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Holy Spirit: Anointed
The realtor says, “location, location, location!” The Bible student should say, “context, context, context!” Many give too little consideration to the miraculous setting, of the first century, when studying passages about the Holy Spirit. This certainly is the case in … Continue reading
Posted in calvinism, Holy Spirit, Miracles, Phrase Study, Signs, Textual study, Word Study
Tagged 1 John 2:20, 1 John 2:20 and 2:27, 1 John 2:27, 1 John 3:24, 1 John 4:13-14, 2 Corinthians 1:21, Acts 10:38, anoint, anoint Spirit, apostles anointed, bill lockwood, corinth, feelings not our guide, franklin camp, guy woods, hammer and tongs, having a gift v. using a gift, Hebrews 2:3, Holy Spirit, Isaiah 61, Jesus anointed with Spirit, Jesus prophet and priest and king, Luke 4:18-19, miracles, power, the Holy Spirit in 1 John, us v. you
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Holy Spirit: Sealed/Guaranteed
The Bible speaks of those who were sealed with the Spirit, and who had been given the earnest (or guarantee) of the Spirit. How should these words be understood? Sealed John 6:27, “Do not labor for the food which perishes, … Continue reading
Posted in calvinism, Holy Spirit, Jesus, Miracles, Phrase Study, Signs, Textual study, Word Study
Tagged 2 Corinthians 1:21-22, 2 Corinthians 5:5-7, apostles and inspired men, confirmation, conversion at Ephesus, conversion at samaria, corinth, down payment, earnest, earnest of Spirit, Ephesians 1:13-14, Ephesians 4:30, ephesus, foy wallace jr., franklin camp, guarantee, guarantee of Spirit, Holy Spirit, Jesus sealed, John 6:27, marion fox, miracles, seal, seal of Spirit, sealed by Holy Spirit, sealed for day of redemption, the great commission, us v. you
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Miracles (Part 4)
Jesus said, “These signs will follow those who believe: In My name they will cast out demons; they will speak with new tongues; they will take up serpents; and if they drink anything deadly, it will not hurt them; they … Continue reading
Posted in Faith, Hope, Love, Miracles, Pentecostalism, Signs, Textual study, Word Study
Tagged 1 Corinthians 13, construction illustration, epignosomai, fail v. cease, faith, gary workman, hope, in part done away, is heaven the perfect?, is Jesus the perfect?, is love the perfect?, James 1:25, katargethesntai, know in part, knowledge vanshes away, known as I am known, love, love never fails, miracles, out of part comes the whole, piptei, prolepsis, prophecy fail, prophesy in part, roy deaver, scripture uses three groups of gifts, see dimly in mirror, see face to face, teleion, that which is perfect, the cessation of miracles, the duration of miracles, the passing of miracles, three abiding things, tongues cease, when became man put away childish things, when child spoke as child and understood as child, why neuter gender
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Miracles Of The Cross
Jesus worked miracles. Jimmy Jividen lists 35 specific miracles performed by Jesus, not counting the miracles connected with the cross, resurrection, and ascension (Jimmy Jividen, Miracles from God or Man, p. 17-18). Halley’s Bible Handbook classifies Jesus’ miracles under the … Continue reading
Posted in Cross, Jesus, Miracles, Textual study, Type/Antitype
Tagged bithynia, cherb, cherubim, Cross, darkness three hours, destruction of veil, earthquake, eclipse, full moon, holy of holies, holy place, jerome, julius africanus, Mark 15, Matthew 27, miracles, most holy place, number of Jesus' miracles, passover, phlegon, resurrection of dead, sun and moon, thallus
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Pray/Sing/Call
“Is anyone among you suffering? Let him pray” (James 5:13a). The term suffer could literally be rendered “to suffer evil.” “It is . . . sufficiently comprehensive to embrace every type of affliction, whether of outward bodily character or of … Continue reading
Posted in culture, Elders and Deacons, Prayer, Singing, Suffering, Textual study
Tagged a.t. robertson, anoint with oil, call for elders, care for sick, cheerfuk, clay and water, elders, galen, gobel music, guy woods, home remedy, j.j. turner, James 5, marion fox, medicine, miracles, miraculous healing, philo, pliny, pray, refresh, rubel shelly, sick, sing, spit, suffering
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The Providence Of God
The Providence of God refers to God’s working in this world through natural laws. It should be viewed as distinct from a miracle which is God’s super-natural working. Here are some examples of the difference: (1) Mary’s virgin conception (Matthew … Continue reading
Posted in God's Providence, Miracles
Tagged esther, feast days, joseph, mary, miracles, onesimus, paul, philemon, providence, sarah
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