A call to a new Reformation in the teaching and life of Jesus' followers
UPDATE: I have deleted the original post and comments with which this tag is associated. Those who have previously read it, or those who come here through an archived search, will know that in it I alleged that an evangelist from the 70s by the name of Dick Joyce was a false prophet. I made this allegation on the basis of a very-specific prophecy Dick … Continue reading My experience with a (false?) prophet
In Scot McKnight book The King Jesus Gospel, which I reviewed a little while ago, Scot issued an interesting challenge: “I have always encountered people who boldly announce to me that they are ‘noncredal’ and even say ‘I don’t believe in the creeds’ because of their next words: ‘I believe in the Bible.’ I respond with one question, and I think I ask this question … Continue reading Why I Don’t Accept the Nicene Creed
Those who know me well may have seen this coming…but now that we’ve looked at the Holy Spirit, not as a “being” but as the Wind/Breath of God (see this post if you haven’t already read it), it’s time to take another look at an old friend. I refer, of course, to θεόπνευστος (“theopneustos”) from 2 Tim. 3:16. Those who already know Greek will know, … Continue reading If Spirit = Breath, what of Theopneustos?
In my last post I took issue with common Christian creeds’ trinitarian characterization of the Holy Spirit. This time I’m going to take a look at another element of common Evangelical statements of faith: the claim that the Holy Spirit “indwells every believer.” This teaching makes the claim that the Holy Spirit is bestowed upon everyone who “believes in Christ” (a phrase fraught with its … Continue reading The Holy Spirit – Part 2: When and Where?
I approach this subject with a bit more caution than some of my posts, because I know it’s going to be particularly sensitive to some readers…enough so, in fact, that a couple caveats are necessary at the outset. First and foremost, while in the next couple posts I’m going to challenge a number of commonly-held teachings about the Holy Spirit, I am NOT denying either … Continue reading The Holy Spirit – Breath of God