Tag Archives: revelation

Speaking of miracles

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Do miracles occur today? If we evangelicals express caution in response to a question like that, we’re either accused of being Cessationists or told that we lack real faith in the God who is the same yesterday, today and forever. (more…)

The Spirit’s illumination

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What is the role of the Holy Spirit when the Scriptures are being read or heard?

We sometimes speak of the Spirit ‘illuminating’ the word of God. What does this mean, and how does it happen? Sometimes Christians testify to a verse or a passage of Scripture ‘standing out’ and affecting them in a special way. Is this the illuminating work of the Spirit? There are other times when a student of the Scriptures sees a new aspect of meaning in a familiar passage. Is this what is meant by the Spirit’s illumination?

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The God of Word

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Evangelicals seem to spend a lot of time talking about ‘the Word of God’. It is one of our catchcries. Are we mistaken in having this emphasis? What is the place of experience and the Spirit? Does the ‘word of God’ equal ‘the Bible’? In this stimulating series of three articles, John Woodhouse offers some fresh insights into what ‘God’s Word’ is, and what it means for the modern Christian.

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The indivisibility of truth

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This is an article that those of you with a philosophical bent will no doubt enjoy. Truth… it’s one of life’s big questions. But whatever your intellectual pretensions, don’t be put off by the title. The nature of the truth God has revealed to us has enormous implications for ministry, fellowship and how we approach his word. (more…)