tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37078384.post5972481495064849803..comments2023-11-30T08:29:11.622+00:00Comments on Cookie's days: Reflections on RevivalDavid Cookehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07166285024191104799noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37078384.post-38504405455457055722013-05-15T12:22:06.830+00:002013-05-15T12:22:06.830+00:00Thanks for the thought Phil and really good to mee...Thanks for the thought Phil and really good to meet the other day. <br /><br />I certainly agree that holiness is central to revival. The question of the theological debates is of course linked and when the gospel is comprehended anew in times of revival all sorts of people are ushered into the church through conversion who need discipling. <br /><br />Hope you find more to enjoy amid previous posts. <br /><br />Blessings<br /><br />DavidDavid Cookehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07166285024191104799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37078384.post-1186986430044670172013-05-13T11:07:42.712+00:002013-05-13T11:07:42.712+00:00David, it was great to meet you last week at St.Ma...David, it was great to meet you last week at St.Marks.<br /><br />There is one other thing I'd add to this list that I've noticed in reading about the Welsh Revivals, Cambuslang and the Great Awakening:<br /><br />The time of Revival is preceded by a passionate devotion to holiness in the church. Perhaps this is because few things demonstrate a heart-devotion to God than a willingness to lay aside long-cherished sin and to sacrifice oneself for the glory of honouring and obeying God. <br /><br />I hear what you say about the distracting, demoralising debates about sexuality etc. But I do wonder too whether they aren't growing out of a generation of Christians that wants to find a way of avoiding the demands of holiness. We want to be saved from the guilt of our sins and their eternal consequences, but we're not so keen to be saved from the daily presence of them...! <br /><br />Interestingly too the Revivals seem to peter out amidst a lack of concern for holiness.<br /><br />Hope to see you again soon and thanks for the heads up about Cwmbran - what an encouragement!Phil Allcocknoreply@blogger.com