NARCIGESIS
Neologisms for Neoevangelicals NARCIGESIS [nahr- si -jee’ -sis] [(From: narcissus; 1540–50; Latin from Greek nárkissos plant name, traditionally connected, by virtue of plant’s narcotic effects, with nárkç numbness, torpor; probably from a pre-Gk. Aegean word, but associated with Gk. narke “numbness” (see narcotic) because of the plant’s sedative effect.) (From:…
SOLA EXPERIENTIA
Neologisms for Neoevangelicals SOLA EXPERIENTIA [(soh-luh) (ɪkˈspɪər ee ən’ see uh)] [(1685–95; < Italian, Latin sōlus alone); (1350–1400; Middle English < Latin experientia, equivalent to experient- stem of experiēns, past participle of experīrī to try, test; see ex-1, peril} + -ia noun suffix; see -ence) (Latin ablative, “by experience alone”)]…
PLURA SCRIPTURA
Neologisms for Neoevangelicals PLURA SCRIPTURA ([ploor–uh] [skrɪpt ər’ uh]) [(1350–1400; Middle English < Latin plūrālis, equivalent to plūr-, stem of plūs plus + -alis -al); (1250–1300; Middle English < Latin scrīptūra writing. See script, -ure) ((Latin ablative, “by Scripture plus more”)* 1. Consisting of, containing, or pertaining to more than…
BREACHED!
The Symptoms of Seduction by Spirits “Now it came about when Jerusalem was captured in the ninth year of Zedekiah king of Judah, in the tenth month, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and all his army came to Jerusalem and laid siege to it; in the eleventh year of Zedekiah, in…
Spiritualism’s Slippery Slope
Part 5, Do the Dead Communicate with the Living? Have Heart: bridging the gulf between Heaven and earth A Review and Commentary (continued) Read Herescope’s Introductory Comments Read Part 1: Normalizing Necromancy Read Part 2: The “Canaanization” of the Church Read Part 3: Spontaneous Spiritualism Read Part 4: Interpretation by…
Interpretation by Imagination
Part 4, Do the Dead Communicate with the Living? Have Heart: bridging the gulf between Heaven and earth A Review and Commentary (continued) Read Herescope’s Introductory Comments Read Part 1: Normalizing Necromancy Read Part 2: The “Canaanization” of the Church Read Part 3: Spontaneous Spiritualism By Pastor Larry DeBruyn “Our…
Spontaneous Spiritualism
Part 3, Do the Dead Communicate with the Living? Have Heart: A Review and Commentary (continued) Read Herescope’s Introductory Comments Read Part 1: Normalizing Necromancy Read Part 2: The “Canaanization” of the Church By Pastor Larry DeBruyn Via dreams and visions, God communicated His word to true prophets (Jeremiah 23:28).…
The “Canaanization” of the Church
Part 2, Do the Dead Communicate with the Living? Have Heart: A Review and Commentary (continued) Read Herescope’s Introductory Comments Read Part 1: Normalizing Necromancy By Pastor Larry DeBruyn As the religion of the Canaanites tested Israel’s fidelity to Jehovah, so the emerging New Age Religion of our culture—which merges…
Do the Dead Communicate with the Living?
Normalizing Necromancy Part 1 By Pastor Larry DeBruyn Have Heart: bridging the gulf between heaven and earth A Review and Commentary [Steve and Sarah Berger, Have Heart: bridging the gulf between heaven and earth (Franklin, TN: Grace Chapel, Inc., 2010) xxiv + 144 pages + Endnotes.] Read Herescope’s Introductory Comments…