Category Archives: Holy Spirit and Providence

Ray’s comment and my reply were deleted in the restoring of the site from back up. Here’s my comment from earlier this evening. I’ll post Ray’s responses in a second posts: Outreachdownenray wrote, I figure the reason Jay thinks the … Continue reading →

Guy asked, Where are the miraculous gifts? If all the passages you’re mentioning are meant to include us–21st century disciples–where are the miraculous manifestations? Where are the tongues, the healings, the interpretations, the prophecies, the visible floating fires, etc.? If … Continue reading →

From a recent blog post by Frank Viola. Here are the first 10. Read the rest by clicking on the link — 1.      He convicts the world of sin, righteousness, and judgment (John 16:8). 2.      He guides us into all … Continue reading →

I’ve deleted this post because too many of the reader’s comments did not reflect the spirit of Christ. (Jam 3:17 ESV)  17 But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, open to reason, full of mercy and … Continue reading →

I get emails — Good day … My question concerns knowing or descerning God’s direction. Since receiving my master’s degree I had wanted to do a Ph.D.  However, since my master’s period I got involved in the church. I was … Continue reading →

(Rom 12:9-21 ESV)  9 Let love be genuine. Abhor what is evil; hold fast to what is good.  10 Love one another with brotherly affection. Outdo one another in showing honor.  11 Do not be slothful in zeal, be fervent in spirit, … Continue reading →

(Rom 12:3-5 ESV)  3 For by the grace given to me I say to everyone among you not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think, but to think with sober judgment, each according to the measure of faith … Continue reading →

(Rom 12:2 ESV)  2 Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect. Many readers overlook … Continue reading →

Rom 12:1 I skipped the end of Romans 8 and all of chapters 9 and 11, even though they are entirely relevant to the subject at hand. But I covered that material extensively not too long ago in a series … Continue reading →