Dr Paul Allen

E.N. Bell — A Voice of Restraint in an Era of Controversy E.N. Bell, the first and fourth general chairman of the Assemblies of God . by  Richard A. Lewis The history of the Assemblies of God is filled with individuals who shaped the fledgling organization into what it is today. One of these influential founding fathers was Eudorus Neander Bell (1866–1923). In citing even a few of his accomplishments, we discover just how invaluable he was. Recognizing the need to organize the revival and with only the initial support of H.A. Goss, Bell agreed to issue the “call” in his magazine,  Word and Witness , for Pentecostals to convene in Hot Springs, Arkansas . Joining these two men in this endeavor were M.M. Pinson, A.P. Collins, and D.C.O. Opperman. This resulted in the formation of the Assemblies of God. Bell was the first and fourth chairman (general superintendent) of the Fellowship. Between his terms as chairman, he served the young organization as general secretary and as

Acts   3:11-26 As Peter spoke to the crowd in the temple courts following the healing of a  man crippled from birth, he made it clear that Jesus fulfilled the Old  Testament prophecies (see Acts  3:18 ,24). But could Jesus have merely fulfilled these prophecies by accident? Could it be that he’s just one of many  throughout history who have coincidentally fit the prophetic fingerprint? “Not a chance,” comes the response of Louis Lapides, a Christian convert from  Judaism . “The odds are so astronomical that they rule that out. Someone did  the math and estimated that the probability of just eight prophecies being  fulfilled is one chance in one hundred million billion. That number is  millions of times greater than the total number of people who’ve ever walked  the planet! “That same person calculated that if you took this number of silver dollars,  they would cover the state of Texas to a depth of two feet. If you marked one  silver dollar among them and then had a blindfolded p

Stained glass at St John the Baptist's Anglican Church http://www.stjohnsashfield.org.au, Ashfield, New South Wales. Illustrates Jesus' description of himself "I am the Good Shepherd" (from the Gospel of John, chapter 10, verse 11). This version of the image shows the detail of his face. The memorial window is also captioned: "To the Glory of God and in Loving Memory of William Wright. Died 6th November, 1932. Aged 70 Yrs." (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) Acts 3:11–26   As Peter spoke to the crowd in the temple courts following the healing of a man crippled from birth, he made it clear that Jesus fulfilled the Old Testament prophecies (see Acts 3:18 , 24 ). But could Jesus have merely fulfilled these prophecies by accident? Could it be that he’s just one of many throughout history who have coincidentally fit the prophetic fingerprint? “Not a chance,” comes the response of Louis Lapides, a Christian convert from Judaism . “The odds are so astronomical th