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David Rollings was born in Luton in1949 and raised by my Christian parents in the Gospel Standard Strict Baptist denomination( Hyper-Calvinistic} in the sixties I rebelled against this background and got involved in left-wing politics. I became a Christian in 1969 and soon started reading Francis Schaeffer's books and came to embrace a Christian Worldview. I had the privilege of being on the staff of L'Abti Fellowship from1975 - 1979. After L'abri I studied at London School of Theology where I gained my BA.(1983) A few years later I studied for my MA by distance learning with The Nazarene Theological College Manchester (1999) For the last 25 years, I have been an elder of Shoreham-by-Sea Baptist Church. I also regularly attend the Christian Doctrine Study Group of the Tyndale Fellowship.

When We Walk With The Lord


I want to look at some basic teaching concerning the Christian life in this post, I will be trying to avoid both legalism and antinomianism because both extremes do harm to the body of Christ. Over the years I have … Continue reading

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Purity and Power Part 5


                                                      CONCLUSION The argument for the development of the doctrine of the baptism of the Holy Spirit has so far been illustrated by various writers and by looking at the Early Pentecostal movement.  The purpose of this chapter is to … Continue reading

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From Purity to Power Part 4


                           REUBEN A. TORREY              Reuben A. Torrey was an influential Bible teacher and evangelist who was influenced by  D.L.Moody and, through him by Finney[i].   With Torrey and his little book, The Baptism with the Holy Spirit[ii],,we come to a … Continue reading

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From Purity to Power Part 3


                                               PHOEBE PALMER    It has been said that “One cannot understand the Holiness Movement today without a knowledge of Phoebe Palmer and the Tuesday Meetings.”[i]    This statement shows the tremendous influence that Mrs Palmer had.   Her ministry touched the … Continue reading

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From Purity to Power Part 2 (my masters dissertation)


                                                CHARLES FINNEY In approaching Charles Finney we need to briefly look at the transition years between him and the earlier writings of Wesley and Fletcher.   Timothy Smith implies that Methodism adopted the Pentecostal terminology direct from Finney but this … Continue reading

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From Purity to Power: Part 1 (This is my Masters dissertion written in 1999)


                                      INTRODUCTION This dissertation is looking at the development of the doctrine of the baptism with the Holy Spirit in nineteenth century America.  It will be confined to looking at the change of emphasis from purity to power … Continue reading

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The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord Part 2: The Fruit and Gifts of the Holy Spirit


In this post I want to look briefly at how the fruit of the Spirit is related to the gifts of the Spirit. In today’s church and in our individual lives we need to both bear the fruit of the … Continue reading

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The Spirit Of The Sovereign Lord: Part 1


The person and work of the Holy Spirit is a much debated topic and sometimes a topic which we try to ignore. This article will concern itself mainly with the work of the Holy Spirit, yet it is essential at … Continue reading

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Jesus: A Man Full Of The Holy Spirit


Very often when we consider the Spirit filled life,we look at examples from the history of the church and from people that we know. In doing this I think we miss an important dimension of Scriptural teaching which is that … Continue reading

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Prayer Ministry in the Church


Prayer Ministry in the church has been something that the Pentecostal/Charismatic Movement has highlighted in recent years. This goes hand in hand with the belief that all the gifts of the Holy Spirit are available to today’s church. This is … Continue reading

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