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  1. Paul Christensen

    Does Ephesians 2:20 Prove Cessation of Apostles and Prophets?

    Here is an analysis of the verse: Cessationists use Ephesians 2:20 to show that the work of Apostles and Prophets were just for the initial founding of the church, and once the church was established and the canon of Scripture was revealed, the work of Apostles and Prophets, along with the...
  2. Paul Christensen

    The Authority of Man

    I was having a conversation with the Lord about authority and discussed about a church pastor who tried to tell me to come under his authority, and how I gave the puffed up peacock the bum's rush. A verse of Scripture came to me: "You were bought at a price; do not become slaves of men" (1...
  3. Paul Christensen

    The Shepherding/Covering Doctrine

    The Shepherding movement was initiated in the 1970s by the "Fort Lauderdale Five" (Bob Mumford, Derek Prince, Charles Simpson, Don Basham, and Ern Baxter). It consisted of the requirement that believers should be place under a shepherd and discipled into order to come closer to God and develop...
  4. Paul Christensen

    When Do We Safely Say That Someone Is Genuinely Healed?

    I have been reading through F F Bosworth's classic on divine healing. This book has been accepted by traditional Pentecostals as the standard for the divine healing ministry. While I agree with most of the book, and see it is a real faith builder, there is a statement that causes me concern...
  5. Paul Christensen

    Bringing order to 1 Corinthians 14:34-35

    I found a good M.A. thesis which suggests that certain verses were edited by commentators in the Second Century to make it appear that women's ministry in the church is non-scriptural. It may take a bit a resilience to read through discussion in the thesis, but it will be worth it. It might...
  6. Paul Christensen

    Being Moved By The Holy Spirit

    The early 20th Century Pentecostals had a different view on using the gifts of the Spirit, than what many modern Pentecostals and Charismatics do. Modern Pentecostals use the Holy Spirit as a "vending machine" to produce results whenever the person decides He should. The problem is that much...
  7. Paul Christensen

    The Bethel False Prophets

    All of the Bethel prophets said quite conclusively that God said that Donald Trump will have a second term. It is obvious that this is not going to be the case. This means that their prophecies were totally false and did not come from God at all. I wondered about that, and the answer came to...
  8. Paul Christensen

    Dream Interpretation - New Age?

    i got into trouble on CF concerning my views about dream interpretation, and I posted a warning to make sure that the dream and the interpretation comes from the Holy Spirit and not from another spirit. I ended up getting a three month ban for my trouble. Perhaps I should have put my views...
  9. Paul Christensen

    Dream Interpretation - Is it New Age?

    I have been researching dream interpretation after reading posts on another forum's Sign Gifts forum, and what I saw there worried me. I went to the New Testament and could not find anywhere, other than the experience of Joseph, husband of Mary. There was nothing after the Day of Pentecost...
  10. Paul Christensen

    An Amusing Look At Kiwi Farm Culture

    The following video is a satire on New Zealand farming culture in the 1970s. It demonstrates our unique sense of humour, and very entertaining to watch and have a good laugh at. We New Zealanders enjoy laughing at ourselves.
  11. Paul Christensen

    Fake Bible Truth Website

    The Path of Truth Keep clear of this website. It is fake. It does not truthfully seek to maintain the truth of God's Word. All it does is to criticise ministries that the fellow that made up the website disagrees with. He publishes lies and deceptive comments about true Christian...
  12. Paul Christensen

    Doing What Jesus Did When Sharing The Gospel

    There seems to be disagreement between some groups of believers in how the gospel should be shared. One group says that we need to show that God is a God of love, give them Bill Bight's Steps to Peace With God, and everything will be all right after saying just a little "sinners" prayer...
  13. Paul Christensen

    Clean Humour To Bring Joy In These Difficult Times

    This is a new thread for those who have a crazy sense of humour and sharp wit to share their jokes and anecdotes. Ridiculing others, demeaning God, and four letter words are not accepted. The Embezzlers monthly meeting is cancelled due to the treasurer's unexpected trip to Brazil. The...
  14. Paul Christensen

    The Great Deception

    "With every wicked deception directed against those who are perishing, because they refused the love of the truth that would have saved them. For this reason God sends them a powerful delusion so that they will believe the lie in order that judgment will come upon all who have disbelieved the...
  15. Paul Christensen

    Are Some Unable To Be Renewed To Repentance?

    "For in the case of those who have once been enlightened and have tasted of the heavenly gift and have been made partakers of the Holy Spirit, and have tasted the good word of God and the powers of the age to come, and then have fallen away, it is impossible to renew them again to repentance...
  16. Paul Christensen

    Who Do I Confess My Sins To?

    1 John 1:9 says, "If we confess our sin, then God is faithful and just to forgive us our sin and cleanse us from all unrighteousness". This Scripture implies that we confess our sins to God, and it is not necessary to confess them to anyone else, because no one is faithful and just like God to...