Posts Tagged ‘Sanctification’
Stubborn, Ceaseless Civil War (1)
Mark Minnick All Christ’s followers, ministers or otherwise, are in one of three states of spiritual warfare: (1) some have given up battling almost entirely, (2) some are battling weakly but generally unsuccessfully, and (3) some are battling energetically and generally victoriously. But there is no such thing as a child of God who is…
Read MoreThe Growing Christian
William Edward Biederwolf If you are sighing today for the ‘‘joy which once you knew when first you found the Lord,” it can only be because you have not been a growing Christian. Conversion is just the beginning of what God can do for a human soul. “Consider the lilies of the field, how they…
Read MoreThe Eclectic Web–Charismatism and more
The Pentecostalism and Charismatic Movement have long been a concern for their popularization of aberrant beliefs and practices. Their influence on evangelicalism as it is today is surprising, given their relatively brief history. One source of information on the movement is data gathered by the Assemblies of God. This article provides many links to their…
Read MoreEclectica–3.19.2014
One the things catching my attention in recent weeks was abominable theology. In consequence, this edition of The Eclectic Web starts with a link to abominable theology. Perhaps we are lulled to sleep in our understanding of the world we live in and think that unbelief parading in religious clothes has ceased to exist or…
Read MorePresent Your Bodies
Don Johnson A continuing meditation on Romans 12.1-2: The Motivation for Change God is Concerned About Externals On the notion of how we ought to live our lives, I’ve emphasized the word body in our text (Rm 12.1). My thesis is that God is concerned about external behaviour – you can’t be a spiritual man…
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Don Johnson In a recent article, I wrote about the motivations for change that accompany our conversion. There is little doubt that change is part of conversion. After all, the preachers of the Bible call their hearers (and us) to faith and repentance. Repentance is nothing if nothing changes. Biblical Christianity is not a ‘come…
Read MoreSeeking the Fruit: The Use and Misuse of Paul’s List in Galatians 5
Kevin Schaal Have you ever watched a tree strain and groan to produce fruit? Of course not! A healthy tree connected to proper nourishment naturally produces fruit. The apostle Paul uses this analogy when discussing the fruit of the Spirit-filled life in Galatians 5. The primary error in the interpretation of the “fruit of the…
Read MoreThe Motivation for Change
Don Johnson How many sermons have you heard from Romans 12.1-2? I’ve lost count. Do you wonder why you hear so much preaching from this passage? (And no, I don’t think it is simply because it’s the go-to passage for Bible college chapel services full of young people hungry to know “the will of God…
Read MoreAt Liberty to ‘Trespass’
Don Johnson Lately I’ve taken up walking as a means of exercise. My doctor says I must. Ten thousand steps a day sounded so simple in his office the other day! Reality is a different matter. One place I love to walk is a trail down below my home. My property borders on this trail,…
Read MoreThe Eclectic Web–Nov 29, 2012
An eclectic selection of links that may interest you: Biblical Interpretation Slow Down! A Different Perspective on Christ in the Old Testament Daniel Block answers questions about a popular approach to Old Testament interpretation. He urges interpreting the OT “Christotelically” rather than “Christocentrically”. While his remarks provide a welcome brake to some of the extremes…
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