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Category Archives: Holy Spirit
God: One or Three? (Part 3)
One of the most difficult issues in understanding the nature of God is understanding the number of God. Is God one or three? In the previous lesson, it was concluded that there is a distinction between the Father, and the … Continue reading
God: One or Three? (Part 2)
One of the most difficult issues in understanding the nature of God is understanding the number of God. Is God one or three? In the previous lesson, it was concluded that there is one God. Tri-theism seems contrary to scripture. … Continue reading
Posted in Apologetics, God, Godhead, Holy Spirit, Jesus, Uncategorized
Tagged comforter, distinction father and son, distinction father and spirit, distinction son and spirit, guy woods, Helper, Modalism, one or three?, Roy Lanier, Saballius, Sabelliianism, simulataneous appearances, the timeless trinity, tritheism, unitarianism
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Are You Dressed For War? (Spiritual Armor)
“Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil… Take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having … Continue reading
Posted in be ready, christian growth, Clothing, Faith, God`s word, Holy Spirit, Hope, Love, Prayer
Tagged 1 Thessalonians 5:8, adam clark, andrew connally, bring this back or be brought back on it, christian armor, christian soldier, christian warfare, christian's depicted as soldiers, clothed armor of God, david lipscomb, do not cast away confidence, do not cast away shield, dressed for war, Ephesians 6:14-18, faith, feet shod not seats padded, feet shoe with preparation of gospel of peace, foy wallace jr., gary fallis, germany, girded with truth, hope, lacedemonia, prayer, quence fiery darts of wicked one, robert milligan, roman long sword, roman short sword, spiritual war, tacitus, the belt of truth, the breastplate of faith and love, the breastplate of righteousness, the helmet of salvation, the helmet of the hope of salvation, the shield of faith, the sword of the spirit, the word of God, w.t. hamilton
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Holy Spirit and Fire
“Now as the people were in expectation, and all reasoned in their hearts about John, whether he was the Christ or not. John answered, saying to all, ‘I indeed baptize you with water; but one mightier than one is coming, … Continue reading
Posted in Holy Spirit, Jesus, Judgment, Pentecostalism, Textual study
Tagged 70 a.d., Acts 2, Acts 2 cf. Joel 2, apostles and holy spirit baptism, baptism of fire, baptism of holy spirit, chaff, cornelius and holy spirit baptism, foy wallace jr., franklin camp, h. leo boles, he must increase, holy spirit baptism, I must decrease, israel's downfall, Joel 2, John 1:26-34, John's humility, Luke 3:15-16, Mark 1:8, Matthew 24, Matthew 24 cf. Joel 2, Matthew 3:11, paul and holy spirit baptism, pentecost, unfruitful trees, who is the you of the promise?
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Grace Series: Justified by Grace (Saved Through Washing and Renewing)
“For we ourselves were also once foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving various lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful and hating one another, but when the kindness and the love of God our Savior toward man appeared… He saved … Continue reading
Posted in baptism, Grace, Holy Spirit, Hope, Plan of salvation, Textual study, Word Study
Tagged adam clark, baptism, chrestotes, daniel whittle, disobedient, eleos, envy, eternal life, foolish, gary workman, Grace, hate, Holy Spirit, hope, hope of eternal life, john newton, justification, justified by grace, kindess and love appreared, kindness, lenski, love, lust, malice, nicodemus, philanthropia, renewing of the holy spirit, saved by grace, saved by renewing, saved through washing, song amazing grace, song I know whom I have believed, Titus 2:11, Titus 3:3-7, wash, washing and renewing, washing of regeneration
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Holy Spirit: In Prayer (Part 2)
“We know that the whole creation groans and labors with birth pangs together until now. Not only that, we also who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves…” (Romans 8:22-23). There are three common views about … Continue reading
Posted in Holy Spirit, Jesus, Prayer, Suffering, Textual study
Tagged adoption, creation groans, creation personified, foy wallace jr., groanings, heart searcher, help with prayer, Holy Spirit, holy spirit or human spirit, hope, hope not seen, intercession, lynn blair, man's groanings or holy spirits groanings, personification, prayer, r.l. whiteside, redemption of body, Romans 8, roy deaver, saved by hope, spirit helps in our weaknesses, suffering, t. pierce brown, waiting for adoption, wayne jackson, we do not know what to pray, we our selves, whole creation, whole creation and we our selves
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Holy Spirit: Indwelling (Part 5)
“There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, who do not walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit” (Romans 8:1). “Now” means since the redemptive work of Christ (Romans 3:20-21; 7:6; 8:1; … Continue reading
Posted in calvinism, Holy Spirit, Textual study
Tagged bruce curd, cannot be subject, carnally-minded, Death, enmity, hammer and tongs, Holy Spirit, in Christ, in the flesh, in the spirit, Indwelling of Christ, indwelling of God the Father, indwelling of the Spirit, life and peace, no condemnation for those in Christ, resurrection, robert taylor jr., Romans 8:1, Romans 8:5-11, roy deaver, spirit of Christ, spiritually minded, subject to God, textual varient, the spirit of God, walk according to the flesh, walk according to the spirit, which resurrection is in view?
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Holy Spirit: Indwelling (Part 4)
We continue our study of some key wordings. Filled The Old Testament record speaks of those who were filled with the Spirit (Exodus 31:1-5; 35:30-35; Deuteronomy 34:9). The reference is to supernatural wisdom and inspiration. The New Testament record (Matthew … Continue reading
Posted in Holy Spirit, Miracles, Phrase Study, Word Study
Tagged bruce metzger, daved in the spirit, elizebeth, filled with Spirit, foy wallace jr., Holy Spirit, in the spirit, indwelling of the Spirit, inspiration, john in the spirit, marion fox, miraculous indwelling, pleres, pleroo, pletho, saul, spirit in, spirit upon, timothy's indwelling, zacharias
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