The Holy Spirit operates only in accordance with Christ and the Scriptures
Read Thomas Brooks on the tactics Satan uses to entice us to sin and how to resist them
The Church exists for nothing else but to draw men into Christ, to make them little Christs. If they are not doing that, all the cathedrals, clergy, missions, sermons, even the Bible itself, are simply a waste of time. C.S.... Continue Reading →
The Holy Spirit anoints spiritual leaders, but this anointing must be recognized by the body of Christ and not authenticated by the leader herself.
Read about Tozer's sevenfold test for discerning the authenticity of religious experiences
Run, John, run, the Law commands, But gives me neither feet nor hands. 'Tis better news the Gospel brings: It bids me fly and gives me wings. John Bunyan
The purpose of spiritual gifts is to build others up
A great deal of the spiritual formation literature abroad in the land is grounded in Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodoxy spirituality. Even when written by evangelicals, the authors' training and sources are largely from those traditions. My own education was weighed heavily... Continue Reading →
[He] who will, in the long run, be satisfied with nothing less than perfection, will also be delighted with the first feeble, stumbling effort you make tomorrow to do the simplest duty. C.S. Lewis, Mere Christianity
The Magpie 