As a young Baptist preacher, I associated with Full Gospel people around divine healing. We both believed in that, and hearing them talk about divine healing made my faith grow stronger. I also knew I needed the infilling of the Read More …
Tag: Spirit
Breaking Up: When They Can Just Walk Away.
When someone walks out of your life you trusted would be there forever, the pain can be so excruciating, you feel as if your heart will rip right out of your chest, and you may even feel like you can’t Read More …
Godliness Makes a Difference
Godliness will make a difference in your life and also enable you to make a difference in the lives of those around you. The Bible says godliness is profitable in all things. This is talking about prosperity for the whole Read More …
Are Christians Freed From the Old Covenant?
Many professing Christians are confused about what Christ’s sacrifice actually did away with, and what God requires of His people today. Many view the Old Covenant this way: If priestly duties, such as ceremonial washings, animal sacrifices, etc., are done Read More …
How Jesus Died on Both a Tree and a Stake
How Attempted and Diverted:The subject of the earthly death of The Nazarene-Son of man has had volumes of comments, but, unfortunately as with most ‘Christian’ writings, they are conditioned by the traditions of the past which started hundreds of years Read More …
Marriage God’s Way
“… present yourselves to God …” (Romans 6:13).Sometimes it seems as though a long-lasting marriage is determined by chance or circumstances or just plain old luck. However, there are some steps that will enable you to establish your marriage on Read More …
The Spirit of Thankfulness
One of the things you do when you are full of the Holy Spirit is spill over with gratitude to God for everything (Ephesians 5:20). May I spill a little bit of my happiness here for you to share?I am Read More …
Spirit: How to Be Filled With The Spirit
Spirit: I promised on Sunday that I would write this STAR article on how to be filled with the Spirit. Ephesians 5:18 says, “Do not be drunk with wine, for that is debauchery; but be filled with the Spirit*.” I Read More …
The Word, The Spirit, and the Substance
I have been emphasizing the gospel of progressive revelation! I have been emphasizing the glorious truth that no Christian should confine himself to a spiritual life within the boundaries of the walls of traditional beliefs and standardized theologies. It is Read More …
God’s Will for the Christian
God desires the Christian to be holy and live a life in obedient to him. The question that must be asked is, To what is the Christian obedient? How does he know what God wants him to do?First and foremost Read More …
The Bible ALONE?
Many lay Catholics are getting interested in studying their faith. And for a large percentage of these folks this means increased Bible study, which the Church heartily commends. However, when we try to put that into action, we can often Read More …
THE SACRAMENT OF THE LORD’S SUPPER
1. The Sacrament.—In the course of our study of the principles and ordinances of the Gospel, as specified in the fourth of the Articles of Faith, the subject of the sacrament of the Lord’s Supper[510] very properly claims attention, the Read More …
The Hunger of the Spirit And the Ties that Bind
Why do people turn to God? Is it because of pain? Is it from being weary of pleasure? The reality is that both leave haunting questions. As Ravi Zacharias observes, the struggle between pain and pleasure gives spirituality a more Read More …
The Fruits of the Spirit
Paul’s fruit of the Spirit is precisely the sheep’s clothing Jesus warned us wolves would wear.:Ask Joe Christian for the fruits of the Spirit, and he will answer you with Paul’s “voice of a stranger.” (John 10:5). Paul says: “The Read More …
Sent in the Spirit
In a few moments, we will lay hands on you to mark you as a minister of the Church of Jesus Christ. This is an effective ritual that achieves what it portrays and proclaims. Right now, you don’t hold pastoral Read More …
How to Listen to a Sermon
Shortly before college I read Mortimer Adler’s little classic How to Read a Book. That may sound like an odd title. After all, how could somebody read the book unless they already knew how to read? And if they did Read More …
Spirit and Truth, Right Brain and Left Brain
Spirit and Truth: The more I interact with my cessationist brothers and sisters, the more I see that in many ways, we are passing each other like ships in the night, and it has nothing to do with one side being Read More …
