Category Archives: Theology

Discipleship:Following the Lord Wherever he leads

Posted on June 27, 2014 by pneumaandlogos

When we talk of discipleship we often think of discipleship courses and gaining knowledge and although that is important that is not the heart of discipleship, a disciple is a follower of the Lord. When we start to look at … Continue reading →

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Honouring God in our Worship

Posted on June 26, 2014 by pneumaandlogos

I believe most Christians would affirm that worship should be God centred but in practice we often evaluate our worship time by how much we enjoyed it. subtly self creeps to the centre. We know that this is not how … Continue reading →

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God’s Omnipresence: Some insights from the nineteenth century

Posted on June 12, 2014 by pneumaandlogos

I am currently carrying out research into the whole area of what we call divine immanence and divine transcendence. I found that the way most nineteenth century evangelical theologians spoke on these issues gave a slightly different perspective and below … Continue reading →

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The Resurrected Lord Imparts Peace through the Holy Spirit

Posted on April 22, 2014 by pneumaandlogos

19 On the evening of that first day of the week, when the disciples were together, with the doors locked for fear of the Jewish leaders, Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Peace be with you!” 20 After … Continue reading →

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The Grace of the Risen Lord Shown to Doubting Thomas

Posted on April 20, 2014 by pneumaandlogos

24 Now Thomas (also known as Didymus), one of the Twelve, was not with the disciples when Jesus came. 25 So the other disciples told him, “We have seen the Lord!” But he said to them, “Unless I see the … Continue reading →

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Godly Extravagance

Posted on April 2, 2014 by pneumaandlogos

12:1 Six days before the Passover, Jesus came to Bethany, where Lazarus lived, whom Jesus had raised from the dead. 2 Here a dinner was given in Jesus’ honor. Martha served while Lazarus was among those reclining at the table … Continue reading →

Posted in Anointing, Apostolic church, body of Christ, Church, faith, God's love, grace, Theology | Tagged calling, Christians Against Povert, Church, Consecration, discipleship, faith, grace, Jesus Christ, Judas Iscariot, Lazarus, Service, Tearfund, The cross, worship | 3 Comments

Jesus exalted in heaven for us

Posted on March 21, 2014 by pneumaandlogos

Our Lord Jesus is the exalted Lord and King and at the same time he is the great high priest in heaven. Interestingly the writer of the book of Hebrews sees the priesthood of Jesus as something that should draw … Continue reading →

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Jesus the King who cares.

Posted on February 28, 2014 by pneumaandlogos

We confess that Jesus is Lord and King but our conception of his kingship is very often not shaped by his own life. We tend to see Lordship in terms of an authority who wields power over others, but is … Continue reading →

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Jesus Christ: Creator, Redeemer and Revealer

Posted on January 24, 2014 by pneumaandlogos

In many parts of the New Testament we see the glory of who Jesus is, but in this post I just want to look briefly at Hebrew chapter 1. In this chapter we find a description of Jesus in his … Continue reading →

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Is Reformed Theology A Grand Vision Or Just A Tulip?

Posted on January 21, 2014 by pneumaandlogos

We very often hear discussions of the Five Points of Calvinism as though they amounted to the totality of Reformed thinking, John Calvin himself would have been horrified that his theology had been reduced to just five points. Of course, … Continue reading →

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