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Journal Of Lanka Bible College (Sri Lanka), Vol 1, 2017, Lbc Centre For Graduate Studies Dehiwala, Colombo, Sri Lanka, Holy Spirit Research Center, Oral Roberts University

Journal of Lanka Bible College (Sri Lanka)

Journal of Lanka Bible College (Sri Lanka), Vol 1 (2017)

A publication for LBC Centre for Graduate Studies Dhiwala, Colombo, Sri Lanka

http://www.lbcs.edu.lk/

Articles Include:

• “Breaking The ‘Donor-Recipient’ Godlessness In International Relationships” - Rev Dr Stuart Brooking
• “Christ and the Spirit in the Light of Paul’s use of the Old Testament in Romans 15.7-13” - Dr Danny Moses
• “Driving Jesus out of Gerasenes” - M Alroy Mascrenghe
• “Youth Ministry as Missiology ‘Cross-Cultural’ Outreach: A Missiological Perspective on Youth Ministry” - Dr Paul Borthwick
• “The Foundations of Theological Thought” - Dr Peter Mead
• “Some ways Christians and Muslims can work together …

Pentecost Journal Of Theology And Mission, Vol.1, No.1, July 2016, Opoku Onyinah, Emmanuel Anim, Dela Quampah, J. Kwabena Asamoah-Gyadu, Samuel Fabunmi, Deji Ayegboyin, Frederick Gyamfi-Mensah, Patrick Johnstone

Pentecost Journal of Theology and Mission

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Obligations Of Grace, Mark E. Roberts

Empowered21 Global Network of Spirit-Empowered Scholars

Grace obliges recipients to respond in gratitude and obedience to God, the giver of grace. While the New Testament emphasizes God's grace given through Jesus Christ in a New Covenant with believers, the Old Testament emphasizes grace more than many Christians recognize. Grace is expressed in the Old Testament especially through God's free choosing of Abraham as the "father of the faithful," through divine covenants with Abraham, with the divinely constituted nation of Israel, and with the governing house of David. Such grace abounds when God's covenanted people fail to keep their covenant, yet God, after disciplining the covenant people …

The Seminary: A History Of Graduate Theological Education, Larry Hart

History of Theological Education at Oral Roberts University

As the oldest Pentecostal/charismatic seminary in the world, the Graduate School of Theology and Ministry of Oral Roberts University has enjoyed a unique history of service to the global, historic Christian church. Currently, some four hundred students come from myriad national, ethnic, and denominational backgrounds to train to “go into every person’s world,” as founder Oral Roberts would term it, with the message of God’s saving/healing love.

It is difficult to imagine that such a school could have emerged out of the cultural and spiritual tumult in the United States of the 1960s and 1970s. No one could have anticipated …

Overshadowed By The Spirit: Mary, Mother Of Our Lord, Prototype Of Spirit-Baptized Humanity, Sally J. Shelton

College of Science and Engineering Faculty Research and Scholarship

A major issue over which many Evangelicals differ from Roman Catholics is the status of Mary, Jesus’ mother. Evangelicals critique some of the Marian dogmas and practices as excesses that challenge with Christ’s sole mediation and eclipse the Spirit, while Catholics see Protestant neglect of Mary as potentially leading to failure to fully acknowledge Christ’s humanity and divinity.

This dissertation attempts to bridge the gap between the Catholic and Evangelical Marys by proposing a Pentecostal Mary. After outlining the underlying pneumatic, ecumenical hermeneutic in the first chapter, in the next three I focus on the Scriptures related to Mary, including …

Enochian Literature: A Contextual Exploration And Examination Of Its Correlation To Biblical Scripture, Ryan D. Horton

Theology Undergraduate Work

Enochian literature is a group of ancient texts which collectively depict the life and ministry of the biblical patriarch Enoch. The New Bible Dictionary states, “Enoch was a man of outstanding sanctity who enjoyed close fellowship with God.”[1] The writings of Enoch tell a fascinating story of theology, prophecy, and eschatology. The subjects of this story include giants, angels, demons, and ancestors of Noah. The Anchor Bible Dictionary states, “The Enochic corpus claims to be a series of revelations which Enoch received in antiquity and transmitted to his son Methuselah for the benefit of the righteous who would live …

Mission In Central And Eastern Europe: Realities, Perspectives, Trends, Corneliu Constantineanu, Marcel Valentin Măcelaru, Anne-Marie Kool, Mihai Himcinschi

