Evangelicalism

I was engaged once in my life. My girlfriend desire to get married was so extent that she bought the engagement ring. I was very immature handling relationships, and that usually left me with a heap of misfortunes. I did not care for her, and I took the relationship as a sport. I was unfaithful to her many times over. When I finally had enough courage to leave her for another girl, I did. At first she did not know the full extend to why I had left her. She continually made attempts to win me…

to understand the experiences of consolation and desolation. Dirks says that “even though the discernment of spirits seems to be an obvious pathway for any believer to attend to, most people fail to process these inner leanings. In Protestant evangelicalism, most spiritual formation stays focused in the realm of thought, information and then behaviour. Little or no consideration is given to the subjective realm.” I know there are lots of books on discernment of spirits and the importance of…

It is the idea “firmly embodied at the heart of the Protestant revolution that all Christians have the right to interpret the Bible for themselves.” This “idea” enabled the scholars and thinkers to do an in-depth examination of the doctrines and teachings of the Roman Catholic Church in the light of Scripture. McGrath brings to light in his study the shortcomings of the teachings of Catholicism and the abuses of the clergy hierarchy which brought about the need for change. This dangerous idea…