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Death in the Pot
“And Elisha returned to Gilgal… and he said to his servant, ‘Put on the large pot, and boil stew for the sons of the prophets.’ So one went out into the field to gather herbs, and found a wild vine, … Continue reading
Posted in food, plants, prophets
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Denominations: United Pentecostal Church
The United Pentecostal Church International (UPCI) says that it has 5½ million constituents world-wide (About UPCI, upci.org). There are more than 350,000 members in the U.S.A. and Canada combined (overview of the United Pentecostal Church International by Jack Zavada, learnreligions.com). … Continue reading
Posted in baptism, Church Organization, denominations, Godhead, Holy Spirit, Miracles, Pentecostalism, Stats
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5 Great Things: (#4) The Great Name
“So they departed from the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer shame for His name. And daily in the temple and in every house, they did not cease teaching and preaching Jesus as the … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Influence, Endurance, Holy Spirit, Miracles, Suffering, Textual study, Word Study
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Conscience: Bearing Witness
“The Spirit Himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God” (Romans 8:16). Please notice that it does not say, “The Spirit… bears witness to our spirit.” Instead, it says, “The Spirit… bears witness with our spirit.” … Continue reading
The Adversary (Part 3)
A 2016 Gallup poll found: (1) 11% said that they did not believe in God; (2) 27% said that they did not believe in the devil; (3) 15% did not believe in heaven; (4) 22% did not believe in hell (gallup.com/poll/193271/americans-believe-god.aspx). … Continue reading
Posted in Angels, Apologetics, Demons, satan, Stats
Tagged 1 Samuel 28, Acts 16, adversary, book God at a distance, book the gospel versus occultism, darrell conley, demon possession, Demons, devil, diviners, dreamers, exodus, Exodus 7-9, gallop poll, if I were the devil, kerry duke, miracles, pharaoh's magicians, resist the devil, satan, satan a roaring lion, satan's destiny, satan's power, slave girl at philippi, soothsayers, spirit of divination, the book of Job, ventriloquism, witch at en dor, witches
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Holy Spirit: Indwelling (Part 2)
In this part, we will begin to set forth how I understand some key wordings. The Gift of the Holy Spirit “Then Peter said to them, ‘Repent, and let every one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus … Continue reading
Posted in Holy Spirit, Miracles, Phrase Study, Signs, Textual study, Word Study
Tagged acceptace of gentiles, Acts 10:44-48, Acts 2:28-39, cornelius' house, cornelius' house receives spirit, gentiles, Holy Spirit, holy spirit the gift or gift from holy spirit, indwelling of the Spirit, kalew, Mark 16:16-17 cf. Acts 2:38, miracles, miraculous indwelling, pentecost, promise is to as many as the lord our God will call, promise to you and your children and to those afar off, proskalew, the gift of the Holy Spirit
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Holy Spirit: Bears Witness
“The Spirit Himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God” (Romans 8:16). These Romans, to whom Paul wrote, were children of God. Such had nothing to do with race, ethnicity, or nationality (cf. Romans 1:16; Galatians … Continue reading
Posted in Apologetics, calvinism, Evidence, Holy Spirit, Miracles, Pentecostalism, Phrase Study, Signs, Textual study, Word Study
Tagged Abba Father, Acts 5:32, bill lockwood, children of God, conscience, double testimony of sonship, ethnicity, feelings not our guide, franklin camp, Galatians 3:2 and 3:5, Galatians 4:6, gentiles, hammer and tongs, Hebrews 2:3, heirs of abraham, Holy Spirit, holy spirit bear witness, human spirit, marion fox, miracles, miraculous in historical record, nationality, paul's defense of his apostleship to the galatians, proof of sonship, Race, revelation and confirmation, robert taylor jr., Romans 15:18, Romans 8:16, roy deaver, Spirit bears witness with our spirit, spirit of sonship, two witnesses, witness
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Bryan Hodge 
A Talking Serpent, A Talking Donkey, Caring Ravens, and A Man-Swallowing Fish
The Bible contains some events that some people find hard to believe. Let’s consider four of these. 1. The Serpent (Genesis 3)“Now the serpent… he said to the woman” (Genesis 3:1). How could a serpent talk? We should understand that … Continue reading →