10 years Running Blind has this from Mark Driscoll: “Sadly, many people despise Christianity because all they have known are arrogant, self-righteous, and judgemental people claiming to be Christians, who avoid them as if they were infected and do little more than yell at them to be moral when they should be explaining how to be redeemed. Flipping through a phone book once, I saw one such church advertising itself as ‘Separated’ and ‘Reaching Out to Seattle,’ presumably much like... Read more
links for 2006-03-19 Preaching to the unconverted? (tags: alpha preaching adrianw article gospel evangelism) Read more
This is the time of year when I cast a slightly envious eye over to the vast array of conferences you have over in the States. There are so many that I would be tempted to go to that it is just as well I am this side of the pond! However, I can say that I am planning on attending Together on a Mission (the newfrontiers international leaders conference) in July. It’s not too late to book to join us for what... Read more
As well as dedicating Mondays to Lloyd-Jones, I am going to start dedicating Fridays to Piper. Todays extract is a great rejoiner to those who think belief in Gods sovereignty necessarily makes for passive Christians who just sit back and wait for Gods will to unfold “If God Wills Disease Why Should We Try to Eradicate It?: This is a crucial question for me because I have heard Christians say recently that believing in the sovereignty of God hinders Christians... Read more
links for 2006-03-16 Now David Powlison has prostrate cancer too He has annotated Pipers article “Dont waste your cancer” with thoughts of his own. Pray for him! (tags: suffering) Read more
I have spent more than thirty years of my life in charismatic churches, and these reflections try to summarize that experience. This particular series is not an attempt to justify the continuation of the gifts theologically as I have done that elsewhere and in my debate with Dan Phillips. Nor is this post intended to persuade you – I want you to be persuaded by the Bible, not mere experience! Instead, here I want to simply answer the question, “What... Read more
HT Random Responses: Anyone know whether this is a genuine CHS quote? I am not sure it rings true to the prince of preachers but I could well be wrong: “‘The best committee is a committee of three, of whom one is away and another is home sick.’Charles H. Spurgeon: His Faith and Works, by H.L. Wayland, 1892″ Read more
links for 2006-03-15 Phil Johnson Sermons and seminars by the Pyromaniac make great listening. The sharpness of this mans intellect is matched by the compassion and grace with which he speaks. (tags: sermon mp3 web) Mark Dever “good ecclesiology helps good evangelism” Mark summarises a Lloyd-Jones position and reveals he will be in the UK at a conference all about the Doctor- does anybody know more about this conference and plan to attend? (tags: lloyd-jones church gospel article) Article on... Read more
I have been reminded recently of the hymn And Can It Be That I Should Gain? This is one of Wesley’s finest, but imagine my surprise to discover another verse which has clearly been deleted by some cessationist conspiracy to silence the doctrine of the sealing with the Spirit. (The previous sentance is intended to be read with a tongue in cheek tone!) I have long argued for the experiential reality of true Christian faith and stated that it was... Read more
I thought today that it was about time I recognised publicly 2 people who have been behind the scenes in the last couple of weeks helping me with this blog. I now have two unpaid “Research Assistants” who are proving to be worth at least evey penny I have paid them! OK, they are worth a lot more than that! The first of these two noble helpers should be well known to most of you – the author of a... Read more
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