Holy Spirit
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Pentecost Sunday and Race Relations
As our nation reels and reflects on racial issues in light of Mr. George Floyd’s death, I believe Pentecost Sunday–the Sunday 50 days after Easter when Christians celebrate the gift of the Holy Spirit (Acts 2:1ff)–proves quite instructive: 1. On the first Pentecost following the ascension of Jesus, when the Holy Spirit was poured out,… Continue reading
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The Church and Politics
I am writing as a concerned citizen of two kingdoms–the kingdom of man and the kingdom of God. As a citizen of the kingdom of man, I have a responsibility to submit to the government, “For their is no authority except from God, and those that exist have been instituted by God” (Romans 13:1 ESV). … Continue reading
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How does God give the Holy Spirit to those who Ask?
I’ve been spending time with Luke’s Gospel for a while now. This morning I read the following and wanted to move on, but a question kept challenging me. How does God give the Holy Spirit to those who ask? 11 “Which of you fathers, if your son asks for a fish, will give him a snake… Continue reading
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The New Creation is Here!
About a week ago, my wife made a confession. It resounded with the birth pangs of an expectant soul. “I’m just tired of sinning,” was her confession. At the time of her confession, we were conversing about all the evils in the world–thinking out loud about the return of Christ–to put an end to it… Continue reading
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RT Kendall responds to MacArthur’s Strange Fire
Though I do not agree with Mr. RT Kendall use of every Scripture text he quoted, I do appreciate what he has to say here in response to John MacArthur’s recent Strange Fire Conference. Much of what RT Kendall has to say is why I’m neither a continuationist nor a cessationist, but rather someone who… Continue reading