Doctrine

Is writing “God can heal today” on this website now illegal in the UK?

February 4, 2012

This week, the Advertising Standards Authority upheld a complaint against a Christian group who’s leaflet claimed God can heal today. To be fair, their adjudications do not represent a legal judgement as such, and nobody is going to be sent to prison. But they apparently do have the power not only to stop people advertising [...]

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God really does want to bless you!

February 2, 2012

I know, some of my readers will have read a headline like that and panicked. Has Warnie slipped into “Health wealth and prosperity” or “Word of Faith” ? Nope, not at all. But I do feel that it is so easy for us to throw out the baby with the bathwater. I remember at one [...]

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How to move the immovable God

January 28, 2012

Christians in the West are often quite good at trusting in God as our rock. We are taught doctrine, told that God is sovereign. We are taught that he stands behind every event that happens and is working for our good (Romans 8:28). Even when other people do things to us from a bad motive, [...]

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Terry Virgo preaches for Josh Harris at Covenant Life Church on the presence of God

December 19, 2011

Terry Virgo recently preached for a weekend at Covenant Life Church, the church previously lead by C.J. Mahaney. Virgo preached his heart out about the Spirit-Filled church to a strong response. Virgo is no merely aspirational charismatic, and reports are that many received a touch from the Spirit after these sermons.

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How Charismatic are YOU? A Spectrum of belief and practice

December 1, 2011

Today, in the tradition of my previous Arminocalvinist Spectrum, Evolution vs Creationism Spectrum and Spectrum of belief on hell and salvation  I present a “Charismatic-cessationist spectrum.”  For some more background on this issue, and a fairly typical charismatic perspective see my series of posts on the Gifts of the Holy Spirit.  As usual this may be a bit of a living [...]

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Tope Koleoso on grace

November 28, 2011

For the last few weeks my pastor, Tope Koleoso, has been preaching a series on grace. It has been outstanding and many have had a fresh revelation of issues like our identity as saints, rather than sinners, of imputed righteousness, and of how we can grow more like Jesus. He finished yesterday with a summary [...]

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Get over yourself, and get impressed with God – Institutes of the Christian Religion

November 25, 2011

Amazon’s Kindle website gives an interesting snapshot of books by sharing the post popular highlights by people using Kindle software to read a book. Generally you get a good impression of a book, and it’s most striking themes. This is certainly true with Calvin’s Institutes, where his desire to point us away from ourselves and [...]

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Prophecy today: Hearing the Holy Spirit for Yourself – Keith Hazel

November 22, 2011

I had a fantastic weekend listening to the man I am officially nicknaming “the Gentle Prophet.” If you are intrigued as to what a non-freaky modern day prophetic ministry could look like, this video sermon is well worth a watch: Download options at Hearing the Holy Spirit for Yourself – Keith Hazel.

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Raised for our justification – 6 ways Jesus’ resurrection is involved in our being declared righteous

October 4, 2011

Romans 4:25 states Jesus was “raised for our justification.”  It was a verse that got under my skin when I was studying to write my book Raised With Christ (which from this week is now also available in Logos Bible Format!) In an abridged section from a whole chapter in my book which deals with [...]

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The Holy Spirit as Evidence of our Salvation « Scholarship in the Glory

September 28, 2011

I just had to share this quote with you, do pop by the blog I found it on to read the rest of the article.  The writer is speaking about a verse in 1 John which says essentially that the Holy Spirit is directly involved in giving us assurance of salvation.  There is some similar [...]

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Follow McQuilkin not Robertson on Alzheimer’s and divorce

September 16, 2011

Ed Stezter has the best post I have read on a recent controversy over Pat Robertson’s statement that a husband could divorce his wife because of her Alzheimer’s disease. Stetzer brings a relatively recent example to bear on the subject. It is easy for someone who has never experienced such a thing to glibly reject [...]

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Popular Posts: The Apostle Paul’s Blogging Checklist, Hell, and Rob Bell

August 31, 2011

During Adrian’s month away from the blog, he has hand-picked a selection of the most popular posts of the year so far to re-run. The Apostle Paul’s Blogging Checklist was a post written during the Rob Bell controversy, but it has an enduring messaage that should guide us in our online writings: The Apostle Paul’s [...]

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Guest post by Don Walker: The Biblical Basis for Apostles Today

August 30, 2011

The Biblical Basis for Apostles Today by Don Walker In the synoptic gospels, the term apostle is used of the 12 disciples personally commissioned by our Lord to be the vanguard of those sent to proclaim the gospel — initially to Jerusalem, then to all the nations of the earth.  In the New Testament epistles, [...]

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Guest post: Martyn Lloyd-Jones sermon downloads

August 29, 2011

Following the popularity of the 9 Pensacola sermons that were published for free download in 2010, we have now made a different set available. It includes 8 sermons that Martyn Lloyd-Jones (MLJ) preached in 1963 at the Summer Bible Conference held by the Hawthorne Gospel Church in New Jersey, USA. Several of them are similar [...]

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Popular posts: An Arminocalvinist spectrum or why it’s not so simple as Arminians vs Calvinists

August 22, 2011

During Adrian’s month away from the blog, he has hand-picked a selection of the most popular posts of the year so far to re-run. Today we feature, “An Arminocalvinist spectrum or why it’s not so simple as Arminians vs Calvinists”. Although technically written at the end of last year, this post on an arminocalvinist specturm [...]

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Popular posts: John Piper interviews Rick Warren on doctrine and The Purpose Driven Life

August 21, 2011

During Adrian’s month away from the blog, he has hand-picked a selection of the most popular posts of the year so far to re-run.  Today we feature, John Piper’s interview with Rick Warren on doctrine and The Purpose Driven Life. John Piper and Rick Warren are friends who come from slightly different wings of the [...]

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Popular posts: PJ Smyth on suffering, sickness and healing

August 19, 2011

During Adrian’s month away from the blog, he has hand-picked a selection of the most popular posts of the year so far to re-run. Today we feature,  “PJ Smyth on suffering, sickness and healing.” PJ Smyth’s practical theology of healing and suffering came out of his personal experience of cancer. This was not just another [...]

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Popular posts: The Spirit-Filled Church

August 8, 2011

During Adrian’s month away from the blog, he has hand-picked a selection of the most popular posts of the year so far to re-run.  Today we feature, “The Spirit-Filled Church.” Adrian’s posts on Terry Virgo’s book the Spirit-Filled Church have been quite popular this year.  This book describes a biblical model for the church, and [...]

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Guest post by David Wayne

August 5, 2011

Today’s guest post comes from David Wayne, the Jollyblogger.  Adrian and David were so close and interacted so much in the early days of Christian blogging that at one point there was an internet rumour that they were the same person! Adrian’s early debates with David Wayne over the charismatic issue were some of his [...]

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Popular posts: 10 Ways a Christian should respond to the earthquake in Japan.

August 3, 2011

During Adrian’s month away from the blog, he has hand-picked a selection of the most popular posts of the year so far to re-run. Today we feature, “10 Ways a Christian should respond to the earthquake in Japan.” As the world was reeling from the astonishing news from Japan, this post proved quite popular as [...]

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