God’s Voice

The Departure of Organized Christianity from its Roots, Second through Sixth Centuries CE

Ian Johnson December 25, 2020 1 Comment

This is an outline of the second part of my attempt to link early errors of organized Christianity to the state of the modern world–specifically, in this part, by showing the origins and entrance of specific errors before Muhammad which profoundly affected subsequent history. Links will be added as future posts are written.

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THE VOICE OF GOD (GOD SPEAKING TO US) OUTLINE

Ian Johnson December 24, 2020 4 Comments

This is the index to a series of posts on the voice, words and Word of God, the centrality of God’s voice to everything, and the argument that God both still speaks and still speaks to us, Links will be filled into the outline as future posts are written.

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Prophets (New Testament)

Ian Johnson November 29, 2020 3 Comments

Prophets tell forth God’s words to an individual, church or situation, giving God’s perspective which is not plainly visible without God’s illumination. The purpose of prophecy is to edify the Church. Prediction of the future is not the essence of prophecy. Many great preachers were likely prophets, though not recognized as such. This function is still important to the Body, and therefore still present in it.

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The Bad Example of Korah

Ian Johnson September 20, 2020 3 Comments

Korah’s rebellion was to insist on half the truth–that all in the congregation of Israel were holy, set apart to God, because the Lord was among them–but to reject the other half–that only the Lord had the right to assign each their functions. They denied this half of the truth to rebelliously assert their own authority, as false teachers today also do.

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From Early Christianity to Islam and Back–2. Negative Developments in Christianity Before Muhammad

Ian Johnson July 14, 2020 7 Comments

Between the end of the First Century CE and the end of the Sixth Century, Christianity grew but also deteriorated in a number of ways. The deterioration arose mainly from the infiltration of Greek philosophy, a change in emphasis to mass evangelism and the politicization of Christianity, followed by the questionable conversion of Constantine. These changes set up many of the specific parts of Christianity that Islam either adopted, or reacted strongly against. They also set up mucj of later European history.

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From Early Christianity to Islam and Back — 1. The Earliest Christianity

Ian Johnson July 13, 2020 6 Comments

This post is the first in a series of six outlining a broad view of how things in the Church and the world got to be as they are now, including contributions early Christianity and Islam made to each other. This post attempts to outline the basic positions of early Christianity. Comments are invited!

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Hearing and Understanding God’s Voice is Dependent on Our Oneness

Ian Johnson June 21, 2020 5 Comments

God is not silent. He is always speaking, and has always spoken to humans. But the humans who recognize and understand his voice are members of his flock. And those who distance themselves from the flock, not living in unity, cannot accurately discern his voice.

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No Merit — The Golden Key to Freedom in Christ

Ian Johnson May 1, 2020 10 Comments

He has shown us the way into a new life, a life beyond death, a life that is at peace with God. We must receive his life and follow him, living in the Spirit as he did. That is all. No “merit” is involved. God doesn’t look at our “merit.” Jesus doesn’t save us by giving us his “merit;” he saves us by giving us himself. This is the key to freedom.

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My Strangest Prayer and My Personal Experience with Prophecy

Ian Johnson April 26, 2020 3 Comments

My personal journey from a liberal church that had little belief in spiritual gifts, through local churches of various other flavors, to the point of praying for prophecy, as 1 Corinthians 14:1, 12 and 39 seemed to say was appropriate.

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The Departure of Organized Christianity from its Roots, Second through Sixth Centuries CE

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THE VOICE OF GOD (GOD SPEAKING TO US) OUTLINE

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Prophets (New Testament)

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The Bad Example of Korah

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From Early Christianity to Islam and Back–2. Negative Developments in Christianity Before Muhammad

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From Early Christianity to Islam and Back — 1. The Earliest Christianity

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Hearing and Understanding God’s Voice is Dependent on Our Oneness

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No Merit — The Golden Key to Freedom in Christ

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My Strangest Prayer and My Personal Experience with Prophecy

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