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I believe so. The Lord told Ananias to deliver a message to Paul in Acts 9: Paul claimed authority by Jesus Christ in Gal 1: Paul claimed the Lord's authority in 1 Corinthians 14: We also constantly give thanks to God for this, that when you received the word of God that you heard from us...

Ephesians 5: Was this a command from Paul? Interestingly, in the Greek manuscript, the verb "submit" is not even there. Let's check the context in the previous verse: As brothers and sisters, a Christian brother should submit to a Christian sister and vice versa. Submit Ὑποτασσόμενοι...

Sanctification is the process between initial justification and eventual glorification of our bodies. Step 1. Make sure that you have been born of the Spirit. 2. Familiarize yourself with the whole Bible by daily reading. 3. Pray daily. Make your prayers your prayer life. 4. Have a repentant...

The nascent church experienced quite a few miracles. The episode of Ananias and Sapphira was one of them. Acts 5: Peter cited the Holy Spirit. I think Peter received a specific revelation directly from the Spirit. God terminated Anaias supernaturally. God terminated Sapphira supernaturally...

ESV Judges 11: What did Jephthah expect to come out when he made the vow? Brenton Septuagint Translation was more specific: Jephthah was thinking about a human sacrifice. Keil and Delitzsch: Ellicott explained: The consensus was a human sacrifice until modern times. Jephthah didn't think...

I think there is only one unforgivable sin: A person commits it when he defiantly refuses the Holy Spirit for all time. Numbers 15 (NIV): Sinning defiantly is associated with blaspheming the LORD. It is a person who hardens his heart against the LORD. It foreshadows Jesus' concept of blasphemy...

This is a difficult one. Here is my attempt. 1 John 5: John addresses the brothers in the church. Perhaps John refers to blasphemy against the Holy Spirit, i.e., the unforgivable sin. Let P1 = the person who stubbornly refuses to admit his sin and therefore would not repent. Don't bother...

Disclaimer: Please note that this OP/thread is NOT about the Sabbath. I assume that the Sabbath is on Saturday. See Should we keep the Sabbaths?. Apostle John mentioned "first day" in John 20: Later, the same John also mentioned "Lord's Day" in Revelation 1: Was the first day of the week also...

Some examples of being filled with the Spirit: Luke 1:41 Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit. Luke 1:67 Zechariah was filled with the Holy Spirit. Luke 1:15 John was filled with the Holy Spirit even before he was born. Luke 4:1 Jesus was filled with the Holy Spirit. Acts 4:8 Peter was...

Wiki: It was a rather popular word used by Greek philosophers. It appears only 2 times in the NT in 2 different senses. Berean Literal Bible, Matthew 19: παλινγενεσίας, palingenesias, Strong's 3824: I think Jesus was talking about the regeneration of the heavens and earth on the last day...

2 Peter 1: Peter contrasted between divine nature and sinful desire. Strong's Greek: 5449. φύσις (phusis) — 14 Occurrences HELPS Word-studies: Thayer's Greek Lexicon: the nature of things, the force, laws, order, of nature; as opposed to what is monstrous, abnormal, perverse birth...