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Tag Archives: Church
The Weapons of our Warfare
When the subject of spiritual warfare is mentioned we often find two extremes, some see demons under every bed and others play down the notion of spiritual warfare. We have seen both extremes in our day in the pentecostal/charismatic movement … Continue reading
Salvation,Power and Authority
In this post I want to look at the beginning of Luke 10, this passage raises some important issues for the Church today. I have heard people in the past using this passage especially Jesus words to the disciples about … Continue reading
Posted in Theology
Tagged assurance, authority, calling, Charismatic, Christian, Church, discipleship, power, salvation, The greatCommission, the Holy Spirit
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The Trinitarian Theology of Stanley J Grenz by Jason S Sexton: A short boook review
This book is a must read for anyone who is interested in the theological writings of Stanley Grenz, here we find a clear scholarly analysis of Grenz theological position. I hope particularly that those who have been critical of Grenz … Continue reading
Posted in Theology
Tagged Christian, christianity, Church, church fathers, Evangelical, Imago Dei, Jason Sexton, Methodology, Stanley GrenZ, Theolgy, Trinitarian, Trinity
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A Change of Heart by Thomas C Oden.
I am reading this book at present it is written in a most engaging style and takes you right into the life not only of Oden but also of the theological debates of the past 60 years. But the book … Continue reading
Praying for peace in a warring world.
We have been reminded in many ways during the past year of the tragedy of war. We have seen pictures of the poppies at the Tower of London reminding us in a vivid way of the loss of life. Sometimes … Continue reading
Posted in Theology
Tagged atonement, christianity, Church, conflict, discipleship, jesus is lord, nationalism, Peace, prayer, sovereignty of God, war
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Salvation,Revelation and Life in the Spirit: some thoughts from Ephesians
The Apostle Paul in writing his letter to the Ephesians shows that salvation is an act of God’s amazing grace, firstly he looks at the the plan of salvation, he then turns to prayer. Paul’s prayers tell us a great … Continue reading
When theSpirit comes, so does the opposition
So often when we see God working powerfully we expect everything to go well. Although we would not adhere to the prosperity gospel we expect to find blessing and constant victory and we shout and scream when it does not … Continue reading
Posted in Theology
Tagged atonement, calling, christianity, Church, discipleship, emotions, faith, grace, holy scripture, Holy Spirit, Jesus, Jesus Christ, opposition, prayer, prosperity gospel, spiritual warfare
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Discipleship:Following the Lord Wherever he leads
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
Posted in body of Christ, Church, Discipleship, faith, God, grace, holiness, Holy communion, Jesus Christ, love, the body of Christ., Theology
Tagged christianity, Church, discipleship, discipleship courses, emotions, faith, fruit of the Holy Spirit, God, God the Father, grace, holy scripture, Jesus Christ, personal relationship, relationship, word and spirit
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Honouring God in our Worship
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
Posted in almighty God, Charismatic, Church, faith, Faithfulness, filled with the Spirit, God, grace, Greatness of god, Holy Spirit, Holy Trinity, Jesus Christ, praise, THE CHURCH, Theology
Tagged christianity, Church, God the Father, Holy Spirit, Honouring God, Jesus Christ, prayer, The Lord's Prayer, worship
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Pentecost: Church Tradition or a Lived Reality?
On Pentecost Sunday millions of Christians will celebrate the coming of the Holy Spirit upon the early church. we gather and we pray,hear the word read and preached from and we sing our hymns and songs,but what does it all … Continue reading
Posted in Baptism of the Holy Spirit, body of Christ, faith, filled with the Spirit, gifts of the Holy Spirit., holiness, Holy Spirit, Jesus Christ, Pentecostal, Uncategorized
Tagged Charles Wesley, Church, church tradition, fruit of the Holy Spirit, gifts of the Holy Spirit, God, grace, holy scripture, Jesus Christ, Pentecost, prayer, work of the holy spirit
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Pneuma and Logos 