BORN TO CREATE By Theresa Dedman: A Book Review

This book helps the Christian and the Church to see the important place of creativity. The author demonstrates that because we are made in the image of God, we are born to create. This book is full of practical examples of creativity being used by the Holy Spirit to bring healing to many. The exercises at the end of the chapters are helpful.
There has been a tendency within Charismatic circles to be so heavenly minded to be of no earthly use, this book counters this by showing that by being heavenly minded we can walk in the creativity of our God and Saviour. There has been a need for this type of book for a long time to equip the christian to use all the gifts they have been given for the glory of God and the blessing of others. Perhaps the best way I can commend this book is to say it has affected my own creativity. recently I have taken to writing a blog called Pneuma and Logos ( http://pneumaandlogos.com ), since starting to read this book I  have started to write in a way I have never done before. I wrote a prayer, a very personal one  that can be found under the title O Sovereign Lord. I feel also that I have become more productive and have found the book practically encouraging.
In 1976 I was working at L'abri Fellowship in France when I had a discussion with our students, she said "David if the views of Schaeffer and the other staff of L'Abri were combined with the Charismatic renewal, it would be like dynamite to the church and its impact on the world" why do i retell this story here,simply because because I believe this book helps us move forward in this direction. I feel strongly that if we are to impact the world for Christ we need a Christian world view (F Schaeffer, Abraham Kuyper,Richard Mouw,H.Rookmakker) combined with the Spirit filled emphasis of this book.
This book is an important gift to the body of Christ, buy it, read it, pray over its teaching and then put it into practice. YOU WILL REALISE THAT YOU WERE BORN TO CREATE.

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The Holy Spirit Generously Given

It is easy to seek the gifts of the Spirit and at the same time feel that it is unlikely that God will really bless us and equip us. We tend to feel that we have to be more spiritual than we are or sometimes we say that we just do not have the faith to believe that God would use me. The problem with much of our seeking the Spirit and his gifts is that we center on who we are and not who God is, when we do this we tend to see every reason why God would not use me,unbelief is a real hindrance.
We also resist the work of the Holy Spirit because of fear, what will he do to me? Will I become weird? do I want to loose control of my life? When we ask these type of questions we show that we don't realise how good God is.
We need to step back and realise that what our God has given us in saving us from sin is good. I want to look briefly at an important passage that brings this out,Titus chapter 3

3 At one time we too were foolish, disobedient, deceived and enslaved by all kinds of passions and pleasures. We lived in malice and envy, being hated and hating one another. 4 But when the kindness and love of God our Savior appeared, 5 he saved us, not because of righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy. He saved us through the washing of rebirth and renewal by the Holy Spirit, 6 whom he poured out on us generously through Jesus Christ our Savior, 7 so that, having been justified by his grace, we might become heirs having the hope of eternal life. 8 This is a trustworthy saying. And I want you to stress these things, so that those who have trusted in God may be careful to devote themselves to doing what is good. These things are excellent and profitable for everyone.

Here we see the amazing gift of salvation, we were guilty sinners deserving the wrath of God but god comes in his mercy and saves us through the work of Jesus Christ. Notice how Paul stresses the love and kindness of God, he saves us because of his mercy he then goes onto to speak of the importance of the Holy Spirit in our lives. There is no salvation if we have not been born again by the Spirit of God. Jesus has saved us through the washing and rebirth of the Holy Spirit, if we are in Christ then we have already tasted that God is good because we know from our new life in Christ that is good to know his love. Now notice that when the Holy Spirit is given, he is given generously. The word for generous here has also been translated, by these words, richly,abundantly,in full measure. all of these description show how much our Lord is willing to give the Holy Spirit to us.


We need to come with expectant hearts, knowing that our God will give us generously of His Holy Spirit. Jesus has told us that we need the Holy Spirit o live out the life he wants for us. Look carefully at John 14-16 and also his departing words to his disciples in Acts 1. When the Holy spirit came on the day of Pentecost he came with power to glorify Jesus. The Holy Spirit has not changed, he is still powerful, he still sheds the love of god into the hearts of believers. The Holy Spirit has come to enable us to pray and to live a life to the glory of God. Everything the Bible says about the Holy Spirit should make us desire to be full of the Spirit.
I am not saying that the Spirit filled life is an easy one, it is not but it is a fruitful one. We will be tempted and we will be involved in spiritual warfare but through the indwelling work of the Holy Spirit we will be equipped for the battle.
We want to see revival and there is only way to see revival come,that is through the work of the Holy Spirit, read the book of Acts and you will see what a Spirit filled church can do. Look at the fruit of the Spirit on the day of Pentecost 3000 people became believers and,

They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer. 43 Everyone was filled with awe at the many wonders and signs performed by the apostles. 44 All the believers were together and had everything in common. 45 They sold property and possessions to give to anyone who had need. 46 Every day they continued to meet together in the temple courts. They broke bread in their homes and ate together with glad and sincere hearts, 47 praising God and enjoying the favor of all the people. And the Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved.