Regnum Edinburgh Centenary Series

Central and Eastern Europe is one of the areas of the world that has undergone profound transformations during the 100 years delimited by the two Edinburgh gatherings that inspired the Regnum Edinburgh Centenary Series. It is the place in which Marxist ideology gave birth to the Communist hegemony that has impacted the European arena for over 50 years. But this is also the place where Christian Churches experienced God’s grace and provision, and even unexpected flourishing in some quarters. The present volume brings together significant contributions from over thirty theologians, missiologists and practitioners from this part of the world. The …

Mission At And From The Margins: Patterns, Protagonists And Perspectives, Peniel Jesudason, Rufus Rajkumar, Joseph Prabhakar Dayam, I. P. Asheervadham

Regnum Edinburgh Centenary Series

This volume revisits the 'hi-stories' of Mission from the 'bottom up' paying critical attention to people, perspectives and patterns that have often been elided in the construction of mission history. Focusing on the mission story of Christian churches in the South Indian state of Abdhra Pradesh, where Christianity is predominantly Dalit in its composition, this collection of essays, ushers its readers to re-shape their understanding of the landscape of mission history by drawing their attention to the silences and absences within pre-dominant historical accounts.

Bible In Mission, Pauline Hoggarth, Fergus Macdonald, Knud Jorgenson, Bill Mitchell

Regnum Edinburgh Centenary Series

To the authors of Bible in Mission, the Bible is the book of life, and mission is life in the Word. This core reality cuts across the diversity of contexts and hermeneutical strategies represented in these essays. The authors are committed to the boundary-crossings that characterize contemporary mission – and each sees the Bible as foundational to the Missio Dei, to God’s work in the world.

Orthodox Perspectives On Mission, Petros Vassiliadis

Regnum Edinburgh Centenary Series

Orthodox Perspectives on Mission is both a humble tribute to some great Orthodox theologians, who in the past have provided substantial contribution to contemporary missiological and ecumenical discussions, and an Orthodox input to the upcoming 2013 Busan WCC General Assembly. There is a long history of similar contributions by the Orthodox before all the major ecumenical events. The collected volume is divided into two parts: Part I under the subtitle The Orthodox Heritage consists of a limited number of representative Orthodox missiological contributions of the past, whereas Part II includes all the papers presented in the Plenary of the recent …

The Church Going Glocal: Mission And Globalisation, Tormod Engelsviken, Erling Lundeby, Dagfinn Solheim

Regnum Edinburgh Centenary Series

'This book provides thought-provoking and inspiring reading for all concerned with mission in the 21st century. I have been challenged by its contributors to re-think our Gospel ministries in our new local contexts marked by globalization and migration. With its biblical foundation, its missiological reflection and interaction with contemporary society I warmly recommend this volume for study and pray that it will renew our passion for the Gospel and compassion for people'.

- Rt Rev Ole Chr M Kvarme, Bishop of Oslo

Edinburgh 2010: Witnessing To Christ Today, Daryl Balia, Kirsteen Kim

Regnum Edinburgh Centenary Series

The Edinburgh 2010 study process is unique. Set up to mark the centenary of the World Missionary Conference, Edinburgh 1910, it is a project of churches worldwide which is multi-regional, cross-denominational and poly-centric. It involves all the major Christian world bodies, including Catholic, Orthodox, Protestant, Evangelical and Pentecostal, with study events taking place in every continent that involve hundreds of Christians in different parts of the world. This volume, the second in the Edinburgh 2010 series, includes reports of the nine main study groups on different themes which will be used as the raw material for discussions at the conference …

Elementary Hebrew I, Howard Ervin, Cheryl Iverson, Marlene Mankins

College of Theology and Ministry Faculty Research and Scholarship

It is the object of this course to provide the student with a basic knowledge of classical Hebrew. It is a practical concern of the instruction to provide the fundamental skills to enable the student to read and interpret the Hebrew text of the Old Testament for teaching and sermonic purposes.

Never To Be Forgotten, Danielle Parker

Bibliography & Biography

This article discusses the legacy of Dr. Howard M. Ervin on the campus of Oral Roberts University.

The Ervin Legacy, Danielle Parker

Bibliography & Biography

ORU Excellence Magazine interviews Daniel D. Isgrigg, biographer of Howard M. Ervin on his legacy as a professor at Oral Roberts University.

