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What Continues Today from Eras of Miracles? Thoughts on the Non-Charismatic Continuationism
When someone uses the word “continues” like I have in the title of today’s post, he does refer to a theological ideology called “continuationism.” It brings the question, should we expect the same occurrences today that we read during eras of miracles? When I say “eras of miracles,” I’m saying the times when God intervened […]
Miracles Today: Yes or No? The Bible on Continuing Miracles
Do miracles take place today—yes or no? This blog post will not deal with the Biblical evidence for the cessation of the sign gifts (click here for more on that topic). Rather, it will examine the question: “Does Scriptural cessationism require the cessation of miracles today?” What is the answer to that question? Is the […]
Clarity As to What This Election Is About
Sometime after the two party conventions later this year, I’ll write a post to give a full analysis of this year’s presidential election, the strangest one in my lifetime. The 92 Clinton-Bush-Perot was an odd one, as was Bush-Gore 2000 by the time it was settled by the Supreme Court. This election is already […]
The Malleability of Old Testament Narratives
Last week I wrote about a sermon I heard on audio from the Old Testament, one influenced by Keswick theology. That message also reminded me of many I have heard from the Old Testament through the years that left me scratching my head. “Where did he get that?” I ask. “I don’t see that in […]
Keswick’s History: Keswick Theology’s Rise and Development in an Analysis and Critique of So Great Salvation by Stephen Barabas, part 5 of 5
The content of this post is now available at the link viewable by clicking here. It combines all the parts of this series of blog posts in one file. Please view the material at that link. This part covers from the words: “Consequently, despite the withdrawal of Robert and Hannah Smith and other expected speakers […]
Keswick Preaching and then Practical Perversion: the Unaffiliated
Because I’m leaving town here Wednesday until next Monday, while getting my classes and other responsibilities ready for when I’m gone, I listened to the audio from a recent unaffiliated Baptist conference. At this juncture, I don’t want to go into what or where the conference was or its characters. This is not supposed to […]
John 10:35, the Scripture Cannot Be Broken, and Perfect Preservation of Scripture
The Lord Jesus Christ makes one last visit to Jerusalem before His final trip back for His crucifixion beginning in John 10:22 in the winter at the Feast of Dedication or Hanukkah. He immediately picks up on the conversation he had two months earlier at the Feast of Tabernacles, declaring Himself the True Shepherd of […]
Oasis of Hope in Tijuana, Mexico: Scamming Desperate Cancer Patients with Quackery
People who get cancer are often very desperate. They are in a very difficult situation. Furthermore, medical science does not make promises it cannot keep. Our currently limited state of medical knowledge means that significant numbers of people with cancer will die from the disease. While, by the grace of God and through the practice […]
Unaffiliated Baptist Churches: Analysis of the Emphasis, pt. 4
part one part two part three The emphasis of unaffiliated Baptist churches relates to history. These churches, like true churches all the way back to the first church in Jerusalem, have believed in the autonomy of each church with Jesus as the Head of each. Each church was sufficient. Each independent, […]
Unaffiliated Baptist Churches: Analysis of the Emphasis, pt. 3
part one part two Without being unaffiliated, a church will disobey something in the Bible. The history of unaffiliated Baptist churches is essentially seeing a disobedience to scripture that can’t be avoided without ceasing the affiliation. Those churches recognized the necessity to be pure for the Lord and turned unaffiliated for that purpose. Unaffiliated […]
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