A classic message delivered by Ern Baxter at the 1977 'Conference on the Charismatic Renewal in the Christian Churches', Arrow Head Stadium, Kansas City, when 50,000 charismatics from all streams of the church gathered for a week of worship and teaching. At this highpoint of the renewal Ern delivered a powerful message concerning the centrality of Christ's Kingdom coming in … [Read more...]
Church & State
By Chris Whiting When asked about the appropriateness of paying taxes, Jesus replied “Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar’ and to God the things that are God’s.” (Matt 22:21). On the face of it Christ’s response indicates a division between the things of heaven and government of the earth. Similarly Pilate was not drawn into deciding about the accusations against … [Read more...]
The Exercise of Authority in Matters of Public Health
By Chris Whiting The Problem The exercise of authority in the life of the Believer has been the focus of much thought and prayer over the centuries. The relationship between Church and State was at the core of persecution of the early church because the Christian confession “Jesus is Lord” was a direct contradiction to Rome’s requirement that “Caesar is lord”. A Roman … [Read more...]
Apostolic Mission: The Kingdom of God and the Cultural Mandate
The West is engaged in a war to the death. But this is not a war of guns and rockets. Rather it is one of ideas. The battle lines are drawn between two opposing worldviews: Christian Theism and Secular Humanism. The defining idea of Humanism is that of self-determinism. In the words of Protagoras, it is “Man as his own measure”. Despite God’s clear revelation to him, man, in … [Read more...]
Resurrection & The Holy Spirit: A Neglected Emphasis
A Neglected Emphasis, Part 1 Ern begins this series with a brief overview of church history. Establishing the resurrection as the central proclamation of the early church, he highlights how it has been sorely neglected in the centuries following the apostolic era up to the present day. Without minimising the importance of the impeccable life of Jesus or his atoning work on the … [Read more...]
