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Tag Archives: spirit
God: His Essence
God wants us to know Him. He has revealed Himself through nature (Psalm 19:1; Acts 14:17; Romans 1:20). He has revealed Himself through Jesus (John 1:18; 14:9; 1 Timothy 3:16 KJV/NKJV). He has revealed Himself through inspiration (John 16:13-15; 2 Timothy … Continue reading
Posted in Apologetics, God, Godhead
Tagged A.W. Dicus, alleged discrepancies, Coffman, Deuteronomy 32:27, Does God repent?, eternal, EXodus 20:11, Exodus 32:14, Genesis 22:12, Genesis 6:6, God, God's essence, Godhead, Haley, How God has revealed Himself, immutable, inspiration, Isaiah 40::13-14, Jeremiah 19:5, Jeremiah 32:17, Jesus, Job 42:2, John 4:24, Malachi 3:6, Matthew 10:29-30, nature, omnific, omnipotent, omnipresent, omniscient, Proverbs 15:3, Psalm 139, ray v. line, robert taylor jr., Roy Lanier, self sufficient, Song: our God He is alive, spirit, timeless trinity
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Holy Spirit: In Sanctification (Part 1)
Sanctification is “the separation of the believer from evil things and ways” (Vine’s). The verb “sanctify” refers to “the setting apart of the believer for God” (Vine’s), “to separate from things profane and dedicate to God” (Thayer). Sanctification could be … Continue reading
Posted in calvinism, Dedication, Holy Spirit, Textual study, Word Study
Tagged 1 Peter 1, 2 Thessalonians 2, Acts 26, blood, calvinism, consecration, dedication, Ephesians 5, faith, God's plan for saul, guy woods, Hebrews 10, Hebrews 9, Holy Spirit, how sanctified, John 17, judgement, medium of word, no irresistible force, open eyes, Romans 5, sanctified by blood, sanctified by faith, sanctified by holy spirit, sanctified by word, santification, santification defined, set apart, spirit, turn from darkness to light, water, what sanctifies, word
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Watch The Attitude
Sometimes, it appears to me, that we are so zealous in stressing the proper form (action) in worship, that we neglect to teach upon the proper attitude. However, both the proper action, and the proper attitude are necessary to be … Continue reading
Posted in christian growth, Dedication, worship
Tagged 1 Corinthians 11, 2 Corinthians 9, action and attitude, attitude, cheerful, Deuteronomy 10, Ecclesiates 12, fear, fear and keep commandments, fear and work righteousness, give, give cheerfully, heart, heart far from him, John 4, Joshua 24, love, Matthew 15:8, partake discerning, serve, sincereity, sincerity and truth, spirit, spirit and truth, truth
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Be an Example
“Let no one despise your youth, but be an example to the believers in word, in conduct, in love, in spirit, in faith, in purity.” (1 Timothy 4:12). Paul lived his life as a Christian role model for others. He … Continue reading
Posted in christian growth, Example, Preachers, Stats, Textual study
Tagged 1 Timothy 4:12, conduct, despise youth, example, faith, love, manner of life, number of words spoken, purity, spirit, tongue, word, youth
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Man: Soul and Spirit
What, if anything, is the difference in these two terms? Is man composed of two parts (the outward man, i.e., the human body; The inward man, i.e. spirit or soul – these words being used interchangeably)? Or, is man composed … Continue reading
Posted in Jehovah Witnesses, Man, Word Study
Tagged body, body as tent, difference btween soul and spirit, ghost, inward man, nephesh, outward man, pneuma, psuche, rauch, soul, spirit
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