The Perfectly Obedient Bride
Part 4: The PASSION of the PRESENCE & the Purpose of the Passion Read Part 1 Read Part 2 Read Part 3 Jesus promises to manifest His presence to those who obey His commandments. -Mike Bickle [1] Jesus promises to manifest God’s presence to those who obey His commandments… the Father loves everyone in the […]
Bridal Eschatology
Part 3 The PASSION of the PRESENCE & the Purpose of the Passion Read Part 1 Read Part 2 Joel’s Army IHOP-KC sets an emotionally charged grand vision before their students that they are unique from every other generation and that God will use them for great end-time exploits…. The [IHOP] vision seemed attractive. We […]
“Presence” Eschatology
Part 2 The PASSION of the PRESENCE & the Purpose of the Passion Read Part 1 Rick Joyner’s Morningstar conference advertisement …[W]hat if we changed our focus all together and our only focus was just to be in His presence?… This is what’s burning in the heart of the culture here at Morningstar, […]
God and Greed
A Contemporary Case Study By Pastor Larry DeBruyn Pastor Steven Furtick’s “House from Heaven” “If anyone advocates a different doctrine and does not agree with sound words, those of our Lord Jesus Christ… he is conceited and understands nothing… [and] has a morbid interest in controversial questions… out of which arise… constant friction between […]
The PASSION of the PRESENCE
& the Purpose of the Passion Exhibit 1: IHOP’s One Thing Conference 2013* I went to a John Wimber workshop…. He said he sees the next 20 to 30 years as the time when more signs and wonders will be done than ever in history and when the secular media will be overwhelmed and have […]
Sensa Scriptura
Neologisms for Neoevangelicals Sensa Scriptura [(sens’ uh] [skrɪpt ər’ uh])] [Sensa (n.) Middle English < Latin sēnsus. sensation, feeling, understanding, equivalent to sent (īre) to feel +-tus,. Scriptura (n.) Latin scrīptūra: writing. See script, -ure)] Example: “A New Bible: The Passion Translation”[1] 1. Interpreting the Scriptures with a view to how both the interpreter-communicators’ and […]
The Present of “His Presence”
“Emmanuel” — God is with us! By Pastor Larry DeBruyn The mystery which has been hidden from the past ages and generations… has now been manifested to His saints, to whom God willed to make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles, which is Christ in you, the […]
Selfie Scriptura
Neologisms for Neoevangelicals Selfie Scriptura [sel’ fee skrɪpt ər’ uh] [(Selfie: high tech, publicly-displayed self portrait, Oxford Dictionary word of the year 2013). (Scriptura: Middle English and Latin scrīptūra, writing. See script, -ure). Literally: self scripture.] “…the selfie is either a pure expression of selfor the surrender to conformity.”[1] 1. Like taking a […]
“Another Jesus” Calling
Which Jesus is Calling on You? A book review of “Another Jesus” Calling, Warren B. Smith (Lighthouse Trails, 2013) By Sarah H. Leslie During the hippie era there was a rising interest in spirituality, especially influenced by the Beatles and their adventures in India with mind-altering meditation and drugs. It was a time of the […]
Sola Camouflaga
Neologisms for Neoevangelicals SOLA CAMOUFLAGA [(soh’-luh) (kam-uh-flahzh’-uh)] [(1685–95; < Italian, Latin sōlus alone) (Camouflage: from French, from camoufler, from Italian camuffare to disguise, deceive, of uncertain origin)][1] 1. The multifarious recitation of the phrase Sola Scriptura (Latin: “only scripture”) by religious leaders, priests, pastors, ministers, speakers, teachers or professors as a shibboleth[2] for gaining access […]