by coordinator | Feb 17, 2014 | 2 Thess, Holy Spirit, NT, Sermons, Topical Studies
2 Thess 2:3 [READ] The first thing that needs to happen before the Day of the Lord is the apostasy. Apostasy means rebellion or a leaving from a previous standing. Or a falling away from the truth by those who once held it. That’s number one. The second thing that...
by ray | Feb 13, 2014 | Holy Spirit, Other Ministries, Topical Studies
Many seminary students who have taken Greek probably heard of Daniel B. Wallace. While I don’t agree with his cessationist stance, he describes in surprising ways the angst of someone who is not content with the typical conservative, evangelical’s...
by ray | Feb 12, 2014 | Holy Spirit, Other Ministries, Topical Studies
This article is posted here. As of December 2011, according to the Center for the Study of Global Christianity, there are about 279 million pentecostal Christians and 305 million charismatic Christians worldwide. (Charismatic Christians belong to non-pentecostal...
by ray | Feb 12, 2014 | Holy Spirit, Other Ministries, Topical Studies
This article was posted on the Gospel Coalition website. Where in the world did all these Pentecostals and charismatics come from? In the explosive growth and geographical extension of Pentecostal and charismatic groups, we are witnessing one of the most if not the...
by ray | Feb 10, 2014 | Holy Spirit, Other Ministries, Quotes, Topical Studies
Here is a quote from an article posted on a PCA website. “As Reformed people, we tend to be dismissive of the charismatic movement,” Keller said. He pointed out that there’s a lot of “unfortunate and bad theology there,” including the “prosperity gospel,” which is...
by ray | Feb 4, 2014 | Lord's Supper, Topical Studies
Before we observe the Lord’s Supper, let me quickly share from 2 passages. The first passage is Exodus 12:33-34. Exodus 12 33 Now the Egyptians pressured the people in order to send them quickly out of the country, for they said, “We’re all going to die!” 34 So the...
