Does the Holy Spirit Lead Believers by Talking to Them Directly?
Speaking of the Lord as one’s Shepherd, Psalm 23:2 says, “He leadeth me beside still waters.” When we follow Jesus Christ through His Word in the Bible, He is leading us. Then in Romans 8:14, the Apostle Paul writes, “For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of […]
The Earliest Portions of the Hebrew Bible: the Ketef Hinnom Silver Scrolls
Two small silver scrolls, found in Ketef Hinnom on the western side of Jerusalem, and “dated to the mid-seventh century B. C.,”[1] contain parts of Deuteronomy 7:9[2] and Numbers 6:22-27 on two small silver sheets. (When unrolled the larger is about 1 inch wide by 4 inches long and the smaller is about 1/2 […]
Scripture Repudiates Innovation in and by the Church
Before I get to the point of this post, I need to say what it isn’t about. It isn’t about the fulfillment of the cultural mandate, to subdue and have dominion. God created. Made in God’s image, man is creative in a way designed by God, albeit different than Him. Man does innovate. […]
Keswick’s Biblical Strengths: where Keswick is Scriptural, in an Analysis and Critique of So Great Salvation by Stephen Barabas, part 1 of 4
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: “Regenerate proponents of the Keswick theology … a quietistic idea of sanctification by […]
The Capitulation of the Church Hastened Transgenderism
I still want you to read Monday’s post. Right now, a fashionable position for evangelicals and fundamentalists is to resist, albeit in a benign way, transgenderism. In the so-called culture war, conservatives have chosen a strategic campaign of kooky bathroom laws. They tried to take it into the election, and we heard the representation as […]
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 […]