by Dawson Jarrell | Feb 2, 2024 | Christian Living, Discipleship, Ecclesiology, Spiritual Growth
Manifestations, The Devil and Discernment This is the last post in my series on physical manifestations. I am particularly focused on what has been called being “slain in the Spirit”. When it comes to those controversial topics. Everyone has an opinion. What is most...
by Dawson Jarrell | Jan 19, 2024 | Doctrines, Ecclesiology, Uncategorized
Slain in the Spirit as a Sacrament? As we saw in the last post, what started as a phenomenon evolved over time to be viewed more as a sacramental experience that could happen during a liturgical practice of laying on hands. This week we will look at the theological...
by Dawson Jarrell | Jan 12, 2024 | Church History, Ecclesiology
Slain in the Spirit: Historical Witness Historical Witness In this little historical overview I try to focus on occurrences of such manifestations in evangelical and holiness movements not commonly noted in the history books. In the second half, I look at the...
by Dawson Jarrell | Jan 3, 2024 | Church History, Doctrines, Ecclesiology, Spiritual Growth
Slain in the Spirit 101 This is the opening blog of a five-part series on this controversial topic. The first blog is a short introduction to the subject with my own not-so-subtle take on it. What is being “Slain in the Spirit”? Sociological...
by Dawson Jarrell | Nov 3, 2023 | Ecclesiology, Spiritual Gifts
Gordon D. Fee on the Spirit in the New Testament In his book ‘Gospel and Spirit’, Gordon D. Fee strings together a “Drop the Mic” level diatribe on the New Testament believers’ experience of the Holy Spirit in comparison to Today. “I think it is fair to note...
by Dawson Jarrell | Aug 8, 2023 | Christian Ethics, Ecclesiology
Two Kinds of Leadership In a blog on theology in the Gospel of Mark, renowned Greek professor and Pauline scholar David Allen Black wrote about a memory that still haunts him: “As a 10-year-old boy growing up in Hawaii, I clearly remember the day our pastor was...
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