The Latter Rain Evangel July 1934 Vol. 26, No. 10 The Lost Glory. The New Zealand Reaper un-earths a seventeenth century criticism of a twentieth century revival. “Even nature,” says William Prynne, the Puritan, “abhors to see a woman shorne or polled. A woman with cut haire is much like a monster; and all repute […]
Category: Wisdom from our elders
Revelation vs Discovery
God Gave it vs I Found it….. Revelation vs Discovery Discovery—a baby suddenly realizes that the waving object in front of his face …. Is a part of him! Revelation—a darkened area of the mind is suddenly flooded with light! Discovery—coming to know that which was previously unknown via the senses or through another’s explanation […]
Nature's Weakening Voice
Nature’s Weakening Voice… NATURE HAS GONE PEAR SHAPED “Doth not even nature itself teach you, that, if a man have long hair, it is a shame unto him?” 1 Cor 11:14 The British idiom “gone pear shaped” meaning things have either gone wrong or produced an unexpected and unwanted result, I think, may well fit […]
Ministerial Stigmata
Ministerial Stigmata I am no catholic, for it is they that have caused the corruption of the word “stigmata”, but I have seen and witnessed stigmata—inflicted upon many a true man of God. While the marks are, for the most part, not a scaring of the epidermis but are most often a stigmata of the […]
The Generation Of The ‘Saved’ Backslider
The Generation Of The ‘Saved’ Backslider Saved backsliders? Yes, although it sounds like an oxymoron, it is a sad commonplace in Pentecostal ranks today. Old fashioned type backsliders that say, “I’m not in church, keep praying for me” are getting harder and harder to find. Remember the day when you knew someone was backslidden and […]
Sinning Against His Own Body
Sinning Against His Own Body Why is sexual immorality considered to be “sinning against one’s own body?” Mainly because the Bible declares it to be in I Cor 6. However, just exactly what does that term signify? What sets this act apart from others? While the consumption of drugs or alcohol (and other various sins) […]
The Fawn and the Old Mountain
The Fawn and the Old Mountain The old Indian told the story of the mountain and the fawn …… where the fawn, just gaining mastery of his shaky legs, and feeling good about his progress gained a new self-confidence and felt he was now ready to face all the world and its mysteries. The fawn […]
Bible Collection or Dissection?
Bible Collection or Dissection? I have always loved word meanings—because words mean things—whether it be just the etymological tracing of words of the English language or of the Greek and Hebrew. It has always been hard for me to pass up a book with an alluring title that has something to do with word meanings. […]
The Parable Of The Wheat & Tares
THE PARABLE OF THE WHEAT & TARES To me there are several parts of the wheat & tares parable that give me pause from accepting the common interpretation that the parable is addressing the good and bad IN the church. First, there is the fact that the Lord Himself clearly explains the parable, notably telling […]
Rebuked For My Backwardness
Rebuked For My Backwardness I was rebuked . . .divinely rebuked! Some years ago, I was thumbing frantically through the pages of my study Bible in search of a text. I had earlier experienced something that had formulated into a good “thought” (as we tend to call such experiences) and it was building and fleshing […]