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The point here is that having the physical presence of Jesus Himself make it unnecessary to have the Holy Spirit's presence at the same time. Jesus gave the disciples direct authority to cast out devils and heal the sick for the specific mission that He gave them to perform in the towns and...

The problem with modern interpretation of the book of Revelation is that it was written for a First Century readership who were under intense persecution from emperor-worshiping pagan Romans. Plain language couldn't be used because it would have been suicide to do so. Therefore apocalyptic...

I am 73 years old, so I am a young guy compared to you. When I moved cities a year ago, I left all my friends and contacts, and came to place where I had no contacts, or even a church to go to. I asked the Lord to guide me into what He had for me here, and I was directed to a small Union...

The characteristic thing about apocalyptic literature is that events are not necessarily in chronological order. What people forget is that many of the events in Revelation take place in heaven, which is outside of the world's time frame of past, present, and future. In heaven there is no...

I read 2 Thessalonians 2, and I don't see that Paul said that Christ cannot come for His church until the AntiChrist has been dealt with. He talks about the Day of the Lord, which is the second coming of Christ. But he mentions nothing about the church at all. To build a post-trib doctrine...

I think the word "suffering" is misquoted. 17th Century use of the word meant "to allow". This makes the reference to say: "The kingdom of heaven allows violence and the violent take it by force". It means that faith is not passive like many suppose when they say, "I believe the gospel" but...

The problem is that Paul clearly says that the Corinthians were enriched and do not come short in any gift. You seem to be implying that in chapter 11 that all of the Corinthian Christians were being gluttons and getting drunk. But Paul doesn't say that. He certainly says that gluttony and...

The description of the resurrection of the dead in Christ and the catching up of those in Christ still alive in 1 Thessalonians is not a description of an extra coming again of Christ. Paul does not teach that Christ actually comes to the world at that time. He teaches that those who are in...

I base my opinion on 1 Corinthians 1:4-7: "I thank my God always on your behalf, for the grace of God which is given you by Jesus Christ; That in every thing ye are enriched by him, in all utterance, and in all knowledge; Even as the testimony of Christ was confirmed in you: So that ye come...

Just to satisfy my curiosity: Which components of Evangelism do you believe are lies and not part of authentic Christianity? Of course I don't believe that a person is saved just by saying a simple prayer. I believe that true conversion to Christ is a work of the Holy Spirit and it must be...

But haven't you just used a selection of the chapter to support your point?

Of course the context is the public church meeting where it is important that what is said is understood by those present. This means that the best and most effective speaker is one who is most easily understood by the hearers. It can also be said that the person who speaks in plain language...

Somehow I don't see anything in 1 Corinthians 14 where Paul actually said that. I think the notion is Cessationist putting words into Paul's mouth that he never said. It is one thing to reflect what the Bible actually says, and it is quite another to fit the Bible into a personal doctrine to...

That's probably because the confirmation rite was just a man-made invention which the Holy Spirit was not involved.

The trouble with this is that many are claiming to have the gifts of the Spirit when they have nothing of the sort, and it is obvious that their personal lives don't match their claims. A person who is genuinely filled with the Spirit and manifesting any of the true gifts, are clearly seen to...

Often, people who go through the confirmation rite are not genuinely born again, and therefore end up being confirmed sinners!

In other words you have no viable reply other than kicking the player instead of the ball.

The rite of confirmation is missing from the New Testament, therefore is a man-conceived ritual originally dreamed up by the RCC.

If you read 1 Corinthians you will find that Paul does not describe the problems affecting the whole church. He describes the church as not backward in any of the gifts. Concerning the sexual sin, Paul describes just one person who is to be corrected for it, and his concern was that the church...

Every person who is genuinely converted to Christ has the Holy Spirit and therefore has the potential to manifest any of the spiritual gifts. The examples in Acts show clearly that conversion and filling of the Holy Spirit are one and the same. Anyone can give prophecies, speak in tongues...