ephesians-2:19-20

This is the ordinance of the passover: There shall no stranger eat thereof. We have an altar, whereof they have no right to eat which serve the taber-nacle. — Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God. — At that time ye were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Is... Read More

He arose, and came to his father. But when he was yet a great way off, his father saw him, and ran, and fell on his neck, and kissed him. The Lord is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy. He will not always chide: neither will he keep his anger for ever. He hath not dealt wit... Read More

We are his workmanship. They brought great stones, costly stones, and hewed stones, to lay the foundation of the house. — The house, when it was in building, was built of stone made ready before it was brought thither: so that there was neither hammer nor axe nor any tool of iron heard in the house,... Read More

Fellow citizens with the saints. Ye are come unto mount Sion, and unto the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to an innumerable company of angels, to the general assembly and church of the firstborn, which are written in heaven, and to God the Judge of all, and to the spirits of jus... Read More

In Spirit-filled circles today, there is much talk about the need for restoring apostles and prophets in the Church, based on the idea that over the centuries the importance and centrality of these ministries were lost in the wake of Church history. These proponents point out that the huge and varie... Read More

Where do Peter Wagner, John Lewis, Mark Conners and Ben Gray Fit In? From Our Side, there are two basic texts, which establish the truth. FIRSTLY Paul’s statements in: 1 Cor 3:11: “For other foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ;” And SECONDLY 2 Cor 11:13: “For such are ... Read More

In a previous issue of PLUMBLINE, I described the efforts of C. Peter Wagner to create a New Apostolic Reformation (NAR) which he predicts will be even greater in scope and significance than the Protestant Reformation of the 1500's. The centerpiece of the movement is the purported restoration, by Go... Read More

I have been asked to teach a series on the church. Each week I shall present a different aspect of this subject for our consideration and discussion. Many today are calling us back to the ‘pure’ church of the C2nd (or their interpretation of it) but I confess I am not particularly interested in imit... Read More

This week we shall consider the church as introduced in Revelation 21:9. “Come, I will show you the Bride, the wife of the Lamb.” As we study the remainder of that chapter we find certain characteristics of this future glorious city, come down from heaven, that reveal it as the culmination of Christ... Read More

God is changing the Church, and that, in turn, will change the world. Millions of Christians around the world are aware of an imminent reformation of global proportions. They say, in effect: “Church as we know it is preventing Church as God wants it.” A growing number of them are surprisingly hearin... Read More