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The logic of an idea, once it has gained a foothold in the human psyche, has a tendency to work itself out with a relentless consistency to its ultimate con-clusions even among men of disparate cultures who have little or no contact with or knowledge of each other, but more especially so where that idea is widely accepted by a community—unless it is effectively challen-ged. And so it has been with sacerdotalism and prelacy, which even the Reformation was not able to expunge entirely from the minds of Christian men, and so the wretched harvest produced by these ideas began to grow once more before the dust thrown up by the ploughing of the Reformation had settled on the ground. And this is all the more remarkable because, as Max Weber pointed out, “every consistent doctrine of predestined grace inevitably implied a radical and ultimate devaluation of all magical, sacramental and institutional distributions of grace, in view of God’s sovereign will.”

— Stephen Perks,
The Christian Passover:
Agape Feast or Ritual Abuse?, p. 46
The Officials of the Roman Empire in time of persecution sought to force the Christians to sacrifice, not to any of the heathen gods, but to the Genius of the Emperor and the Fortune of the city of Rome; and at all times the Christians' refusal was looked upon not as a religious but as a political offence.

— Frances Legge,
Forerunners and Rivals of Christianity,
Vol, I, p. lvi.
The history of Eastern Christianity under the rule of Islam has already been written. The story is a depressing one. The history of Western Christianity under the rule of Islam has yet to be written. Whether it will ever be written may well depend on how seriously the Church in the West takes the Great Commission in the next few decades and on whether the zeal and self-sacrifice of Muslims for their jihad can be matched by the zeal and self-sacrifice of Christians for the Great Commission - indeed, whether Muslims, with their zeal and self-sacrifice, can be converted from jihad to the Great Commission.

— Stephen Perks,
"From Jihad to Great Commission"
in Christianity & Society, Vol. VIX, No. 3
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DateFriday, July 1, 2011 at 1:29AM

Fellowship Weekend 2008

Fellowship Weekend July 2009

The aim of the Kuyper Foundation Fellowship Weekend is to provide a venue for fellowship and stimulating discussion and thought in a relaxing and leisurely environment. The emphasis is on discussion and questions after an initial presentation of the subject mater and on informal fellowship. We shall also hold a worship service on the Sunday morning.

As in previous years there will be a soirée on the Saturday evening from 9.00 to 12.00 p.m. This will be a wine, cheese and “nibbles” party. Please bring some wine and/or other drinks, some cheese, biscuits and nibbles to put out on a common table to be shared with what others bring. There will be some live music in the background (string quartet or similar group).

Location

Brunel Manor is situated in magnificent wooded grounds near the south Devon coast overlooking the sea with far-reaching views down to Torquay. There is a beach a short but fairly steep walk away. The seaside towns of Torquay and Teignmouth are near. In the manor there is a games room, swimming pool, tennis court, play area, and plenty of grounds and gardens. It provides the perfect venue for the Kuyper Foundation Fellowship Weekend.

Brunel Manor was built in the 1850s and was to have been the home of the great engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel. Although he never lived in it he helped design the formal gardens and the house retains some of his original design. In 1962 it was purchased by the Woodland House of Prayer trust to be a place of physical and spiritual renewal.

Speaker

Stephen Perks speaking on the Cultural Mission of the Church.

 

 

 

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