9. I believe that covenant is the only hope of avoiding the international fragmentation of The Army within 20 years. Firstly, let me say that there is a load of good writing on covenant floating around…armybarmy and Journal of Aggressive Christianity in particular. So I’m not going to present a case here. I’m simply going … More Affirmations #9 Covenant
8. I believe that The Salvation Army is a revolutionary movement of covenanted warriors exercising holy passion to win the world for Jesus. This is the dream. revolutionary = world changingmovement = not static or declinging, holding light to structure that limits and forging oncovenanted = trust…we trust God, he trusts us, he releases the … More Affirmations #8: Salvo Identity
A request, please, for prayer for all of those who are part of the church of Jesus here in Scotland. We all face testing time here in these days for the spiritual wellbeing of our nation and indeed the advancement of the gospel. You may or may not be aware of the recent debate within … More Prayer for Scotland
7. I believe that God can do something unprecedented with The Salvation Army. I believe God can, but will we let him? Where does the future of the Army lie, how will God do his new thing? What will it look like? I believe God will be able to do something withus when we get … More Affirmations #7 New Army
Just a pause on the affirmations series to interject a post I wrote in Jan 2007, whilst I was still the CO at Pill. As I was reflecting on how things are going here at Torry, God just brought this back to my mind. I was pleasantly surpised about how Torry is beginning more and … More Simple Mission
6. I believe that charismatic cell-based Christian communities are the most effective means of accomplishing mission today I have to say that I believe this is true with all my heart. I think there is a place for larger gatherings, absolutely, but for the real nitty gritty, week-in-week-out Christianity, face to face accountability, study, worship, … More Affirmations #6 cell-based community
5. I believe that signs and wonders and prophetic and deliverance will play a big role in winning the world Again, long time readers of armyrenewal will know that this is another common feature. As we look through the pages of scripture, the gospels and Acts etc, we see a very direct correlation between proclaiming … More Affirmations #5 Demonstrating the Kingdom
4. I believe that lots of people are going to hell forever (some who never got saved, and some who lost their salvation) I can totally understand why people would want to theologise hell out of existance. I can imagine why in the midst of grief and uncertainty, Christians may chose to opt out of … More Affirmations #4: Jesus or Hell
3. I believe that we should (and can) win the world Again, this is a topic that has been repeatedly accented on this blog over its however many years now. We realise that the bottom line is that its either Jesus or hell…salvation is in him alone. We don’t hide that, we declare in in … More Affirmations #3: World Winning
2. I believe that we should (and can) be holy There is much confusion around about holiness, the arguements have been well rehearsed. Our tenth doctrine is a gem, straight out of the pages of scripture. It speaks of a possibility, a promise, a hope, a certainty…both now in our current experience and perfectly when … More Affirmations #2: Holiness
