Brandon Biggs prophesied the attempted assassination of Donald J. Trump, or did he?
It has been over five months since my last post on this website. I won’t go into why right...
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Tag: Holy Spirit
The church of Acts, primitive or prototypical?
Miracles, signs and wonders, and healings were a consistent part of the proclamation of the gospel by the early church in the book of Acts. No one who reads the Bible seriously as the very word of God understands it otherwise. How we read the book of Acts will determine what we expect in the life of the church today. Is it the story of the primitive church, or is it the story of the prototypical church?
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Hope, inheritance and power
Paul’s prayer is for experiential knowledge, the enlightening of your heart, not just your brain. Good academics, sound doctrine, is very good. I get thrilled with academically sound doctrine. But, sound doctrine, even with a little questionable academics, that has been seared into your heart by the Holy Spirit’s spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him is far better. It is the truth that has been made powerfully alive in you as a result of this encounter with the Holy Spirit that Paul is praying for the Ephesians, and we should pray for ourselves.
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Hope, inheritance and power
For this reason, because I have heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your...
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What does “holy” look like?
As obedient children, do not be conformed to the passions of your former...
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How do we deal with the impossible commands Jesus gives?
Jesus calls us, his followers, to a standard that is impossible to meet: “Love one another as I have loved you.” Yeah, right! Anyone who thinks, “OK, I will do that,” simply doesn’t understand what Jesus just said.
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