How can I know the Spirit of God is at work? Perhaps you’ve noticed that the Bible lists several different sins against the Holy Spirit: grieving, quenching, resisting and blaspheming, just to name a few. But I’d like to draw our attention to one sin against the Holy Spirit that isn’t specifically mentioned in Scripture: […]
Praying, witnessing, and living in His energy I believe it is safe to say that those who are in fellowship in New Testament assemblies have an excellent understanding of the guidance of the Holy Spirit in worship. This is because it is our practice to set aside an hour each week, without prearrangement, to let […]
Gifts for the benefit of all. Paul writes to the church at Corinth, “but to each one is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good” (1 Cor. 12:7). The apostle further emphasizes that the manifestation of the spirit is given to each and every believer when he writes just a few verses […]
Educational television is rarely without an agenda. In May 25th of this year, The History Channel broadcast a primetime program entitled The Link. Advertisements for the premier stated, “Missing link found! An incredible 95 percent complete fossil of a 47-million-year-old human ancestor has been discovered and, after two years of secret study, an international team […]
Nothing can duplicate the effect of the life of God in the believer. In considering the ministry of the Spirit as mentioned in 2 Corinthians 3:6-8, we would like to consider the following four areas concerning the ministry of God’s Holy Spirit in the New Testament era: replacement, liberty, role, and life. Replacement “Who hath […]
Excerpts from “In the School of Christ” by David Gooding By now the little party of eleven apostles, clustered closely round the Lord Jesus to catch His every word, must have been getting near the Garden of Gethsemane. Soon all instruction must cease for the time being. Many things that the Lord had to say […]
He understands and sympathizes with human sufferings The human heart craves sympathetic understanding—someone who can perceive its deepest sorrows and urgent needs. Characterized as this life is by rigorous trials and pervasive pain, “a shoulder to cry on” is required gear for journeying in this fallen world. Christians are not exempt from this natural desire […]
“There is none like that; give it me.” Some people like knives; others like guns; others like bows and arrows. I have a favorite weapon that is extremely effective at close and long range, day or night, in all weather. It can get through any metal detector or x-ray machine. I know! I have taken […]
Moving our focus from self-satisfaction to pleasing God The opening words of Romans chapter 8 look back at what has been established in the first seven chapters of the epistle. The basic message of the gospel in those chapters was that the believer is justified when he exercises faith. That is, he is legally free […]