What Is the Spiritual Gift of Discernment? The Discernment of SpiritsAs one of the Gifts of the Holy Spirit, discernment is a crucial part of following the teachings of the Bible and leading a successful life in this fallen world. Discover the Biblical meaning and importance of the "Gift of...
What isn’t a spiritual gift? A call for Biblical limitsJohn Charles Weeks
In discussing the theme of biblical miracles, several important areas of consideration must be surveyed. First, exactly what is a miracle? People use that term rather loosely—frequently, not at all in a scriptural sense. And what are those tell-tale traits that identify the miracle and disting...
In my own words-God the Father of the Old Testament was often harsh and had harsh rules. Then Jesus came to have the experience on earth to show us love, compassion, forgiveness and to banish the old laws. The Holy Spirit gives us spiritual gifts and conviction of faith. To me, the...
The spiritual gift of faith is believing the truth, God’s truth. No matter what happens whether you receive what you are believing in or not, your confidence cannot be swayed. The fear, worry, and circumstances do not determine your level of faith. If God has given you this spiritual ...
Therein lies spiritual difference, yet both are equally needed for the Christian. Although Dr. Hammond said, the 'bread' sustains through sanctification; the 'water' refreshes through knowing justifying pardon, it is Christ, the living bread, and Christ the living water who Ch...
Are Paul's list of spiritual gifts in the New Testament comprehensive, just examples, or something else? What are some of the different interpretations and ideas of the 1 Corinthians passages on the Holy Spirit and Paul's writing saying all should desire spiritual gifts? Why did the Holy ...
It is very important to note that this requires some knowledge of the Hebrew language and culture, as well as the biblical context and theology. One reason why the Hebrew language mentions things in the reverse order is that Hebrew follows a different logic and syntax than English and oth...
Are There Biblical Grounds for Divorce? According to Jesus, God's intention is for a marriage to last until, as we would say, "death do you part." Divorce is not part of God's original plan for marriages (Matt. 19:3-8). Jesus narrowed the Old Testament grounds for divorce from pett...
Though they’ve changed a lot since Biblical times, descendants of these languages are still actively used today in the same parts of the world the events of the Bible happened in. And of course, even the ancient words are alive with the dynamic presence of the Holy Spirit flowing through ...