by Kevin Bauder | Oct 26, 2016 | Bauder's Reading, Eschatology, Theology
Here’s Paul Washer on hell: In modern Evangelical thinking, hell is often described as a place of torment outside of the presence of God. It is often said that heaven is heaven because of the presence of God, and hell is hell because of His absence. Although...
by Kevin Bauder | Oct 22, 2016 | Bauder's Reading
John MacArthur comments: In much of the world, the Charismatic Movement indiscriminately absorbs the pagan ideas of local false religions into its theology. For example, in Africa, a traditional obsession with witchdoctors, demonic spirits, and ancestor worship has...
by Kevin Bauder | Oct 21, 2016 | Bauder's Reading, Charismatic Movement, Pneumatology
He’s responding to the Charismatic theory. As the New Testament makes clear, being a “Spirit-filled” Christian has nothing to do with uttering mindless gibberish, crashing to the carpet in a hypnotic trance, or any other mystical encounter of supposed ecstatic...
by Kevin Bauder | Oct 18, 2016 | Bauder's Reading, Charismatic Movement
John MacArthur on D. A. Carson’s theory of tongues in Showing the Spirit: If that interpretation did not come from one of the most respected academic authors of our day, it would probably gain no traction in any serious forum. But because of that particular...
by Kevin Bauder | Oct 17, 2016 | Art and Literature, Bauder's Reading, Church Services, Conservatism
I recently came across this snippet from Tozer: Dr. Simpson used to say, “Being filled with the Spirit is as easy as breathing; you can simply breathe out and breathe in.” He wrote a hymn to that effect. I am sorry that it is not a better hymn, because it is wonderful...
by Kevin Bauder | Oct 15, 2016 | Bauder's Reading, Christianity, Conservatism, Observations
Tozer’s theory of Spirit filling was deficient in certain ways. But the following statement rings true, and what it talks about hasn’t got any better just because the styles have changed. Then, also, the Spirit gave a bright, emotional quality to their...
