After Pentecost (ePub)
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There are almost 300 million Pentecostal Christians in the world. (Those who believe the gifts of the Holy Spirit are still active in the Church, and live accordingly.) That's over 12% of the estimated number of Christians around the world. Yet they are routinely publicly maligned and ridiculed by influential non-Pentecostal church leaders who have never experienced the gifts of the Holy Spirit as described in the New Testament, but instead insist that the gifts ceased with the death of the first apostles.
On the other side are the Pentecostal ministries that attract ridicule by clearly misrepresenting the Holy Spirit and making a "show" of operating in the gifts including false healings, false signs and wonders, and false prophecies.
Concerned that both extremes blaspheme and grieve God the Holy Spirit, and dishonour Christ, Colin Norris undertook this objective examination of the majority of verses and passages in the New Testament that mention the Holy Spirit, with the intention of separating the errors of doctrine, tradition, academia and story telling, from biblical truth. What he clearly saw, and hopes the reader will also clearly see, is a vital aspect of the Church that has been widely ignored for a very, very long time.
Colin's hope for this book is that it will help non-Pentecostals welcome the tangible presence of the Holy Spirit into their lives and churches; help Pentecostals correct their hyper-spirituality so they can experience the genuine presence of the Holy Spirit; and heal much of the disunity in the Church stemming from this issue, with the end result being that all Christians may grow into the fullness of the character of Christ, fully equipped for every good work.
But having been raised a nominal Christian, Colin was not quick to accept the Christian narrative he had been given even though it did resolve the problem with the evil spirit. So he went on a journey to question and test everything he was hearing and reading about Christianity. This lead him to Bible College where he continued to question. When he was told by the teachers to not ask questions in class any longer, he spent all his spare time in the College library looking there for the answers the teachers were not able to supply.
After 5 years of questioning, Colin one day realised he no longer doubted that the Bible was inspired by God, and that everything He says in it is true. That didn't stop Colin asking questions, but at least he found one source in the world he could trust - against which he would continue to test all claimed "truths" including the myriad of Christian denominational and ideological truths.
Now having spent most of his life as a Christian he has found a great many answers, but is still testing. Much of the result of this can be found in the abundance of articles Colin has written based on his Bible studies, written to help clarify and galvanised his understanding, but also to be available to other Christians who are having the questions he had.
Four of his studies have resulted in books.
* Before You Stop Believing (2005) - A look at 9 areas of church doctrines that cause confusion and damage to most Christians - Faith; Sin & Righteousness; Salvation; Church; Prayer & Fasting; Blessings & Curses; Money, Giving & Tithing; The Devil, Demons & Christians; Holy God & Holy People. (Updated in 2022 and published as an eBook.)
* As Your Soul Prospers (2018) - 8 Steps for Christians to Overcome Personal Difficulties, starting with helping them understand the Body, Soul, and Spirit, and the way people become who they are and then change after
* After Pentecost (2021) - The role, purpose and gifts of the Holy Spirit in the Church, as revealed through the New Testament. (Particularly looks at most of the passages in the New Testament mentioning the Holy Spirit, and delves into the different views about those scriptures to reveal the most likely truths.)
* Intentional Marriage Workshop (2022) - A DIY Marriage Workshop to help Christian couples identify and...
- Autor: Colin P. Norris
- 2022, Englisch
- Verlag: Colin P. Norris
- ISBN-10: 0975716875
- ISBN-13: 9780975716878
- Erscheinungsdatum: 14.03.2022
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