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One for the Road – “Power and Wisdom”
God’s power…and God’s wisdom. It takes both. Here’s an example of one…without the other. Jephthah…a mighty warrior…experienced God’s power on the battlefield – but he made a foolish vow to the Lord. “…whatever comes out of the door of my house to meet me when I return in triumph from the Ammonites […]
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Review of Darrell Bock’s Commentary on Acts
Title: Acts Series: Baker Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament Author: Darrell L. Bock Publisher: Baker Academic Release Date: 2007 Pages: 848 by Robert P. Menzies The eagerly anticipated sequel to Darrell Bock’s comprehensive commentary on Luke’s Gospel is now available. Bock’s commentary on Acts is everything we would expect from a leading evangelical […]
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Review of Harvey Cox’s How to Read the Bible (New York: HarperCollins, 2015)
Title: How to Read the Bible Author: Harvey Cox Publisher: HarperCollins Release Date: 2015 Pages: 272 By Robert P. Menzies Harvey Cox’s latest book should have been titled, How to Read the Bible…And Not Hear God Speak. Why? Because according to Cox, the Bible is purely a human document. So, we can take or […]
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A Fitting Tribute: A Review Essay of The Holy Spirit and Christian Origins: Essays in Honor of James D.G. Dunn
By Robert P. Menzies James Dunn’s prolific writing career began in 1970 with the publication of Baptism in the Holy Spirit.[1] This sympathetic yet critical evaluation of Pentecostal theology proved to be a significant catalyst for theological reflection in the Pentecostal community and the larger church world. This book, then, represents an important beginning, especially […]
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THE BEGINNING OF THE ASSEMBLIES OF GOD OF INDONESIA (1936-1951)
By Gani Wiyono This chapter will explore the beginning of the Assemblies of God in Indonesia which began in the second half of the 1930’s with the work of Kenneth G. Short, Ralph M. Devin, and Raymond Arthur Busby and ended with the birth of the Assemblies of God in Indonesia, which was the legal […]
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BOOK NOTICE: Speaking in Tongues: Jesus and the Apostolic Church as Models for the Church Today (Robert P. Menzies)
Title: Speaking in Tongues: Jesus and the Apostolic Church as Models for the Church Today Author: Robert P. Menzies Genre: Theology Publisher: CPT Press Release Date: (March 10, 2016) Format: Paperback Pages: 198 “In 2013 Robert Menzies published the award-winning book, Pentecost: This Story is Our Story. Now, in his latest book, Speaking in Tongues, […]
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One for the Road – “Keeping Power”
Keeping power. That’s one of the benefits of the gospel. Dramatic conversions later in life…are to be celebrated. But…so is a life faithfully lived for Jesus from childhood. The Apostle Paul speaks to this: “…I…am persuaded that he is able to keep that which I have committed unto him against that day.” […]
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One for the Road – “One Size Fits All”
One size fits all. There’s enough stretch to make it work for everyone. Sometimes…people treat God the same way – He’s flexible enough to fit into everyone’s ideas. The created fashions the creator. The clay forms the potter. God is made in the image of man’s choosing. Nothing could be more sinister […]
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One for the Road – “Helping or Enabling”
Helping…or enabling. That’s often a very difficult decision. The Bible is clear. The followers of Jesus are to feed the hungry…clothe the needy…and bear the burdens of others. But…what about those times when helping encourages laziness…or a misdirection of God-given abilities? It can easily become enablement — fostering wrong behavior. Of […]
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Pentecostal Theology and the Chinese Church
By Robert Menzies Many readers may be puzzled by the term, Pentecostal theology, and all the more by discussions of its impact on the Chinese church. Isn’t Pentecostal theology an oxymoron? I would suggest that it is not. Certainly, the rapid growth of the modern Pentecostal movement – one sociologist describes it as “the […]
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