articles by Phillip Ross http://www.ideamarketers.com/library/profile.cfm?writerid=68446 We have a Romantic understanding of revival, as if it is a sweet and glorious time -- like a family reunion or picnic But real revival, real reformation is traumatic It divides as well as unites http://www.ideamarketers.com/?articleid=981434 Sun, 14 Mar 2010 08:00:00 EST http://www.ideamarketers.com/?articleid=981434 Paul said that God works in His church, His people, through a variety of means And that in spite of the variety of ways that God makes Himself manifest there is always a unity that binds the different manifestations of His work together http://www.ideamarketers.com/?articleid=969693 Sun, 07 Mar 2010 08:00:00 EST http://www.ideamarketers.com/?articleid=969693 Real evangelism is not arm twisting people into the kingdom It is the exercise of faithful service in the midst of ordinary living http://www.ideamarketers.com/?articleid=957595 Sat, 27 Feb 2010 08:00:00 EST http://www.ideamarketers.com/?articleid=957595 A person who has charisma is a person who is attractive and influential among others Pauls usage of the word in this chapter (and the next) suggests that spiritual gifts are used by God for the purpose of evangelism, attracting people through the m http://www.ideamarketers.com/?articleid=956577 Fri, 26 Feb 2010 08:00:00 EST http://www.ideamarketers.com/?articleid=956577 While we wait for Christ to return in judgment, we can help reduce the negative consequences of that judgment by performing the duties of deacons -- not necessarily seeking the formal office of deacon, but by performing the informal function of table http://www.ideamarketers.com/?articleid=950193 Mon, 22 Feb 2010 08:00:00 EST http://www.ideamarketers.com/?articleid=950193 If the church would clean its own house, it would not fall under the judgment of God This is very difficult to hear and even more difficult to actually engage http://www.ideamarketers.com/?articleid=945706 Fri, 19 Feb 2010 08:00:00 EST http://www.ideamarketers.com/?articleid=945706 Receiving Communion is not simply helpful for the saved, those who have been regenerated by the Holy Spirit It is also harmful for the lost, those who have not been regenerated From a trinitarian perspective the Lords body is the body of Jesus of http://www.ideamarketers.com/?articleid=939348 Sun, 14 Feb 2010 08:00:00 EST http://www.ideamarketers.com/?articleid=939348 The simple act of participating in the Lords Supper brings about the separation of the saved and the lost by distinguishing the difference between them, that difference being regeneration or Christ-given worthiness http://www.ideamarketers.com/?articleid=939000 Sat, 13 Feb 2010 08:00:00 EST http://www.ideamarketers.com/?articleid=939000 What Paul calls the Way, they called a sect The Way of Christ refers to the entire cultural structure of Christianity in its wholeness, its totality The Way of Christ is a way of life, a lifestyle Paul received from Christ a vision of Christian so http://www.ideamarketers.com/?articleid=925573 Sun, 07 Feb 2010 08:00:00 EST http://www.ideamarketers.com/?articleid=925573 False beliefs "must be" in the churches, according to Paul Gods purpose is unalterable, and since there were false prophets during Old Testament times, it must be expected that false teachers would arise in the Christian churches Satan is always b http://www.ideamarketers.com/?articleid=905692 Sun, 31 Jan 2010 08:00:00 EST http://www.ideamarketers.com/?articleid=905692