THE GOD DRIVEN CHURCH By Jock Duncan.
About a year ago when I read Jock's book I was amused by the words under the author's name "40 years a Pentecostal Preacher." To my RF eyes this seemed rather un RF. In my neck of the woods it would be unheard of to call a Spiritfilled pastor a Pentecostal Preacher - and scorned. Likewise scorned was a Pentecostal church where people affirming the preacher's words would mutter "preach it Preacher, preach it" (not RF lingo) rather than "and all the people said....."
In my early "walk" I was ticked off for filling out a form with Pentecostal as my church of choice instead of Spiritfilled Christian with Revival Centres included.
There were even more surprises within the pages of Jock's book. Besides Pentecostal Preacher there was Holy Ghost baptism (receiving the Spirit), born again christian (Spiritfilled), Pentecostal Revival, and here's a good one, inside the Pentecostal umbrella.
Strangely there was no direct reference to Revival Fellowship Church, which is of course, linked to Revival Çentres - the two churches where Jock spent his 40 plus years. John Kuhlmann and Jack Clay receive a mention, although not in association with RF or RCI. The general term of fellowship or assembly plus fledgeling assembly and fledgeling Pentecostal fellowship etc were used instead. However, Jock's Email address appears throughout and his contact telephone number is on page 2.
With hard cover and possibly revised editions now available one wonders if this will become the official RF manual and witnessing tool as it covers all RF teaching - healing, water baptism, second coming and more:-
Chapter 5 The Wanderer's Race British Israel
7 The Wonderful Numberer Bible Numerics
12 The Land of Mizraim Pyramid/Aswan Dam
13 The Great Çontroversy Tongues
All appropriate reading for RF folk, especially given the author's standing as an RF pastor. While not of literary excellence, it is simple enough for RF folk to understand, (ie bible numerics) become excited about and want to pass on to unsaved relatives and friends.
Part of Jock's brief forward reads "this book is an accumulation of 40 plus years of experience as a "Pentecostal Preacher." (inverted commas mine) I hope it has God's imprimatur.
Well, I'm sure it has John Kuhlmann's imprimatur given the close family connections - Jock being John's brother-in-law - their respective wives Hellen and Janet are sisters.
I believe the aim of this book is to combine the RF message into one reader friendly book for witnessing, softened by Jock's nice testimony and history. It would be unthreatening to the unsuspecting reader by the absence of reference to a particular church, namely Revival Fellowship, but with Jock's Email address and contact telephone number available.
Other churches, including Pentecostal are named as a subtle put-down.
The sign off - Jock Duncan from "Down Under" implies a possible wide circulation.
On the whole, as one with prior knowledge of the wily ways of RF, I regardless, found the book an entertaining read.
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Jock might even be available to sign copies at the upcoming RF convention.
