The Kingdom and the Spirit
The central message of the preaching of Jesus was the coming of the kingdom of God. Through the Spirit, what is the King doing?
Spring 1999
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Messianic Pictures in the Temple Sacrificial System
What can Leviticus teach us about Messiah?
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John Pester: Jesus Christ: Last Adam, Life-giving Spirit
John Pester, “Jesus Christ: Last Adam, Life-giving Spirit,” Affirmation and Critique, Vol. 3, No. 4 (Oct. 1998). Affirmation and Critique is a quarterly which addresses theological subjects in a continuum. Through a variety of articles by numerous authors, the last seven issues have focused on the person and work of Christ in a weighty…
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Zeb Bradford Long and Douglas McMurray: Receiving the Power
Zeb Bradford Long and Douglas McMurray, Receiving the Power: Preparing the Way for The Holy Spirit (Grand Rapids: Chosen Books, 1996), 251 pages. The authors of the book The Collapse of the Brass Heaven have teamed up again to write about finding power to do what Jesus did. Coming from a Third Wave or…
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Keith Bailey: Servants in Charge
Keith M. Bailey, Servants in Charge: A Training Manual for Elders and Deacons (Camphill, PA: Christian Publications, 1979), 186 pages. One can find about as many a different ministry philosophies as there are church groups or denominations these days. Leadership styles and structures also seem to abound. Yet the Bible is quite clear on…
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Jon Ruthven: What’s Right About the Faith Movement
Jon Ruthven, “What’s Right About the Faith Movement,” Ministries Today Volume 17, Number 1 (January-February 1999), pages 56-60. One of the most respected scholars among charismatic circles has recently written briefly about what is perhaps the most controversial segment of the independent charismatic movement, the Word of Faith movement. His article appears in what is…
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Praying in the Spirit: Some Marvelous Effects of Praying in the Spirit
The second chapter of the Praying in the Spirit Series by Robert W. Graves, Some Marvelous Effects of Praying in the Spirit
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Tongues and Other Miraculous Gifts in the Second Through Nineteenth Centuries, Part 3: From the 5th to the 13th Centuries
Evidence for the operation of the gifts of the Spirit throughout the Church Age. This is Part 3 of 5 from the series, From the Fifth to the Thirteenth Centuries.
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Internet Resources
The Internet You probably already know that the Internet has become a tremendous resource to many pastors, professors and Bible students. It can be a seamless tool for research of all kinds, from locating a Bible school to looking up ancient sources. In this issue, just a few of the countless internet resources that…
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Coming in Summer 1999
The Full Picture of Passover by Kevin Williams will continue his Messianic Foundations Series. The Praying in the Spirit Series by Robert W. Graves continues with The Focus of the Charismatic Experience: Tongues, the Holy Spirit, or Christ? Baptism with the Spirit: Is it Normal to Receive at or after Conversion? by Michael…
