Three Streams

Restoration, Revival and Reformation

Entries for November, 2008

Newfrontiers bloggers: A highly recommended blog!

Having really only recently discovered newfrontiers I also recently just found this blog. It’s basicly a blog which links to the blogs of various members of newfrontiers churches.
The little that I have seen so far has really impressed me. At a time when very few Christians seem to care about current theological issues, this blog [...]

What if Starbucks marketed like the church?


Contemporary qualifications for being a prophet

“I think Phillip Yancey is modern day prophet”. These were the words a Christian sister in the Lord expressed to me recently. My response? “Erm, I think Phillip Yancey is a modern day heretic”.
Perhaps, this was a bit too strong, I’m not sure. But I do know this, the one thing that I found so [...]

Let Calvin Speak on…Preaching the Gospel

Many people react to the idea of election by saying ‘whats the point of preaching the gospel to people?’ Or they will say ‘The idea of election will lead to believers no longer inviting people to turn to Christ.
Well, let the master reformer speak on these issues himself…
“The gospel is to be preached indiscriminately to the elect [...]

Restoration Theology and Terry Virgo

I have just read Restoration in the church by Terry Virgo and I have almost finished his auto biography No well worn paths: Restoring the church to Christs original intention. While Restoring the church is over twenty years old now, it was insightful to read it just before No well worn paths. The first book [...]

  

    "The most damnable and pernicious heresy that has ever plagued the mind of man was the idea that somehow he could make himself good enough to deserve to live with an all-holy God."
    Martin Luther