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The Terrible Failure of the Secular Gospel

By Michael Brown http://www.charismamag.com/life/culture/23142-the-terrible-failure-of-the-secular-gospel Almost 20 years ago, the journal  First Things  published an article by a famous German theologian named Wolfhart Pannenberg titled " How to Think About Secularism ." In the article, Pannenberg outlined the nature of secularism and how it threatened the church, also explaining how the church should not respond to the challenge. Looking back, it's clear that many of our pastors and leaders have done the opposite of what he counseled, and we are paying the price for it today. Pannenberg himself was orthodox in some of his beliefs and unorthodox in others, but I'm focusing here on his observations about secularism rather than his  overall theology . Tracing today's Western secularism back to the 17th century, he wrote, "A public climate of secularism undermines the confidence of Christians in the truth of what they believe." So, it is not...

God's Mind on Mastering your Finances

"Jesus spent more time teaching on money than on heaven and hell combined" Apostle Geoffrey  Kiriungi, Jesus Wave International Breakthrough in money will cause an overcoming of 70% of demons.  To be able to justify this claim, let us as first look at doctrinal concepts - the concept of abundance.  You cannot rise higher than your faith. Your faith cannot go higher than knowledge because faith comes by knowledge. Romans 10:17 'So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.' Prosperity is provided in the redemptive work of God as one of the seven blessings of salvation. Genesis 22:8 'And Abraham said, My son, God will provide himself a lamb for a burnt offering: so they went both of them together.' Provision is part of the redemptive work of God. 2Corinthians 8:9 'For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that ye through his poverty might be ...