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We conclude working through Iain Murray's Pentecost-Today: The Biblical Understanding of Revival with a discussion of the final chapter, chapter 7: "Six Things Revival Will Bring."

Our discussion of revival continues. We take up chapter 6 ("Hindering Revival: Evangelical Fanaticism") of Iain Murray's Pentecost-Today: The Biblical Basis for Understanding Revival. 

Fanaticism—when we elevate subjective emotion over objective truth—is a potent temptation for all of us, particularly in our cultural milieu. 

Listen to this episode to hear some of our thoughts on the Charlie Kirk Memorial. Was it a gospel opportunity? Sure. Was it an example of fanaticism?

Give thanks to God! ...with a few asides, including Dick Cheney, Manischewitz egg kichel, and Oreo dunking techniques.

Our discussion of revival continues. We take up chapter 5 ("The Interpretation of Experience") of Iain Murray's Pentecost-Today: The Biblical Basis for Understanding Revival. 

It is dangerous when we make our own individual experiences normative for all Christians.

What does preaching have to do with revival? We take up chapter 4 ("The Holy Spirit and Preaching") of Iain Murray's Pentecost-Today: The Biblical Basis for Understanding Revival. We conclude with some applications to Christian Nationalism.

We discuss chapter 3 of Murray's Pentecost-Today. God's sovereignty and man's responsibility. The earth is the Lord's, and when we pray "Thy Kingdom come," the object is the whole earth. Nationalism is short-sighted.

Let's bring in Charles G. Finney—the father of means. It's always man's temptation to dispense with God's means for what we consider to be our own more expedient means to usher in His Kingdom.

A discussion of chapter 2 of Iain Murray's Pentecost-Today: The Biblical Basis for Understanding Revival.

This episode of WDN begins a new series in which we work through Iain Murray's Pentecost-Today: The Biblical Basis for Understanding Revival. While most Christians hope to see revival, particularly Christian nationalists, it's essential to establish a Biblical definition of "revival" before striving in our own strength to achieve it. Many are in danger of putting the cart before the horse. If the Church gets this wrong, it will lead to dire consequences.

In our last episode on the "boring" parts of the Bible, we tackle the book of Leviticus. 

In the end, the best way to make sense of the "boring" parts of the Bible is to tie everything to Jesus Christ, the Word of God.

In our third episode on the "boring" parts of the Bible, Jeremy, Matt, and Andrew do some work to convince you that Biblical genealogies are important. Along the way, we mention surrogacy, IVF, and the Mormons.