Charismatics, The …Charismatics are people belonging to a movement which revived the Christian phenomena of “speaking in tongues,” or glossolalia. The movement is truly a revival of Pentecostalism, except now is has spread throughout the majority of Christianity including the Catholic Church. Before the Charismatic movement Pentecostalism was separated from most of the Christian world.……To […]
Are There Still Apostles Today? byNathan Busenitz Are there apostles in the church today? Just ask your average fan of TBN, many of whom consider popular televangelists like Benny Hinn, Rod Parsley, and Joel Osteen to be apostles. (Here's one such example [see page 22 of Apostolic Alignment ].) Or, you could ask folks like […]
“Does the Bible give any one individual spiritual authority over another individual?”…… “Have confidence in your leaders and submit to their authority, because they keep watch over you as those who must give an account. Do this so that their work will be a joy, not a burden, for that would be of no benefit […]
Faith is not a force…Faith is NOT a force. Faith is a relationship word. It is dependence and reliance upon God. It is ultimately unconditional surrender to God. It is trusting Him, which includes believing Him. As you can see, faith is to govern our entire lives. We are to WALK BY FAITH in Jesus […]
“How should a Christian view materialism?”……Materialism is defined as "the preoccupation with material things rather than intellectual or spiritual things." If a Christian is preoccupied with material things, it is definitely wrong. That is not to say we cannot have material things, but the obsession with acquiring and caring for "stuff" is a dangerous thing […]
ApostolicAlignment (Five fold ministry) By Dr. Dan Cheatham Table of Contents Chapter Title Page 1 My Father, My Father 1 2 Growing a Great People 7 3 Servant Apostles 12 4 Founders & Grounders 15 5 Named Apostles inthe New Testament 19 6 Examples of Modern Day Apostles 20 7 Dr. C. Peter Wagner Notes […]
“Is there power in positive confession?”……Positive confession is the practice of saying aloud what you want to happen with the expectation that God will make it a reality. It’s popular among prosperity gospel adherents who claim that words have spiritual power and that, if we speak aloud the right words with the right faith, we […]