The Ministry of Spiritual Gifts in the Church. Part 4. The Spirit filled Church in Worship. "Greet Priscilla and Aquila . . . likewise the church that is in their house" (Rom. 16:3-5). It is interesting that throughout the New Testament we find repeated…

The Ministry of Spiritual Gifts in the Church. Part 5. Meetings in the Home. Continued. As noted previously, not all these meetings constitute churches; but those which are generally will not have a regular ministry set in their assembly, except for a…

The Ministry of Spiritual Gifts in the Church. Part 6. The Spirit-filled Body Ministering. "The manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to each one for the profit of all” (1 Cor. 12:7). Did you know that within a relatively few years after…

The Ministry of Spiritual Gifts in the Church. Part 7. Do You Have a Definite Function in your local church? Continued. In the restoration of the baptism of the Holy Spirit to the Church today, God is also restoring the Spirit filled ministry to His…

The Ministry of Spiritual Gifts in the Church. Part 8. Do You Have a Definite Function in your local church? Continued. In the local Church there are diversities of ministries and helps, as well as the manifestation of the spiritual gifts, the bringing…

The Ministry of Spiritual Gifts in the Church. Part 9. Manifesting the Gifts of the Spirit. Concerning actual ministry to or through the Body, the spirit filled believer has a two-fold responsibility in the manifestation of the gifts: he has the responsibility…

The Ministry of Spiritual Gifts in the Church. Part 10. How to Minister by the Holy Spirit. Certainly it is the desire of most Spirit-filled Christians to learn how to minister to others in faith — for healing the sick, delivering the oppressed,…

The Ministry of Spiritual Gifts in the Church. Part 11. Five Principles for Ministering to Others by Faith. Continued. 2. Jesus never attempted to use faith contrary to the will of God. Spirit Filled Christians need to guard against the tendency to think…

The Ministry of Spiritual Gifts in the Church. Part 12. Five Principles for Ministering to Others by Faith. Continued. 4. Jesus preferred to minister by the "spoken" word of faith. There is no record in the Gospels of Jesus ever praying a formal prayer…

The Ministry of Spiritual Gifts in the Church. Part 13. Five Principles for Ministering to Others by Faith. Continued. 5. Jesus did not always follow some set pattern, but ministered to others as the Spirit directed Him. Jesus, as the Gospel accounts…

The Ministry of Spiritual Gifts in the Church. Part 14 of 14. Seven Hindrances to Effective Ministry to Others. Continued. 3. Lacking understanding of what the Scriptures teach concerning divine healing. One’s faith cannot rise above the level of his…

The Sabbath in Relation to Law and Grace. Part 1 of 2. There is a two-fold value to this teaching. First, although most Christians are quite secure doctrinally as to why they meet for worship on Sunday, yet if challenged by a Seventh-Day Adventist, they…

The Sabbath in Relation to Law and Grace. Part 2 of 2. ((The Basic Problem-Law and Grace.)) In view of these rather weighty arguments the only conclusive solution to the problem is not to decide whether the Sabbath observers or the Sunday observers have…

Divine Sovereignty, Human Freedom, & Responsibility in Prophetic Thought. Part 1. Study 1. Introduction. The problem of divine sovereignty and human freedom in Biblical theology is without question the most profound and least understood doctrine that…

Divine Sovereignty, Human Freedom, & Responsibility in Prophetic Thought. Part 2. Study 2. The Sovereignty Of God In Prophetic Thought. Continued. The omniscience of God. Belief in an omniscient God fills the whole Old Testament. He beholds the ends of…

365 Promises of God. #1 I am the Lord your God and I never change. Mal. 3:6. #2 I am full of mercy and grace and I overflow with love. Ps. 103:8. #3 The intentions of My heart will remain steadfast forever. Ps. 33:11. #4 I created you in My own image with…

Divine Sovereignty, Human Freedom, & Responsibility in Prophetic Thought. Part 3. Study 2. The Sovereignty Of God In Prophetic Thought. Continued. God's sovereignty over Israel's history. Are you not as children of the Ethiopians unto me, O children of…

Divine Sovereignty, Human Freedom, & Responsibility in Prophetic Thought. Part 4. Study 3. The Antithesis–The Freedom Of The Will. The Human Will and Freedom. The psychology of the human will As previously noted in the introduction, the question of the…

Divine Sovereignty, Human Freedom, & Responsibility in Prophetic Thought. Part 5. Study 3. The Antithesis–The Freedom Of The Will. Continued. The problem of freedom and foreordination. The problem here is how can a creature's acts be without compulsion…

Divine Sovereignty, Human Freedom, & Responsibility in Prophetic Thought. Part 6. Study 3. The Antithesis–The Freedom Of The Will. Continued. Its relation to God’s sovereignty. This did not mean the Hebrew did not at the same time recognize the subordination…