“What is the Pentecostal Church (Pentecostalism) and what do Pentecostals believe?”……Pentecostalism is a fairly modern movement within Christianity that can be traced back to the Holiness movement in the Methodist Church. A major focus of Pentecostal churches is Holy Spirit baptism as evidenced by speaking in tongues. There are approximately 170 different denominations that identify […]

…“What is post-modern Christianity?”……Answer: Post-modern Christianity is just as difficult to lock down in a concise definition as post-modernism itself. What started in the 1950’s in architecture as a reaction to modernist thought and style was soon adopted by the art and literary world in the 1970’s and 1980’s. The Church didn’t really feel this […]

“What are redaction criticism and higher criticism?”……Redaction criticism and higher criticism are just a few of many forms of biblical criticism. Their intent is to investigate the Scriptures and make judgments concerning their authorship, historicity, and date of writing. Sadly, most of these methods end up attempting to destroy the text of the Bible.……Biblical criticism […]

…“What are Pelagianism and Semi-Pelagianism?”……Pelagius was a monk who lived in the late 300s and early 400s A.D. Pelagius taught that human beings were born innocent, without the stain of original or inherited sin. He believed that God created every human soul directly and therefore every human soul was originally free from sin. Pelagius believed […]

…“What is Replacement theology / supersessionism?”……Replacement theology (also known as supersessionism) essentially teaches that the church has replaced Israel in God's plan. Adherents of replacement theology believe the Jews are no longer God's chosen people, and God does not have specific future plans for the nation of Israel. All the different views of the relationship […]

Renaissance Christelike Gemeente Die reis van Homo sapiens tot…Homo christos “Volgens hoorsÔö£┬¼ het ek van U gehoor, maar nou het my oog U gesien.”(Job 42:5) Visie Renaissance stel ‘n mistieke, spirituele, gnostiese gemeente daar, waar die lidmaat as unieke mens in veiligheid kan groei tot volle potensiaal en eenwording deur ‘n besondere konneksie met die […]

“What is RenovarÔö£┬« / the Renovare Bible?”……Like so many ideas today, the RenovarÔö£┬« philosophy seems innocuous enough-even deeply spiritual-until we begin to peel back the pretense and see what's really being taught. There is plenty in RenovarÔö£┬« to give cause for concern.……The organization was founded in 1988 by Richard J. Foster, a Quaker theologian. In […]