Power Evangelism

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Power Evangelism. By John Wimber with Kevin Springer. San Francisco: Harper & Row Publishers, 1986. 201 pp. Cloth, $14.95. This controversial book brings a new slant on evangelism from John Wimber, the founder and principal figure behind the “signs and wonders” movement. He comes from an evangelical Friends background, but in this book promotes charismatic-style
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A Voice from the Past: Simon Magus

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James Inglis* Among other important parts of Scripture, that which teaches and illustrates the discipline which God maintains in His own house, and His jealous care over the purity of the Church, is often overlooked and misunderstood. Apart from the doctrine of Scripture, no inconsiderable portion of the history and narratives contained in the Old
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Grace in the Arts: The Limits of Graciousness – A Study of Grace-Resisters in Melville’s “Bartleby the Scrivener” & Maugham’s The Moon and Sixpence

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James Townsend* I. Introduction How far does the Hound of Heaven1 pursue? And how far should heaven’s earthly representatives pursue those who are recalcitrant to their expressions of graciousness? Is there a cutoff point to God’s grace? Does grace have a temporal terminus, or does it extend in any sense (as some Bible students might
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“Are You a Christian?”

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By J. Wilbur Chapman …I was studying for the ministry, and I heard that D. L. Moody was to preach in Chicago. I went down to hear him. Finally I got into his after-meeting. I shall never forget the thrill that went through me when he came and sat down beside me as an inquirer.
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FREE, Not Cheap

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By Brad McCoy The idea that salvation from hell is a totally free gift is often ridiculed today. Many suggest that eternal salvation is very costly to us. They encourage people to whom they witness to count the cost of becoming a Christian. However the Scriptures clearly and repeatedly speak of eternal salvation as a
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The Health and Wealth Gospel

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The Health and Wealth Gospel. By Bruce Barron. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 1987. 204 pp. Paper, $6.95. The gospel of healing and prosperity is the parent and child of the modern “faith movement” which has attracted millions of people and spawned some highly visible-and controversial-ministries. Barron’s purpose in writing about the movement is to
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Secure Yet Scrutinized – 2 Timothy 2:11-13

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by Brad McCoy* I. Introduction Salvation from hell is a free gift received through faith alone in the Lord Jesus Christ. 1 The regenerate person is secure in his possession of eternal life from the moment of saving faith because of the faithfulness of God to him.2 In stark contrast, true, vibrant discipleship involves a
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