Ministry Gifts
Ephesians 4:11-12 And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers; For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ:1 Corinthians 12: And God hath set some in the church, first apostles, secondarily prophets, thirdly teachers, after […]
Fruit of the Spirit
God’s nature doesn’t automatically appear in humans. While the spirit of a human has been born again and is a new creature, the human soul must be trained, or renewed. Galatians 5:22-25 discusses the fruit of the Spirit operating in a human. “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, […]
Gifts, Operations and Manifestations of the Spirit
In the Young’s Literal Translation 1 Corinthians 12:1 Paul wrote, “Concerning spiritual things, I do not wish you to be ignorant (untrained). King James version reads spiritual gifts instead of spiritual things but the words gifts nor things are in the original text. Thayer defines the word translated spiritual: relating to the human spirit, or […]
Who is Holy Spirit?
Holy Spirit is the third member of the Godhead. He is not an it. His name is Holy Spirit. In Genesis 1:2 In creation when God spoke, it was Holy Spirit that moved on the face of the waters.Luke 1:35 tells us that the angel explained to Mary, “The Holy Spirit will come on you, […]
What is Faith?
Faith is as simple as having confidence that you will wake up the next morning. Hebrews 11:1 declares that faith is the substance of things hoped for and the evidence of things not seen. A human can be persuaded or caused to grow in faith. Romans 10:17 So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing […]
Living in God’s Favor
John 21:25 And there are also many other things which Jesus did, the which, if they should be written every one, I suppose that even the world itself could not contain the books that should be written. In Psalms 103:1-5 The psalmist expresses gratitude to God. He speaks to his own soul to remind himself […]
The Force of Love
Scripture tells us that God is Love. (1 John 4:8)Romans 5:5 tells us the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy GhostOur understanding of the word love has been diminished by commercialization. The God kind of love compelled God to send his son Jesus to be punished and suffer death […]
Who is God?
God declares himself throughout the scriptures. He is omniscient, knowing everything. God is omnipresent, able to be anywhere and everywhere, aware at the same time. He is omnipotent: having unlimited power; able to do anything. King David of Israel, in Psalms 139, declares God to be all this and more.Look at Colossians 1: 9-17. For […]
God Our Source
The eternal, self-existing creator is our source. The scripture tells us that God has a purpose for his humans. When a human accepts Jesus as the son of God and takes forgiveness, the human becomes a child of the God. The same God who made Solomon so wealthy that silver was as common as stones. […]
Born Again
The ultimate trap would be for a human to ignore God’s warnings. If a human’s body dies, without the human accepted Jesus as the only begotten son of God, that human’s spirit is eternally separated from God. If the devil can convince humans that they are unworthy or unable to take the things God has […]