Proverbs My son, do not despise the chastening of the LORD,
Nor detest His correction;
For whom the LORD loves He corrects,
Just as a father the son in whom he delights.
Part two of a ten part Saffron Planet investigation of the Word of Faith movement, featuring Justin Peters.
More from the Copelands, Osteen, T D Jakes, Paul Yongi Cho and also asking how the WOF movement adapts itself to different cultures and is there any Biblical foundation at all for being “slain in the spirit”?
Not what my hands have done can save my guilty soul;
Not what my toiling flesh has borne can make my spirit whole.
Not what I feel or do can give me peace with God;
Not all my prayers and sighs and tears can bear my awful load.
Your voice alone, O Lord, can speak to me of grace;
Your [..more..]
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Introducing Saffron Planet from Phil Maltz on Vimeo.
There is a proud heart in every natural man. There was much pride in Adam’s sin—and there is much of it in all Adam’s sons. Pride is a radical sin, and from hence arises this over-inflated opinion of a man’s spiritual state and condition.
“The Pharisee stood up and prayed about himself:
God, I thank [..more..]
“Yes, the grace for humility is greater and nearer, too, than we think. The humility of Jesus is our salvation: Jesus Himself is our humility. Our humility is His care and His work. His grace is sufficient for us, to meet the temptation of pride too. His strength will [..more..]
How Emergent Was the Ancient Church?
Thursday, Sep 24, 2009
(By Nathan Busenitz)
I am in the midst of teaching through the Ante-Nicene period of church history. Recently, as we studied the life of Justin Martyr, I came across an interesting quote in which Justin describes a mid-second-century church service.
To give a little context, Justin is explaining Christianity [..more..]
Faith "A true faith in Jesus Christ will not suffer us to be idle. No, it is an active, lively, restless principle; it fills the heart, so that it cannot be easy till it is doing something for Jesus Christ."
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