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Originally Posted by houston
He's not even considered apostolic or pentecostal. Why do you care what he does?
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I consider him Apostolic and Pentecostal and Charismatic and Holiness. I respect this young man and what he is doing. When I see him and his ministry it gives me hope for "the Church" which is often perceived as out of touch with reality.
In his message on Mars Hill in Athens, the Apostle Paul took his "text" from the inscription on an idol that he had seen which was called agnosto theos or "unknown god." He then spoke to those people using arguments from natural revelation and quoted Greek philosophers/poets with whom they would have been familiar. From what I understand this would have been in August AD 51 and the group to whom he spoke would have had about 30 members. Paul then went from the known to the unknown and preached Jesus Christ and His resurrection. What was the response? "32 And when they heard of the resurrection of the dead, some mocked, while others said, “We will hear you again on this matter.” 33 So Paul departed from among them. 34 However, some men joined him and believed, among them Dionysius the Areopagite, a woman named Damaris, and others with them." (
Acts 17:32-34) We don't know how many actually believed and accepted the message but some did.
Paul left there and went to Corinth in September AD 51 and followed his usual method of speaking in the synagogue.
The Apostle Paul used other things to illustrate his teaching like an analogy to military service and warfare (
Ephesians 6:10-18;
2 Timothy 2:3-4), athletic competition (
1 Corinthians 9:24-27;
2 Timothy 2:5), betrothal and faithfulness (
2 Corinthians 11:2), farming or housebuilding (
1 Corinthians 3:5-9).
I preached a message on "Mama's Prayers" and used the words of a song by Merle Haggard with that title. I've also taught a Bible class on 7 Pictures of a Believer based on 1 Timothy chapter 2.
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