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Written by William Dicks
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Thursday, 17 September 2009 13:49 |
Astonishing teaching
Jesus came with a new attitude to life with a teaching that was very foreign to that which the first century Palestinians were used to. It was a teaching that astonished them. As much as they were amazed at the works of Jesus as in Mark 1:27, they were just as amazed at the plain teaching that the Lord brought. We find such passages in Matthew 7:28, 22:33, Mark 1:22, 11:18, Luke 4:32. Matthew 7:28 sums it up, "And it came to pass, when Jesus had finished these words, the multitudes were astonished at his teaching:" (ASV) It is fine to think that we have to flow in miracles and love for every living creature (which we should), but if we shut out the truth of the gospel then we are headed for trouble. I heard a quote a while ago that sounded something like this: "You either have a limited fellowship, or limited truth." What this means is that if we do not have a problem to have a fellowship (theologically speaking) with every Tom, Dick, and Harry, then we essentially will have to compromise in the truth. It was not only the love, and miracles of Christ that drew them to Him, but also His teaching. That which He taught had a great impact on them.
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Written by William Dicks
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Wednesday, 16 September 2009 14:16 |
1. Introduction
The word “theology” is suspect for many, especially in the charismatic churches. The words “doctrine” and “dogma” are also found to be unattractive words, by the same. Yet, when we discover how heresies proliferated, even within the times of the apostles and soon after that during the times of the early church fathers and later, we also discover how important doctrine and theology are.
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Written by William Dicks
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Wednesday, 16 September 2009 13:25 |
Introduction
In the Charismatic world we have been inundated with all kinds of teaching from all over the world. Some of it legitimate, and others not. In the last two decades or so the teaching has been spread that there is a major difference between RHEMA and LOGOS. Is there a difference? If so, what are the differences between these two words? If not, how do they relate to each other? It has been taught that rhema is the spoken Word from God to each individual or to a people today, whereas logos is God's written Word as we have it in the Bible.
One thing that we must not be, is scared of what our studies of the Word of God will reveal. We should also never come to the Scriptures with preconceived ideas. We should also not always merely accept what we are taught from the pulpit or in conferences by "reputable" teachers. We should be like the Bereans that kept on comparing what Paul preached with the Scriptures they had.
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Last Updated on Friday, 02 October 2009 12:10 |
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Written by William Dicks
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Wednesday, 16 September 2009 14:05 |
A study on the universalistic passages of salvation
Before I was convinced of the doctrines of Grace, the Reformed position, I used to read the universalistic passages of salvation very glibly, thinking, "God wants us all saved, and that is why He sent Jesus to die for us. This way, a plan of salvation was created and all we had to do was sign up for the plan, and... voila, we were saved!" WRONG! God's plan was to send Jesus to die for us, not to set up a plan that we had to sign up for, but to die in order for certain people to be saved. There is a great difference here! Jesus died to save certain people, not just to make a plan of salvation available for those willing. In the one scenario, a definite group of people are saved; in the other, the possibility exists that no one would be saved and the death of Jesus was in vain.
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Last Updated on Monday, 12 October 2009 13:47 |
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Written by William Dicks
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Wednesday, 16 September 2009 11:14 |
Introduction
Truth! How important is it? I mean, does it hold any kind of eternal consequences for us? If I am sincere about what I believe concerning Jesus, no matter how that is formulated, will it make a difference as an eternal consequence? Yes, yes, and YES! Truth, concerning who God is, is absolutely important! If my belief about God is incorrect, then I am not even worshipping the "correct" god! John 4:24 says "God is spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth." Most of us are only interested in the "spirit" part of worship, and that is why today more emphasis is put on worship songs that make us "feel" good, or give us that "anointed feeling," rather than the truth that our worship should convey.
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