Reflections of an Undeconstructed Pentecostal
Ulysses Grant lived during the most difficult age of the United States – the decades prior to and after the Civil War. He is remembered as the General who defeated Lee and a postwar President with a questionable legacy. Ron Chernow’s new biography of the eighteenth President of the United States tells the story of a remarkable man.
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What did Jesus mean when he said, “You shall love your neighbor as yourself” (Luke 10:27)? Too many evangelicals in the USA are acting like self-justifying Pharisees who answered Jesus with a question that reveals a glaring lack of compassion: “Who is our neighbor?” (Luke 10:29). This kind of self-justification demonstrates a heart closed towards God and humanity. Recent Pew research signifies that “white evangelical Protestants say the U.S. does not have a responsibility to accept refugees.” Really?
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Most of us have heard Bishop Michael Curry’s powerful message at the wedding of Harry and Megan. It was a powerful gospel sermon preached with the fire of Pentecost. I have noticed that my social media feed has been populated with strong affirmations of his message from friends on the left and right. All acknowledged the power of his message. But there is more to be considered.
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For all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ. There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free man, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus (Galatians 3:27-28).
The church is an egalitarian community. Baptism is the bath of new creation in which the Holy Spirit washes away the stain of sin, renews the believer, signifies adoption into the family of God (Galatians 3:26), and unites the believer with Christ (Acts 22:16; Romans 6:5; 1 Corinthians 6:11; Ephesians 5:26; Titus 3:5).
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On the day of Pentecost, those who witnessed the events asked two questions: (1) What does this mean? and (2) What shall we do? This presentation seeks to answer both questions by offering the essential truths of the Christian faith and the essential practices of the Faith.
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