Three Streams

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Entries for March, 2008

Why would God give us the freewill/choice to hate him if He wants us to love Him?

This was the question posed to me on Friday night by the freind of one of the young people who comes to our Youth Night. If that wasnt challenging enough it was accompanied by the statement ‘If you can answer it for him he says he will come to church’! So here you have this [...]

Introducing…Forerunners Friday: ARTIFICIALITY IS A DISEASE Of THE SOUL By A.W. Tozer

Every Friday Three Streams will include an article from some of the greatest forerunners of the faith. Forerunners are those that are considered to be God’s Generals, his movers and shakers and his trailblazers! In other words those who have led the way for others to follow in this high calling of ours.
Today on this [...]

How I became a Reformed Evangelical Charismatic: Part 4

As I continued to pursue information about reformed theology I came to a place where I was convinced of most of the reformed principles. I spent time studying what different reformed writers had to say about ‘The Five Points of Calvinism, otherwise known as T.U.L.I.P

Total Depravity
Unconditional Election
Limited Atonement
Irresistible Grace
Perseverance of the Saints

I became convinced of [...]

Contextualisation

This week I came across a fantastic post by Phil Johnson on contextualisation that summed up my own views about the whole matter with such eloquence I could only dream about!
You can read the post for your self but he really hits the nail on the head when dealing with current attempts at contextualised mission. [...]

God Centered Theology

As my theology has evolved over the years, I’ve found my spiritual life evolving as well. Don’t let anyone tell you that your theology is not that important. As the old saying goes,’You Are What You Eat’! Your theology can determine whether or not you live for the Glory of God or a self-centered life.
My [...]


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