So what does sola Scriptura (by Scripture = the Bible alone) and four other statements of the Reformation have to do with Islam? In this piece, I will assume the truthfulness of each of the Solas, and see what effect this has on our view of Islam. What are the 5...
Lessons from History A. The Bishop of Caesarea The Bishop of Caesarea, named Basil lived from about 330 to 379. Basil was a man who followed the example of his Master Jesus, and lived with very loose attachments to the world, his possessions and even his life. In a...
Gossip as a means of mission When we think of the word 'gossip' we often think in negative terms of someone who has nothing better to do than to talk behind the backs of other people. A quick word study in the New Testament would largely confirm these sentiments with...
"You will do well to send them on their way in a manner worthy of God" (3 John 1:6). In this passage a senior elder of the church commends Gaius for the way that he took great care of people who “went out in the Name” of Jesus. He asks him to continue doing so...
The approach that a missionary or evangelist employs can be greatly influenced by their home culture. Imagine two missionaries: the first from a culture that values respect at all costs, and the second that values success at all costs. How might this show up in their...
The hows and whats: Recently I attended a conference at which a number of speakers spoke about some disturbing trends in Bible translation. Some of these projects are being supported by the gifts of church members who are completely unaware of what is going on. Did...
Introductory Video [embedyt] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=auLMwqOZbKI[/embedyt] Introduction This case study surveys the factors that influenced the development of a Muslim-friendly Arabic rendition of ‘The Life of the Messiah,’ as well as how it has...
Was Jesus allowed to call a group of people "white-washed tombs" while being the same person who could weep over Jerusalem? Could the Apostle Paul be the same person who told the Ephesian elders that he had wept over the challenges of the church day and night, while...
In the October 2014 issue of "Global Missiology" Jackson Wu who is a teacher of missiology and theology for Chinese church leaders in Asia uses a provocative title: "There Are No Church Planting Movements in the Bible: Why Biblical Exegesis Missiological Methods...
Author: John D. Currid, Paperback: 160 pages Publisher: Crossway (August 31, 2013) ISBN-13: 978-1433531835 Purchase: Amazon.Com Reviewer: John Span Professional Egyptologist, professor or Old Testament and author of the Evangelical Press commentaries on Genesis,...
Paul: A follower of Jesus…“Through many tribulations” “Then Paul answered, "Why are you weeping and breaking my heart? I am ready not only to be bound, but also to die in Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus." (Acts 21:13) No sooner had Paul begun to dust off his...
This is part two of a two part series. Part One can be found here. Two requests Soil Naaman then asks for two dispensations, likely to help him facilitate this task of serving the One True God. Ironically, the man used to gaining spoils from war, now asks for soil...
This is a two part series: Part I (Below) Part II Introduction With what seemed to be a wave of a nonchalant hand and a non- directive voice, Elisha the prophet sent the cured, former “generalissimo”, Naaman, on his way. “Go in peace”. This three-word phrase has been...
Whether we are conscious of it or not, every evangelist and every missiologist leans towards using certain methods. History has shown that these methods are anything but neutral, but are very much derived from one's theology. Case in point, if I have a hard time...
"Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and hold fast to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh.” (Ephesians 5:31 cf. Matthew 19:25, Genesis 2:24) The bride and the groom with eyes full of love and promises of loyalty in their hearts and on their...
Spurgeon believed in the power of the Gospel in a "resistant place." Do you? Do I? In 1851, a young man of only 17 years old went into the small village of Waterbeach, England. He had every reason to try out new-and-improved methods of bringing the Gospel, as one...
At times when we think of the Puritans we think of people with tight-fitting clothes, tight-fisted hearts, and a somber attitude to life. Some of that might be true, but when one reads how the Puritans desired to be "ravished" by the reality that they were adopted as...
Just prior to mounting the scaffolding to be hung for the crime of ‘sedition’ by the Spanish Inquisition, Guido de Brès voiced the following words: “My brothers, I am condemned to death today for the doctrine of the Son of God, praise be to Him. I would never...
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