protecting them from harmful influences and motivating them to …
Grace mediated through OTHERS I am on a two-day break with my wife. I was thinking about the joys of thirty-six years of marriage and realised afresh that the greatest blessing to me has been that Nelun has been the principal human medium for receiving God’s grace in my life. This set me …
On the Homosexual Issue To Gary Yeoh, Klang/Port Klang Pastors Fellowship. Thanks Gary. Just working on a document from the Colombo Theological Seminary on the LGBT issue. I believe there is no compromise on any kind of sexual relations outside marriage. Hetero or homo-sexual. But as we welcome to our churches …
Written in 2008 WHAT IF THEY LEGALISE ABORTION AND HOMOSEXUAL MARRIAGE? Ajith Fernando Abortion is illegal in Sri Lanka even though there are hundreds of abortions taking place every day. Homosexual marriage seems to be a distant possibility though it is gaining acceptance in the West. Yet we know that homosexual practice …
Written in March 2005 LEAVE AND HOLD FAST Genesis 2:24 Genesis 2:24: “Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and they shall become one flesh.” This is a very important verse. So it is quoted by Jesus and Paul LEAVE …