CAN’T GO OVER IT There’s a fun story book that I loved as a boy, ‘Going on a Bear Hunt’, that describes the adventures of some children on a journey to find a bear. On […]
Category: Doctrine
monty python & The DOCTRINE of spiritual ‘Activations’
In some Pentecostal and charismatic circles there is this belief that although Christians have received the Holy Spirit, there are ‘dormant gifts’ that cannot be, or are not being, accessed, used, or engaged with. According […]
If Jesus paid for your sins… who got paid?
I once heard someone say that Jesus paid the devil so we could be set free from his grip on our life, but is that true? One of my favourite songs is Stuart Townend’s, “How […]
Charismatic buzzwords not in the new testament – should we use them?
Culture, wherever you go, and throughout all parts of history, is largely shaped by language. It’s been said that if a people group loses its language, their culture will essentially be lost. This is the […]
Yes, even the grammar matters
When it comes to understanding what God is saying through the scriptures, there are a few fundamental perspectives, or postures, that have to be considered – if they’re not, you may not only miss what […]