This is fruit indeed, lives utterly transformed by the grace of God, the disciples proclaim the mighty works of God in the power of the Spirit and this is the result. The Church needs reviving in our day,we can't manipulate it or manufacture it but we can be open to the Holy Spirit and all that he has for us.
Father through Jesus fill us anew with the Holy Spirit. Amen

O Sovereign Lord of heaven and Earth:A Prayer

O Sovereign Lord of heaven and earth,

before your awesome throne I stand

your holiness is so bright,

all my sins are brought to light.

I stand and stare and see the Lamb for sinners slain,

I see his love and yet his pain,

he died for me and poured out his love

and poured on me the Spirit’s rain.

My heart is weak, my vision small,

my love has dwindled, how can this be?

I know he loves me, yet I know I need more

of His Spirit and his grace.

I will seek his face again,

and talk to him about my pain,

I seem to fail and fail again,

I want to glory in his name.

I want to teach his word

and be obedient to his call,

I need the power, the gifts

and the vision that comes from the throne

I have been called to build his Church,

O Father show me what you want done,

Renew my passion, strengthen my will

to run the race for your glory.

Guide me O God,

fill me afresh with your Spirit’s power

make me a vessel of your grace

to proclaim your name to every race.

O Sovereign Lord of heaven and earth,

I seek your face so that by your grace

I may become like you, full of holy love

Show me your way,speak of your love

I need your power to meet this hour,

I need the love of Christ to reign in me

I need to feel the Father’s embrace

Come Holy One and show your power.

The Importance of Reformation Part 2: five Important principles

At the time of the great Reformation as the Reformers tried to bring back the Church to biblical teaching, five important principles grounded all their thinking. These principles are often nicknamed the five solas because each one points to a central truth which indicated the unique place each concept has, sola roughly translated from the Latin is alone, the five solas are, Soli Deo gloria (glory to God alone),sola scriptura (by scripture alone), solus Christus (through Christ alone), sola fide (by faith alone) and sola gratia (by grace alone). I want to look briefly at each of these important concepts because they are vital not only to the health of the church but also to our involvement in the world in which we live.

Glory to God alone:  the reformers were reacting against a man centered theology where the glory of God had been lost, medieval theology looked to see how man could make his ascent to God. Indeed a whole system of merits had been invented and the gracious nature of God had largely been lost. Against this backdrop the reformers rediscovered the graciousness of God in all its glory. They also realised that the God of grace was the sovereign Lord of all history. when you read the writings of Calvin and Luther one sees how these two men were captivated by a gracious yet awesome God. These two men realised that because God is omnipotent,omnipresent and omniscient that she should bow in worship before him and yet at the same time they realised how gracious this God is. They realised that God is sovereign over both creation and redemption and because of this god should be glorified in creation and redemption. The Puritans who framed the Westminster Shorter Catechism understood this when they said that "the chief end of man is to glorify and to enjoy him forever". the reformation was a period when it was reemphasized that the whole of life should be lived before tha face of God. because of this the whole of life was to be lived for the glory of god not just a special sacred realm. For instance Bach very often put on his musical scores "Soli deo gloria" he was conscious that whatever type of music he composed that it should be done for the glory of god. George Herbert the poet expressed this concept this way,

 Teach me, my God and King,
in all things thee to see,
and what I do in anything
to do it as for thee.

A man that looks on glass,
on it may stay his eye;
or if he pleaseth, through it pass,
and then the heaven espy.

All may of thee partake;
nothing can be so mean,
which with this tincture, "for thy sake,"
will not grow bright and clean.

A servant with this clause
makes drudgery divine:
who sweeps a room, as for thy laws,
makes that and the action fine.

This is the famous stone
that turneth all to gold;
for that which God doth touch and own
cannot for less be told.

I know the language is old fashioned but we need to heed the teaching today. If we are to follow the reformers in their teaching we need to realise the importance of giving glory to God for all that he has done.

By Scripture Alone: We are to submit all our thinking and deeds to the guidance of scripture, the Bible is the only book that has authority over our lives because it is the supreme authority in all matters of faith and practice. All our Church traditions are to be tested against the teaching of scripture and if anything conflicts with the clear teaching of scripture we must reject it. The Scriptures are our guide to our relationship with God,with one another and to the society around us. To seee the life transforming role of scripture read Psalm 119, here we see clearly someone who delights in the word of God, but notice that he applies the scriptures to the whole of his life.

