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Discernment

The State of the Evangelical Movement – from Ed Stetzer with my own thoughts interjected

June 3, 2010
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These notes reflect my own impressions of what Ed Stetzer had to say at the recent Dwell London event. He was doing a seminar for cross-cultural workers to help them understand the current evangelical movement.  There are many of my own comments entwined with what Ed actually had to say. So blame me, rather than [...]

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Gifts of The Spirit —Discerning Spirits, Tongues, and Interpretation

June 1, 2009

So far I have shared a transciption from my recent sermon of my general thoughts on the gifts, on the word of wisdom and word of knowledge, and on miracles, faith, and healing. Today we move to discerning of spirits, tongues and interpretation. DISCERNING OF SPIRITSThis is a gift of recognizing the work of the [...]

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MLJ MONDAY – Reason, Understanding, and the Word

September 15, 2008

Last Monday I shared some of the things that Dr. Martyn Lloyd-Jones believed we should not do when weighing whether what appear to be gifts of the Spirit are genuinely from God. This week I am sharing his view on the positive ways of testing and examining these gifts. My paraphrase of his tests is [...]

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MLJ Monday – Why Discernment is Vital

September 8, 2008

As a believer living in the West, I’m constantly reminded of the need to exercise discernment, especially when it comes to matters such as claims of spiritual gifts and the activity of the Holy Spirit. I thought today I would go to one of my favorite works by Dr. Martyn Lloyd-Jones, Joy Unspeakable. Directly before [...]

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Todd Bentley "Has Separated From His Wife" Amid Reports of an "Unhealthy Relationship"

August 15, 2008

UPDATEThis from a fresh notice placed today on Todd Bentley’s website “. . . we have discovered new information revealing that Todd Bentley has entered into an unhealthy relationship on an emotional level with a female member of his staff. In light of this new information and in consultation with his leaders and advisors, Todd [...]

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AUDIO – Terry Speaks About Todd Bentley and the Lakeland, Florida ‘Revival’

June 5, 2008

UPDATE – Todd Bentley has now stepped down from ministry after separating from his wife. Regular readers of my blog will know that I published some posts last week on the events in Lakeland, Florida. Terry Virgo has now made available online a talk on the subject that he gave on the events at the [...]

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Jesse Phillips Gives His Final Conclusions on the Lakeland, Florida ‘Revival Meetings’ with Todd Bentley

May 30, 2008

UPDATE – Todd Bentley has now stepped down from ministry after separating from his wife. Over the last few days we have been reflecting on events in Florida. This will be the final post. To read the complete series, please visit the following posts: Todd Bentley and the Lakeland, Florida ‘Revival Meetings’ Worship at the [...]

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More Reflections From Jesse Phillips on the Lakeland ‘Revival Meetings’

May 29, 2008

Having shared my own thoughts, along with Jesse’s view of the worship, and some other events of the evening, as well as his subsequent reflections, we resume Jesse’s report today, beginning with more of his reflections on the meeting he attended. “Fourth, there was not an emphasis on preaching from a doctrinal standpoint; rather, there [...]

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Jesse Phillips Reflects on the Lakeland, Florida ‘Revival Meetings’

May 28, 2008

So far, I have shared my thoughts, and my friend, Jesse, has reported on the worship and other events of the evening he attended. Today he begins to reflect on his thoughts, looking back on that experience. “Those are the events that stand out in my mind as I look back over the evening. I [...]

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Terry Virgo Continues His Reflections on Todd Bentley and the Lakeland, Florida ‘Revival’

May 27, 2008

UPDATE – Todd Bentley has now stepped down from ministry after separating from his wife. UPDATE – Terry Virgo has also made the audio of his short talk on Todd Bentley available. I wanted to continue to post some reflections on the events occurring in Florida. Terry Virgo has now posted the second part of [...]

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What is Happening in Lakeland, Florida, by Jesse Phillips

May 27, 2008

On Sunday Jesse began by speaking about his experience of the worship in the Lakeland, Florida meetings, about which I have also shared my perspective. Today he continues his report of events on the evening he attended: “After worship, Stephen Strader, pastor of Ignited Church in Lakeland, whose father, Karl, had previously been the pastor [...]

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Worship at the Lakeland, Florida ‘Revival Meetings’

May 25, 2008

Yesterday I spoke about my reaction to the little I know about what has been going on in meetings run by Todd Bentley in Lakeland, Florida. Today I begin a special report brought to us by my dear friend, Jesse Phillips, who is a Sovereign Grace pastor in the Florida area. He visited the meetings [...]

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Todd Bentley and the Lakeland, Florida ‘Revival Meetings’

May 24, 2008

UPDATE – Todd Bentley has now stepped down from ministry after separating from his wife. UPDATE – I have now also published a number of other posts on Todd Bentley I have had a number of people ask me about events which are gaining a lot of attention at the moment. In the UK, a [...]

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2nd Most Read Post – Blogging, Discernment, and a Book by Tim Challies

February 19, 2008

No. 2 on the list of most-read posts on this blog appeared on October 26, 2007. This post was an expression of some of my own concerns and frustrations about the blogging world I have come to love so much. I said some things I had been wanting to say for a long time, and [...]

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Blog Tour – Day 4: Tim Challies Answers Questions Concerning Discernment

January 10, 2008

Although I am on a blog holiday at the moment, it gives me great pleasure to welcome my friend and newly published author, Tim Challies, to the blog for the next portion of his blog tour. Today he will answer a question submitted by another blogger. As I discuss spiritual discernment with other people, one [...]

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Discernment: Coming Soon to a Blog Near You!

January 4, 2008

I just received the following announcement in my e-mail about a blogging tour that Tim Challies will be taking next week. I have previously highlighted Tim’s book here on my sidebar, and in my review of it, in which I said: “Tim Challies takes us from the turbulent marketplace of ideas that is the modern [...]

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BOOK – Piper on Wright, Conclusion: What is Justification?

November 21, 2007

I have now come to the end of my series responding to John Piper’s new book, The Future of Justification. Here is a list of the previous posts: John Piper, N. T. Wright, and Gracious Discernment John Piper Challenges N. T. Wright on Justification Piper Explains the Classic View of Justification Versus N. T. Wright’s [...]

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Hard and Soft Legalism

November 12, 2007

There is a very interesting quote from Matt Perman, one of John Piper’s students, which Piper includes in his book, The Future of Justification. It addresses N. T. Wright’s view that Judaism was not legalistic. Matt argues that there are, in fact, two types of legalism. Speaking of Wright and others he says: “They appear [...]

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Legalism Versus Grace in First Century Judaism

November 9, 2007

Anyone who has read anything about the New Perspectives on Paul will realize that one of the key arguments is that we have misunderstood the Pharisees through the perspective of the Reformation. The first century Jews were never legalists, we are told. There are a number of problems with that position. The first is looking [...]

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John Piper: Is N. T. Wright Preaching Another Gospel?

November 8, 2007

We are continuing to look at John Piper’s elegant exposure of the heart of the differences between his position and that of N. T. Wright’s. For those without the time to read massive volumes written by the current Bishop of Durham, Piper has done a great service. His scrupulous attempts to be fair to Wright [...]

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