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A Theological Pilgrimage

• Preface and Personal Testimony
• 1. Renewal in the Spirit
• 2. A New Era in History
• 3.The Upsurge of Pentecostalism
• 4. The Person & Work of the Spirit
• 5. Baptism in the Holy Spirit
• 6. The Missing Dimension
• 7. The Charismatic Movement & Reformed Theology
• 8. God's Mighty Acts
• 9. Why Speak in Tongues?
• 10. The Holy Spirit & Eschatology
• 11. A Pentecostal Theology
• 12.The Greater Gifts
• 13. Biblical Truth & Experience
• 14. Theological Perspectives of the Pentecostal/Charismatic Movement
• 15. The Gifts of the Holy Spirit and Their Application to the Contemporary Church
• 16. The Engagement of the Holy Spirit
• Abbreviations
• Bibliography
• Conclusion

The Gift of the Holy Spirit Today

• 1. Background
• 2. Dimensions
• 3. Response
• 4. Purpose
• 5. Reception
• 6. Means
• 7. Context
• 8. Effects

Ten Teachings

• 1. God
• 2. Creation
• 3. Sin
• 4. Jesus Christ
• 5. Salvation
• 6.The Holy Spirit
• 7. Sanctification
• 8. The Church
• 9. The Kingdom
• 10. Life Everlasting

The Pentecostal Reality

• Preface
• 1. The Pentecostal Reality
• 2. The Event of the Spirit
• 3. Pentecostal Spirituality
• 4. The Holy Spirit & Evangelism
• 5. The Holy Trinity

Published Online Writings

Prophecy by the Book

• 1. Introduction: The Return of Christ
• 2. Procedure in Studying Prophecy
• 3.The New Testament Understanding of Old Testament Prophecy
• 4. Israel in Prophecy
• 5. The Fulfillment of Prophecy
• 6. Tribulation
• 7. The Battle of Armageddon
• 8. The Contemporary Scene

Scripture: God's Written Word

• 1. Background
• 2. Evidence of Scripture as God's Written Word
• 3. The Purpose of Scripture
• 4. The Mode of Writing
• 5. The Inspiration of Scripture
• 6. The Character of the Inspired Text
• 7. Understanding Scripture

The Holy Spirit in the Early Church

• A Study of the Apostolic Fathers and on through the Church Councils of Fourth and Fifth Centuries

Other Writings

• Published Works
• Letters

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