Through Christ Alone: There is only one mediator between man and God and that is the Lord Jesus. It is Jesus who gave his life as a ransom for many, who paid the price for our salvation. Christ has achieved all that is needed by his atoning sacrifice, mankind cannot add anything to his work. He has done everything that is necessary for our salvation, on the cross he was aware that he had completed the work of salvation when he cried out "it is finished". Our Lord now intercedes for his people before the right hand of the Father.

By faith alone: The only way that we can receive this salvation is to put our faith in Christ, we entrust him with our whole lives, knowing that we can never contribute anything to our own salvation. all we can do is put out the empty hands of faith and receive what Christ has done. the reformers emphasised the doctrine of justification by faith, one only has to look at Luther's Commentary on the book of the Galatians to realise the central importance of this doctrine.  Paul clearly teaches justification by faith in his letters to the Roman and Galatian churches, this doctrine has abiding relevance for us today.

By Grace alone: Grace is God's favour shown to those who don't deserve it, it flows from the Father heart of God and is shown supremely to us in his gift of the Lord Jesus Christ to be our Saviour. The whole of the New Testament teaches us that our salvation is by grace alone. the old Sunday School acrostic helps us to remember what grace is,
Goodness
Received
At
Christ's
Expense.
We need to glory in the wonder of God's grace,thereby glorifying him for all that has done for us.

When We Walk With The Lord

 I want to look at some basic teaching concerning the Christian life in this post, I will be trying to avoid both legalism and antinomianism because both extremes do harm to the body of Christ. Over the years I have found an old hymn helpful in keeping a balanced perspective, so I am going to structure this post round its verses.

1 When we walk with the Lord in the light of His Word,
What a glory He sheds on our way!
While we do His good will, He abides with us still,
And with all who will trust and obey.


The writer of this hymn sees the necessity of living the Christian life in the light of the Word of God.
the Apostle Paul made this clear when he wrote to Timothy,he says

16 All scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness, 17 in order that the person of God may be competent, equipped for every good work. ( 2 Timothy 3:16-17)

 Our Lord Jesus says the same thing when he prays for his followers,

17 Sanctify them in the truth—your word is truth. (John17:17)

Jesus put a high priority on the Word of God, he quoted it often and lived in obedience to it. He calls us to that same obedience,

 9 “Just as the Father has loved me, I also have loved you. Remain in my love. 10 If you keep my commandments, you will remain in my love, just as I have kept my Father’s commandments and remain in his love. 11 I have spoken these things to you in order that my joy may be in you, and your joy may be made complete. (John 15:9-11)

One of the signs of our abiding in Christ is our obedience to His commands, we need to understand that when Jesus gives us his commands he gives them so that we become more like him. Many in today's Church will say that as soon as we talk of commands, we are becoming legalistic, this is not true. We need to regain the love for God.s word that the Psalmist had in Psalm 119, he felt that God's word set him free to be the person God had created him to be.(take some time to read the whole Psalm and you will see the importance of the word of god for daily living)

The hymn writer rightly calls us to trust and obey, this is not legalism but rather trusting the God of grace and by responding to his word affirming our trust in him. As we trust him and walk in his ways, we will be happy in Jesus.

Refrain:
Trust and obey, for there’s no other way
To be happy in Jesus, but to trust and obey.


2 Not a shadow can rise, not a cloud in the skies,
But His smile quickly drives it away;
Not a doubt or a fear, not a sigh or a tear,
Can abide while we trust and obey. [Refrain]

The hymn writer was conscious that as we walk in the light of God's word, that we would experience God's smile. When we know that we are walking with the Lord, we will know that we are pleasing him. When we abide in Christ there may be a pruning to be done but we will be aware that he who prunes us is the our Heavenly Father.(read John 15 prayerfully and you will be blessed and challenged) Our problems don't disappear but they they take on  a different perspective. We begin to see things God's way and then we can begin to rejoice in our God whatever happens.


3 Not a burden we bear, not a sorrow we share,
But our toil He doth richly repay;
Not a grief or a loss, not a frown or a cross,
But is blessed if we trust and obey. [Refrain]

 The hymn writer is quite realistic here, problems and troubles are expected. This is is in keeping with the whole of the Bible's teaching, there is no false triumphalism here. Yet as we trust and obey, we will know the presence of the Lord and that will put everything else in perspective. Romans 8 is a chapter which talk about the triumph of God's grace in the midst of trials and this vers reminds me of Romans 8:28f.

