This passage is actually part of Paul’s explanation to Corinth that his message was given to him via Spirit inspiration and thus originated not in his mind but in God’s. … Read More 1 Corinthians: The Natural Person and the Spiritual Person
Many are not aware that the New Testament teaches that miracles would cease.… Read More “…When That Which Is Perfect Has Come…”
Stephen and Philip, along with the others on whom the apostles laid their hands in Acts 6, were already “filled with the Spirit” (6:3). Yet they did not perform miracles until after the apostles had laid their hands on them (6:6, 8; 8:6-7). They had to have received “the gift of the Holy Spirit” at their conversion (Acts 2:38-39), only to later receive miraculous spiritual gifts when the apostles laid their hands on them. This shows a difference between the two. … Read More The Gift of the Holy Spirit and the Laying On of the Apostles’ Hands
The Holy Spirit is always an interesting topic of discussion in religious circles. Many believe the Spirit works in the lives of Christians in a miraculous, charismatic way. I have had discussions with folks who believe that one does not have relationship with the Holy Spirit unless one performs or has had performed on them some sort of supposedly miraculous deed.… Read More “Do All Possess Gifts of Healing?”
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