|
Jun
09
2008
|
The Key to Understanding Luke Part 1 |
|
|
|
|
Written by Paul Anderson-Walsh
|
|
Monday, 09 June 2008 |
|
In previous studies we have considered the operation of the Spirit in the life of Jesus in terms of the his advent and his initiating the Kingdom. In Matthew Jesus is king, (Matt 27:37) In Mark he is prophet (Mark 6:4) and in John he is portrayed as priest (John 2:21) In Matthew and Mark we emphasized the authority of Jesus and the conflict between the kingdom of light and the powers of darkness. In John’s gospel the emphasis shifted to the accomplished work of Jesus and the anticipation of the Spirit. In John we saw that the activities of Jesus were rooted in faith, underscoring John’s overriding objective that his readers might believe and go on believing.
In Luke/Acts we will see the source of the activities of Jesus is the anointing and as we enter into ‘The Age of the Spirit’ we will see the seed that the Sower of Life scattered, take root in the hearts of believers, they too are empowered in like manner to do the works that Jesus did. Luke unites these themes of prophet, priest and king.
 Be first to comment this article |  Add as favourites (42) |  Quote this article on your site | Views: 1994
|
|
Last Updated ( Monday, 09 June 2008 )
|
|
Read more...
|
|
Jun
09
2008
|
Written by Paul Anderson-Walsh
|
|
Monday, 09 June 2008 |
An Ontario Outpouring
It’s been the hottest June on record here in Ontario Canada. Hayley and I arrived on Thursday for the weekend’s Made to be Free conference which is being hosted by Grace Walk Canada (GWC) which is run by Mike Zenker. We arrived here with a heightened sense of expectation, having left London where things have been hotting up in the Spirit and having returned home from the church in Finland where we had also seen encouraging evidence of the murmurings of the Spirit.
Ever since I started to teaching consistently into what I call the “teenage phase” of the grace walk we have begun to see and sense his presence in greater measure. I have been contemplating why it is that we are beginning to see evidence. Was it I wondered because we are in the early stages of a charismatic renewal or was it in fact that we are renewed charismatics? I am beginning to realise that it is the latter. At our Bible School, Grace Central Dr. Peter Rowe and I are currently leading our students through a module on the Roots of Pentecostalism which has been really instructive. Without doubt Pentecostalism has a chequered history, one of both glory and shame. However, it is a history that we can learn from and it is a history that we can contribute to by adding more to the glory years if we learn the lessons of the past.
Be first to comment this article | Add as favourites (39) | Quote this article on your site | Views: 1741 |
|
Last Updated ( Monday, 09 June 2008 )
|
|
Read more...
|
| | |
May
14
2008
|
The Power of Love Vs The Love of Power |
|
|
|
|
Written by Paul Anderson-Walsh
|
|
Wednesday, 14 May 2008 |
The Ministry of the Spirit in the gospels was to fill, lead and empower Jesus. He in turn promised his successors that they would enjoy the same ‘success!’ His promise to his intimates was that after he left them, the same Spirit that empowered him would empower them and succeeding generations of believers in the same way. This Holy Spirit would dwell within them ministering to them and through them enabling them to be what the Apostle Paul would later come to call Ministers of Reconciliation” (2 Cor 5:19). He is the regenerator, empowerer, teacher, leader, comforter, encourager, and intercessor for us and multiplies this ministry to others through us (2 Cor 1:3-7).
In the community of the Spirit humility doesn’t mean thinking less of yourself it means thinking of yourself less. Consequently, one of the more observable features of the gospel accounts is that Jesus, who is to be worshipped nonetheless deferred glory to the Father. Now we see in Acts that The Spirit, who is also to be worshipped, refers glory to the Son. In many respects this aspect of how the Godhead interacts is one of the more interesting insights that Luke offers. Humility, giving credit to another, is proof positive of whether one is enamored by the love of power or the power of love.
Comments (1) | Add as favourites (99) | Quote this article on your site | Views: 2586 |
|
Last Updated ( Wednesday, 14 May 2008 )
|
|
Read more...
|
|
|
|
<< Start < Prev 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Next > End >>
|
| Results 10 - 18 of 398 |
What do we believe? 