28 And we know that all things work together for good for those who love God, for those who are called according to his purpose, 29 because those whom he foreknew, he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, so that he should be the firstborn among many brothers

Somehow God works all thing together for our good, sometimes we cannot understand what he is doing but as we walk in faith and obedience, we can have a confidence that he does all things well.



4 But we never can prove the delights of His love
Until all on the altar we lay;
For the favor He shows, for the joy He bestows,
Are for them who will trust and obey. [Refrain]

This is another important point, we can't prove the delights of his love until we have put our lives on the altar. The apostle Paul in Romans 12 gives us the key to understanding this verse,

 Therefore I exhort you, brothers, through the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God, which is your reasonable service. 2 And do not be conformed to this age, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, so that you may approve what is the good and well-pleasing and perfect will of God.

This passage shows us clearly that our laying all on the altar is a response to God's mercy and grace. If we don't keep this in mind, we can see this imagery as something morbid and the passage shows us that is not that. Romans 12 shows us that as we offer our lives as a living sacrifice and our minds are renewed, we will know what god's will is for us. So often we complain that that we don't know the way forward and we need guidance, but here is the solution to the problem. If we want to hear the voice,of God we need to abide in Christ and offer ourselves afresh to God.

5 Then in fellowship sweet we will sit at His feet,
Or we’ll walk by His side in the way;
What He says we will do, where He sends we will go;
Never fear, only trust and obey. [Refrain]

The fruit of  being a living sacrifice is a life of intimacy with God, what more could we ask for. You see this pattern in the life of the apostolic church, time after time we see the power of god being displayed in answer to prayer. Pentecost starts with intimacy as the disciples gathered in the upper room to pray. When they were being persecuted they cried out in prayer, read this prayer and see its consequences,

 And when they were released, they went to their own people and reported all that the chief priests and the elders had said to them. 24 And when they* heard it,* they lifted their voices with one mind to God and said, “Master, you are the one who made the heaven and the earth and the sea and all the things in them, 25 the one who said by the Holy Spirit through the mouth of our father David, your servant,

  ‘Why do the nations rage,
    and the peoples conspire in vain?
  26 The kings of the earth stood opposed,
    and the rulers assembled together at the same place,
  against the Lord and against his Christ.’

27 For in truth both Herod and Pontius Pilate, together with the Gentiles and the peoples of Israel, assembled together in this city against your holy servant Jesus whom you anointed, 28 to do all that your hand and plan had predestined to take place. 29 And now, Lord, concern yourself with their threats and grant your slaves to speak your message with all boldness, 30 as you extend your hand to heal and signs and wonders are performed through the name of your holy servant Jesus.” 31 And when* they had prayed, the place in which they were gathered was shaken, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak* the word of God with boldness. (Acts 4:23-31)

Here we see a Church that is determined to carry out the mission of Christ even though it would arouse opposition. These believers recognised the sovereignty of God and this encouraged them to pray,knowing that he was close to them.
There is much more that I could write on this theme but these are the main points I wanted to make.
I close with a question, will you walk with the Lord in the light of His word?

Purity and Power Part 5

                                                      CONCLUSION

The argument for the development of the doctrine of the baptism of the Holy Spirit has so far been illustrated by various writers and by looking at the Early Pentecostal movement.  The purpose of this chapter is to synthesise these findings..    An attempt will be made to show the ongoing relevance of the issues raised for the Church today.   If all the issues that will be raised were to be dealt with fully, one would need not only to work in the area of Historical Theology but also in the areas of Systematic Theology and Biblical Studies.   These areas of overlap cannot completely be ignored but they will have to be mentioned in passing and perhaps provide pointers for further study. 

The development of this doctrine of the baptism of the Spirit was quite rapid in comparison with other doctrinal developments.    It is vital that we recognise the influence of the experiential dimension in this development.   The appeal to experience is found throughout the discussion in some cases this is more obvious than in others.    At times cases experience seems to take a leading place and at other times Scripture takes the leading role.   Whether the attempt is to expound the scriptures or give testimony, the experiential dimension is not far from the surface.   This means that our approach must be sensitive to the context of the experiential dimension without necessarily accepting the doctrinal conclusions drawn from an encounter with God.   For instance, Mrs Palmer’s Altar Theology is largely based on her encounters with the Lord but this does not mean that one has to accept as valid all of her interpretations of Scripture.   What is said about Mrs Palmer applies equally to the other authors.  

