Author: John Van Gelderen

Q#14 Faith, Repentance, and Salvation

Posted by John Van Gelderen | Jun 1, 2017 | Q&A

Q. Is repentance required for salvation? Faith and repentance? The two aspects of man’s response...

Greatest Strength and Weakness of Independent Baptist Churches

Posted by John Van Gelderen | May 31, 2017 | Local Church

Last week on the Revival Focus Facebook and Twitter accounts, we asked what people considered to...

Q#13 Repentance and Evidence

Posted by John Van Gelderen | May 24, 2017 | Q&A

Q. So doesn’t the change of mind about sin, righteousness and judgment, which is repentance, also...

The Overcoming Positive of the Spirit

Posted by John Van Gelderen | May 22, 2017 | Holy Spirit

"The emphasis is not a prison of 'Don’ts,' but the freedom of 'Won’ts.'" Sometimes we get things...

Q#12 Repentance and Turning From Sin

Posted by John Van Gelderen | May 18, 2017 | Q&A

Q. Hi John, In repentance for salvation, is there any element of desiring to turn from sin?...

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I write on the Spirit-filled Life (experiencing Jesus personally), revival and awakening (experiencing Jesus corporately), the Holy Spirit (the agent who manifests the life of Jesus), and faith (the access to the life of Jesus). In addition I may occasionally address related matters along with highlighting relevant resources.