Since the dawn of the “positive thinking” message of Norman Vincent Peale in the 20th century, there has been an avalanche of preachers teaching variations of this message. (The “health and wealth” prosperity gospel, “name it and claim it”, along with various modes of motivational types of preaching.) Although this positive message extracts truth from Scripture and has great merit, when isolated outside the whole council of God it can be misleading and even dis-heartening for adherents who fail to see their dreams come true. Furthermore, when the objective is “self-fulfillment”, the message often reduces the Gospel of Christ to appease the narcissistic dreams of half-baked Christians.
The specter of antediluvian sins of the times of Noah is rearing its ugly head again in these times. Men are once more having “intercourse” with demonic or fallen angelic beings in ways that confer power on them to manifest miracles, signs and wonders whose real sources and validity can only be uncovered by prophetic discernment. Continue Reading
The Ekklesia formation: the current emphases of the Spirit of God, its post denomination, and the reformation paradigm is producing a New Wineskin for the expression of the Faith globally. It is borne out of the Understanding of Gospel of the Kingdom as against the Gospel of the Church.
Creation stories are important because they are our faith’s explanation for the start of all things concerning us. They give us a peek at our true identity, who we were made to be, what our relationship with creation is, how God works, and ultimately, hold the key to figuring out what is wrong with us.
