I am not an American. I don’t like to interfere with American politics. This post should certainly not be construed as any kind of endorsement or rejection of any particular candidate for President of the United States. Last time I checked, only Americans have the responsibility of selecting the leader of the free world! I do appreciate, however, the strength of feelings on all sides that Obama, and more recently the comments by his ex-pastor, have ignited. You should not... Read more
Yesterday I answered the final question in a series of questions on the Holy Spirit that I have been addressing. My answers to those questions were discussed in the following posts: What is Baptism in the Holy Spirit? How Do I Know If I Am Spirit Baptized? What Are the Results of Spirit Baptism? What of Those Who Are Not Baptized With the Spirit? What Do I Do Now? What Will the Baptism of the Holy Spirit Mean To Me?... Read more
Today we come to the sixth question that my e-mail correspondent asked: What will all this mean for me—will I have to stop being a conservative reformed believer? If not, what do people like me do differently after we receive the baptism of the Spirit in our churches?In answer to your first question, of course not! There are an increasing number of people who hold to both reformed theology and an experience of the Holy Spirit. Some do this while... Read more
If you have been reading the blog for the last week or so, because of my series on baptism with the Holy Spirit, you might be forgiven for thinking that I was just a raving charismatic. The truth is, I am eager to emphasize the work of the Holy Spirit. But that is not all I want to stress here. As I once said in a previous post, “I Don’t Want Balance . . . I Want It All.” I... Read more
Its not complete. Several important features do not work yet. BUT, you can now get Logos Bible Software to work on a mac! I really, really like the interface. If you own a mac, and either have a second PC or run parallels there is no no reason NOT to buy a logos package of your own as you CAN use your unlocked PC books on the new mac version. Dont uninstall Parallels yet as its still early days. If... Read more
Thankfully, many people today seem to have moved on from the ideas of the “homogenous church growth principle.” I never could see how that whole idea wasn’t just a thinly veiled form of racism, or at the very least, an accommodation with the racism of others. I think I would prefer to be a part of a church aiming to be multicultural, even if that means it might not grow as quickly as one where people’s eager desire to flock... Read more
Today we reach the fifth of my correspondent’s questions. It is, in many ways, the most admirable and crucial of all of them. Having not been baptized by the Spirit, what would you recommend that I do now? I began to answer this question in some ways in my previous Ask The Blogger post. In essence, the critical thing is to begin to desire this and to seek the experience God has for you. Of course, in order to desire... Read more
3,000 posts—that’s some kind of milestone, I guess. It means that while I may not have been blogging for as many continuous days as Challies, I have been cranking out posts at an average rate of over 1.6 a day for almost five years despite my intermittent blog breaks. I thought that I would comment on the 1st Warnock Blog Entry, which appeared on April 16, 2003. Hi! This is Adrian Warnock here beginning his blog. Quite why I am... Read more
Today we reach the fourth in a series of questions asked by a reader: What of those who are not baptized by the Spirit? Is it just God’s sovereign choice? Will they just be doomed to life without the full power of the Spirit? The Bible is clear that the Spirit can be quenched. Sadly, there are many things that conspire today to quench the work of the Spirit in our lives. This can include, as Dr. Martyn Lloyd-Jones explained,... Read more
Chuck Colson has stopped by my blog on his blog tour to promote his new book, The Faith: What Christians Believe, Why They Believe It, and Why It Matters. So far the stops have included: Powerblog — The Faith: We Ask, Chuck Answers The Voyage of the Dawn Treader — Chuck Colson Answers My Questions ReasonedAudacity — The Faith by Charles Colson: Questions for the Book Blog Tour Challies.com — Chuck Colson Blog Tour Today, I asked Chuck the following:... Read more
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