Why should we do evangelism relationally? Acts suggests several reasons: • to have fellowship (Acts 9:19, 26-28); • to have companionship (18:18; 19:29; 20:34; 27:1-2; 28:15); • to have protection (9:30; 17:15; 20:2-4); • to have encouragement (28:15); • to form an official delegation to attend the Jerusalem Council (15:2) and • to deliver famine [...]
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Doing Evangelism together (2)
Posted: February 1, 2010 in Bible, Biblical Interpretation, Christianity, Church family, Church History, CONTEMPORISMS, Early Church History, EVANGELISM, God, Growing in grace, LUKE ACTS, NEW TESTAMENT, PRACTICAL MINISTRYTags: Bible College, Biblical Interpretation, Christianity, Church History, EVANGELISM, evening class, NEW TESTAMENT
Doing evangelism together
Posted: January 27, 2010 in Bible, Bible Studies, Christianity, Church, Church family, CONTEMPORISMS, Early Christian thought, Early Church History, EVANGELISM, LUKE ACTS, NEW TESTAMENT, PAULINE EPISTLES, PRACTICAL MINISTRYTags: ACTS, EVANGELISM, NT, Paul, PAULINE EPISTLES
In our culture, the activity of evangelism is often atomized, and individualized. This fits in well with the prevailing worldview of Western Europeanized societies. The concept of celebrity feeds the illusion of individual triumph in areas of beauty, wealth and talent –Do you have the X factor? No one wants to face the fact of [...]
How does Acts characterize evangelism?
Posted: January 25, 2010 in Bible Studies, Christianity, Early Christian thought, EVANGELISM, LUKE ACTS, NEW TESTAMENT, PRACTICAL MINISTRYTags: Christianity, EVANGELISM, Luke, LUKE ACTS, NEW TESTAMENT
Luke is not merely telling a story but proclaiming a message in the book of Acts. What is that message? Clearly, it is centered on the evangelistic mandate of 1:8 and the journey of the Gospel and its “gospellers” from Jerusalem (ch 1) to Rome (ch 28), from the centre of Judaism to the centre [...]
Soteriology: The Eastern Orthodox View
Posted: October 20, 2009 in Christianity, God, Soteriology, THEOLOGYAt some point in the beginnings of human existence man was faced with a choice, to learn the difference between good and evil through observation or through participation. The biblical story of Adam and Eve represents this choice by mankind to participate in evil. This event is commonly referred to as “the fall of man” [...]
What is Soteriology?
Posted: October 13, 2009 in Christianity, Church, God, Growing in grace, Searching for God, Soteriology, Theological Education, THEOLOGY1. The Subject Matter of Soteriology 1. What is Salvation? 2. History of Understanding Salvation 3. Contemporary Trends and Relevance of Soteriology 1. The Subject Matter of Soteriology (1) What is Soteriology? (i) Soteriology as an academic discipline is primarily a study of salvation, i.e., what it is, how it is acquired, and how it [...]
Internet Therapy: Soul Food
Posted: March 6, 2008 in Bible Studies, Calvinist, Christianity, Growing in graceEvangelical Times Banner of Truth Protestant Reformed Churches in America European Institute of Protestant Studies The Standard Bearer The Highway The Spurgeon Archive Evangelicals Now New Focus Bible Sermons Desiring God Grace to You Turning Point The Threshold Abate Not Reformed Christian Resources Evangelical Press ChristiansInTouch.com BibleGateway.com Sovereign Grace Union David Haslam Home Page Crosswalk [...]
“Will I find faith on earth?” The new cultural divide
Posted: December 15, 2007 in Atheist, Christianity, CONTEMPORISMS, God, Searching for GodBritain’s new cultural divide is not between Christian and Muslim, Hindu and Jew. It is between those who have faith and those who do not. Stuart Jeffries reports on the vicious and uncompromising battle between believers and non-believers The Guardian Protesters from different faiths join to oppose proposed new regulations on gay adoption. Photograph: Martin [...]
Outgrowing Christianity?/ Eyeballs in the sky
Posted: December 2, 2007 in Atheist, Christianity, God, Searching for GodIn days gone by simple village folk might have discussed the mysterious beings that lived beyond their own realm of experience. The edge of the forest was a dark and fearful place, where all manner of monsters concealed themselves. Today, however, we have a tool, which in theory at least, has mapped out not just [...]
Internet Therapy: Letting God out of the box
Posted: November 26, 2007 in Christianity, Church, Church familySome great sites for your edification Christian Classics Ethereal Library Exegetical Reflections floating axhead Girl Talk Gospel Driven Blog Joel Osteen John Piper Josh Harris Mark Wilson Northolt Grange Baptist Church Peter Cockrell Pure Church
The Missiology of the Pharisees
Posted: November 24, 2007 in Bible, Bible Studies, Christianity, Missiology“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, because you travel about on sea and land to make one proselyte, and when he becomes one, you make him twice as much a son of hell as yourselves,” Matthew 23:15. An article by Terry Seufferlein http://www.ovc.edu/missions/jam/pharisee.htm Jesus’ denunciation of the Pharisees comes in the middle of an [...]

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