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A good few years ago I was at a conference in the UK about revival. There were some notable speakers there including a gentleman called Wynne Lewis. Wynne Lewis is credited as having grown Kensington Temple (a Pentecostal church in London, UK) to be the largest church in the country (even...

Being teachable ... some people have fixed ideas about things and can't be taught. No matter how much you say, their opinion never changes. Being teachable is about being open to consider what the other person is saying and maybe even changing your mind about things you've held to for years...

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Are you suggesting that the "come to me ... I am gentle and humble at heart ... " invitation is only given to little children? No worries. And to you.

Same here, and I did. But have you considered the scrutiny that hymn writers are under? I know that Graham Kendrick and Godfrey Birtill pass their songs past a theologian before going public with them, I imagine the same is true of Getty and Townend. Even if it isn't true, would it really...

Answering a question with a question - is that a sidestep to avoid answering? How does your understanding match up with Jesus' invitation: "Come to me ... for I am gentle and humble at heart ... you will find rest for your souls" ? Matt 11: 28 Hardly wrathful. Something happened at the...

I find friendship works ... not just for "pew filling", but also for a richer, rounder life - more friends = better. I'm also interested in the idea of "pastoral evangelism" (has that phrase been used before?) where pastoral care is extended outside the church. I guess things like CAP comes...

You say that, but ... God loves us - even when we were sinners. And He showed His love for us by sending His only begotten Son. And remember - it is the kindness of God that leads men to repentance. Does your church ever sing the hymn/song "In Christ Alone"? This is verse 2...

I probably used the wrong word. I used it to represent the idea of eternal conscious torment - being burnt alive forever by a loving God. An infernalist being someone who holds that view. edit: here are a couple of definitions of infernalism: From this page...

I think it was Q7 - the male/female ratios question.

You'd think, wouldn't you - but, you make it sound like I don't listen. I do listen. Yet, there are still valid questions. For example, how can the same collection of 66 books bring about Calvinism, Arminianism, Unitarianism, Trinitarianism, Universalism, Infernalism etc etc. (Lets not...

I love Spurgeon, too :)

Darn - I got one wrong. I should have used pencil and paper.

Indeed. But ... our view on the nature and character of God and our relationship with Him affects the message we preach which in turn affects how people get saved. For example, I find Jonathan Edwards' sermon "Sinners in the hands of an angry God" to be quite unacceptable (note the...

Thank you for saying that. I agree they are tricky issues - many, many hours have been spent, miles of ink written and millions of pixels used in the pursuit of answers. Blessings, Mike

I am aware of the history of Calvinism (and the brutal, murderous character of John Calvin). I've snipped your reply for brevity, I won't be commenting on it save to say that, having considered Augustianism in the past, I came to the conclusion that it doesn't hold water. That said, I know...

Those are texts often used by universalists, but I was using them to show why I think Augustinianism/Calvinism has problems. That said, I'm not convinced by Arminianism either - I think that has problems, too, even though there is a decent amount of texts that can be used for proof and the idea...

Here's a thing ... so we don't go off on the idea that there is no fruit from such meetings ... the guy who led me to the Lord came to the Lord himself at a Billy Graham crusade in London in the 1960s. I have also led a bunch of people to God (not as many as I'd like). And I know that one...

I've got a couple of Christian books on the go at the moment: o Worshipping Trinity by Robin Parry o Judas Iscariot: revisited and restored by Ivan Rogers I'm also reading through Shakespeare's Sonnets. Slowly.