"Pilgrimage Into Pentecost: The Pneumatological Legacy Of Howard M. Ervin", Daniel D. Isgrigg

College of Science and Engineering Faculty Research and Scholarship

Howard M. Ervin, a Baptist and Pentecostal scholar, paved the way for other scholars to defend the Pentecostal faith in the academic world. During the last half of the twentieth century, charismatics, evangelicals and Pentecostals scholars have debated the nature and function of Spirit baptism. This paper explores the life and legacy of Dr. Howard Ervin and his impact on the Pentecostal-charismatic community.

Ervin Retires, Jadell Forman

Bibliography & Biography

ORU Excellence magazine reports on the retirement of Howard M. Ervin, Professor in the School of Theology and Missions. Ervin taught at ORU for 40 years and was recognized for his accomplishments at the university.

Worldview As A Key To Understanding Spiritual Warfare With The Emphasis On Sanctification And Evangelism, Albert Kwamena Essandoh

College of Theology and Ministry Dissertations, Projects, & Theses

An examination of current literary works on spiritual warfare within this decade shows that there has been a struggle in understanding the issues that evolve under this subject. Missiologists have presented reports that baffle western theologians; however. these phenomena are not new to the non-westem reader, and they persist. Most western theologians who have not encountered these phenomena discount these experiences, presenting arguments from a sanctification point of view.

Renowned contemporary scholars whose perspectives on worldviews, sanctification, and evangelism contribute to this research include Peter Wagner, Clinton Arnold, Derek Tidball, Howard Ervin, James Sire, John Stott, Andrew W. Hoffecker, Russell …

The Spirit & Church: Pentecostalism And Education, Yeol Soo Eim, Wonsuk Ma, Jean-Daniel Plüss, Sang-Whan Lee, Miguel Alvarez, David Daniels, Sam-Whan Kim

Spirit & Church, The

CONTENTS

EDITORIAL

Dedicating The Spirit & Church for the Kingdom of God.....Yeol Soo Eim

ARTICLES:

Pentecostalism and Public School: A Case Study of Rev. Dr. Seen-Ok Ahn.....Yeol Soo Eim

A Look at Modern Pneumatology in the Old Testament Perspective.....Wonsuk Ma

Pentecostal Theological Education in Europe: Past Programs, Present Perplexities, and Possible Projections.....Jean-Daniel Plüss

The Relevance of St. Basil’s Pneumatology to Modern Pentecostalism.....Sang-Whan Lee

Distinctives of Pentecostal Education.....Miguel Alvarez

“Live So Can Use Me Anytime, Lord, Anywhere”: Theological Education in the Church of God in Christ, 1970 to 1997.....David Daniels

God the Trinity …

Review Of Pauline Theology: Ministry And Society, Edward W. Watson

College of Theology and Ministry Faculty Research and Scholarship

Watson, Edward W. Perspectives in Religious Studies 25, no. 4 (Wint 1998): 404–7.

Reviews of:

Spiritual Exercises Based on Paul's Epistle to the Romans. By Joseph A. Fitzmyer. New York: Paulist, 1995. Pp. 235. $14.95.

Reading Romans: A Literary and Theological Commentary. By Luke Timothy Johnson. New York: Crossroad, 1997. Pp. 224. $24.95.

Pauline Theology: Ministry and Society. By E. Earle Ellis. Lanham MD: University Press, 1997. Pp. 182. N. p.

The Complete And Perfect Salvation In Jesus Christ (Manual), Robert Voight, Holy Spirit Research Center, Oral Roberts University

Holy Spirit In the Now

In 1972, Lord J. Arthur Rank made a grant to Oral Roberts University to endow a Chair in the Holy Spirit. Oral Roberts was the first professor to be holder of that chair, and this course, The Holy Spirit in the Now, is the result of the several classes that Roberts taught concerning the Holy Spirit.

Students of ORU during the 1970s-1990s enjoyed the powerful teaching. Current students are still required to watch these videos in order to understand the role of the Holy Spirit in the life of the founder of the University.

In the 1990s, Dr. Robert Voight …

"Koinonia, Church And Sacraments: A Pentecostal Response", Howard M. Ervin

Bibliography & Biography

This is a paper from the Roman Catholic/Pentecostal Dialogues at Casa Cardinal Piazza Madonna deil' ORTO in Venezia, Italy held from July 31st - August 8, 1987. Howard M. Ervin was the Pentecostal Respondent in the dialogues.