Several questions arise from the above discussion, the most obvious being, is the baptism of the Holy Spirit an experience of cleansing or empowerment?    This question has dominated the discussion for the last 100 years but is this really the right question?     Has this very question caused an unnecessary division in the body of Christ?   It is therefore important that we ask whether the above question is a symptom of the problem we face.  An important question that must be posed is, are the elements of purity and power meant to be held together according to the biblical pattern?    We also need to ask whether power and purity are meant to go together in one reception of the Holy Spirit ?

Perhaps it seems that the nineteenth century developments of this doctrine throw up more questions than answers.    This conclusion is not justified by the evidence as will be demonstrated below.    It is important to recognise that some of the teachings developed then, rather than being inherently opposed to one another were in fact complementary facets of one doctrine of the baptism of the Holy Spirit.

Daniel Steele said, “love is power”,[i] perhaps these three words provide the key to the problem that we face.   It is interesting to note that the Bible’s emphasis on loving God and neighbour, so clearly emphasised by Wesley and his followers, is also clearly emphasised in the New Testament teaching on the gifts of the Spirit.  Every reference to the use of the gifts of the Spirit are to be found in a context which stresses love.    What is needed is a theology of love, that is wider than the Wesleyan formulation and embraces within it the charismatic dimensions of early Pentecostalism.    What is being suggested is that to divorce purity from power, or power from purity has a tremendous impact on the believer's life.   In  Charismatic circles some have begun  to call for a greater emphasis on the need for holiness in the formulation of the doctrine.    The result of the separation between purity and power in the theology of the baptism of the Holy Spirit amongst Pentecostals and Charismatics has led to an emphasis on power at the expense of the call for a holy life.   In some circles this has been combined with an antinomian view of God’s gracious dealing with mankind.   This has led to a devaluation of the Decalogue amongst believers.    This in turn,  has led to rather low expectations of a holy life.   Power when stressed without purity tends to be self seeking rather than God honouring.   On the other hand the Holiness believer can so stress holiness that the need for power is neglected especially in regard to spiritual gifts.    Entire sanctification is the solution to all problems.   These comments about the relationship between purity and power do not reflect the best theological writing of either camp but rather the reaction amongst believers and preachers who are not balanced theologically.

The Holiness and Pentecostal Movements are both strongly evangelistic and both would claim that their respective views of the baptism with the Spirit are a source of this passion. The evangelistic passion of the Pentecostal is easily explained in terms of power, whereas the Holiness Movement can easily explain their passion for evangelism as flowing from the love of God and one’s neighbour that originate with entire sanctification. In recent discussions, authors as different as David Pawson[ii] and Kenneth Grider[iii]   have suggested that the baptism of the Holy Spirit includes both dimensions; it seems that this is the only way forward in this debate.   Could it be that the ambiguities of Charles Finney’s position arise from the fact that the biblical  text calls for both dimensions?   The tensions we find in Finney’s thinking can only be overcome by a more holistic approach to the doctrine

It seems that, in Pentecostal circles, Luke/Acts dictates to the rest of the biblical text the shape of the doctrine;  other elements of biblical teaching need to be integrated into a full understanding of the doctrine of the baptism of the Holy Spirit.    One such example is John the Baptist's proclamation that Jesus would baptise with the Holy Spirit;  the context of his proclamation seems to be that of salvation from sin.    Indeed, one would not gather  from this initial proclamation any concept of power for ministry.    The normal extrapolation to the fact that Jesus was empowered at the coming of the Holy Spirit does not do justice to the context of the Baptist’s words.    Other passages of Scripture also associate the coming of the Spirit with a holy life, these would include the promise of the Spirit given in the Old Testament prophets.    The Apostle Paul also holds together the issues of purity and power as can be seen for example in Titus3:3-8.    Here Paul links justification and the outpouring of the Holy Spirit with holy living.    This is not the place to develop these arguments but rather to state that these  need to be taken into account in any full elaboration of the doctrine.    The lessons of the nineteenth century and indeed this century, are that to emphasise purity at the expense of power or power at the expense of purity is to impoverish our Christian life and witness. This is not meant in any way to deny the important contributions made by all those that we have looked at in this paper, but rather a call to treasure the truths on both sides of the debate and bring them into a more holistic formulation of this doctrine.

Another issue that must be addressed in any formulation of the doctrine of the baptism of the Holy Spirit is how does this all fit into or relate to the conversion-initiation process.  This needs to be addressed because it not only affects the doctrinal but also how that doctrine is realised experientially.    Again this cannot be addressed in this paper but it is an issue that arises from the research contained in this paper.   This whole area needs a multidisciplinary approach;  we need the contributions of Biblical Studies, Systematic Theology, Historical Theology and Pastoral Theology to address this doctrine in a holistic manner.    It is hoped that in some small way the research in this paper will contribute to that process.

                            

                            

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