“What is the Jesus Seminar?”……Answer: The “Jesus Seminar” was begun by New Testament “scholar” Robert Funk in the 1970s. It was Funk’s desire to rediscover the “historical Jesus” that was hidden, he believed, behind almost 2000 years of Christian traditions, myths, and legends. The Jesus Seminar was created to examine the biblical gospels and other […]

“What is Sozo prayer?”……Sozo prayer, or Sozo ministry (from the Greek for "save" or "deliver") is defined as "a unique inner healing and deliverance ministry in which the main aim is to get to the root of those things hindering your personal connection with the Father, Son and Holy Spirit." Sozo was created by a […]

“What is the Swoon Theory? Did Jesus survive the crucifixion?”……Answer: The Swoon Theory is the belief that Jesus didn't really die at His crucifixion, but was merely unconscious when He was laid in the tomb and there He resuscitated. Accordingly, His appearances after three days in the tomb were merely perceived to be resurrection appearances. […]

“What is the Synoptic Problem?”……Answer: When the first three gospels are compared-Matthew, Mark, and Luke-it is unmistakable that the accounts are very similar to one another in content and expression. As a result, Matthew, Mark, and Luke are referred to as the "synoptic gospels." The word "synoptic" basically means "to see together with a common […]

“The spiritual formation movement?”……The spiritual formation movement is very popular today. It is, however, in many ways a move away from the truth of God’s Word to a mystical form of Christianity, and it has infiltrated, to some degree, nearly all evangelical denominations. This idea of spiritual formation is based on the premise that if […]

“Is Universalism / universal salvation Biblical?”……Answer: Universalism is the belief that everyone will be saved. There are many people today who hold to universal salvation and believe that all people eventually end up in heaven. Perhaps it is the thought of men and women living a life of eternal torment in hell that causes some […]

“What is the Toronto blessing?”……Answer: The Toronto Blessing refers to the supposed outpouring of the Holy Spirit on the people attending the Toronto Airport Christian Fellowship church, which at the time was the Toronto Airport Vineyard Church. On January 20th, 1994, a Pentecostal pastor named Randy Clark spoke at the church and gave his testimony […]