Oru Profs Participate In Dialogue With The Vatican, Howard M. Ervin

Bibliography & Biography

"ORU profs participate in Vatican Dialogue", Communique 11.2 (Fall 1985), p. 24

Two ORU graduate theology professors were participants in the May dialogue. Dr. Jerry L. Sandidge, new professor of Church History, serves as the secretary for the Pentecostal representatives. Dr. Howard Ervin, senior professor of Old Testament, has been a participant since 1979 and has presented two major theological papers including one on the "Biblical Hermeneutics of Pentecostals." This year's dialogue focused on the topic, "Communion of Saints."

Logos Journal – (September- October, 1981), Dan Malachuk

Logos Journal

The Logos Journal was published in the 1970s to provide teaching on the baptism in the Spirit for churches and believers in the Charismatic Renewal. The journal was edited by Dan Malachuk. Logos Journal was published bimonthly by Logos International Fellowship, Inc., a nonprofit ministry dedicated to communicating the Gospel of Jesus Christ throughout the world by promoting renewal and reconciliation in the body of Christ.

The images of this book are copyrighted to the Holy Spirit Research Center and may not be reproduced in any form.

Logos Journal – (July- August, 1981), Dan Malachuk

Logos Journal

The Logos Journal was published in the 1970s to provide teaching on the baptism in the Spirit for churches and believers in the Charismatic Renewal. The journal was edited by Dan Malachuk. Logos Journal was published bimonthly by Logos International Fellowship, Inc., a nonprofit ministry dedicated to communicating the Gospel of Jesus Christ throughout the world by promoting renewal and reconciliation in the body of Christ.

The images of this book are copyrighted to the Holy Spirit Research Center and may not be reproduced in any form.

Logos Journal – (January- February, 1981), Dan Malachuk

Logos Journal

The Logos Journal was published in the 1970s to provide teaching on the baptism in the Spirit for churches and believers in the Charismatic Renewal. The journal was edited by Dan Malachuk. Logos Journal was published bimonthly by Logos International Fellowship, Inc., a nonprofit ministry dedicated to communicating the Gospel of Jesus Christ throughout the world by promoting renewal and reconciliation in the body of Christ.

The images of this book are copyrighted to the Holy Spirit Research Center and may not be reproduced in any form.

Logos Journal – (November- December, 1980), Dan Malachuk

Logos Journal

The Logos Journal was published in the 1970s to provide teaching on the baptism in the Spirit for churches and believers in the Charismatic Renewal. The journal was edited by Dan Malachuk. Logos Journal was published bimonthly by Logos International Fellowship, Inc., a nonprofit ministry dedicated to communicating the Gospel of Jesus Christ throughout the world by promoting renewal and reconciliation in the body of Christ.

The images of this book are copyrighted to the Holy Spirit Research Center and may not be reproduced in any form.

Logos Journal – (September- October, 1980), Dan Malachuk

Logos Journal

The Logos Journal was published in the 1970s to provide teaching on the baptism in the Spirit for churches and believers in the Charismatic Renewal. The journal was edited by Dan Malachuk. Logos Journal was published bimonthly by Logos International Fellowship, Inc., a nonprofit ministry dedicated to communicating the Gospel of Jesus Christ throughout the world by promoting renewal and reconciliation in the body of Christ.

The images of this book are copyrighted to the Holy Spirit Research Center and may not be reproduced in any form.

Logos Journal – (July- August, 1980), Dan Malachuk

Logos Journal

The Logos Journal was published in the 1970s to provide teaching on the baptism in the Spirit for churches and believers in the Charismatic Renewal. The journal was edited by Dan Malachuk. Logos Journal was published bimonthly by Logos International Fellowship, Inc., a nonprofit ministry dedicated to communicating the Gospel of Jesus Christ throughout the world by promoting renewal and reconciliation in the body of Christ.

The images of this book are copyrighted to the Holy Spirit Research Center and may not be reproduced in any form.

Logos Journal – (May- June, 1980), Dan Malachuk

Logos Journal

The Logos Journal was published in the 1970s to provide teaching on the baptism in the Spirit for churches and believers in the Charismatic Renewal. The journal was edited by Dan Malachuk. Logos Journal was published bimonthly by Logos International Fellowship, Inc., a nonprofit ministry dedicated to communicating the Gospel of Jesus Christ throughout the world by promoting renewal and reconciliation in the body of Christ.

The images of this book are copyrighted to the Holy Spirit Research Center and may not be reproduced in any form.