Scripture: Acts 19:11, 12. God worked miracles through Paul’s facecloths and work aprons.
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Monthly Archives: November 2023
Does Regeneration Precede Faith?
Since it is a Calvinist doctrine of salvation and it is growing, I have decided to cover this topic. I write to learn.
Watch God Work When We Pray, Command, Believe, Receive.
Yes, Jesus really did teach us to pray like this. His teaching was clear and simple. Let’s follow his instructions.
Paul Expels Demon from Slave Girl
Scripture: Acts 16:16-18. Paul expelled it in Jesus’s name, not by his own name.
With Faith Command Your Obstacle to Go. Then Watch God Work
The disciples asked Jesus to increase their faith. His answer was startling (as usual). Yes, Jesus really did teach us to pray this way.
Jesus Teaches Us How To Fast
Matthew 6:16-18: Fasting is a powerful spiritual weapon like no other. Let’s learn from the Lord who fasted forty days and forty nights. I also include a brief study of fasting in other verses.
1. The Kingdom of God: Was Jesus a Pacifist?
To answer that question, we must separate the Kingdom of God from the Kingdom of Caesar. Part One in a four-part series.
What Does ‘Binding and Loosing’ Mean?
Some Christians bind Satan and loose angels. They base this on Matthew 18:18. But is this verse correctly interpreted? Also, how does the church discipline wayward members? And what does it mean when Jesus taught that where two or three are gathered in his name, he’ll be there among them? (Bonus: watch how a careful reading of the Greek text takes down word-of-faith, decree-and-declare exaggerations.)
2. The Gospels: Was Jesus a Pacifist?
To answer that question, we look at four episodes in the Gospels: John the Baptist and some soldiers; Jesus and a centurion; an apparent command to use a sword against a disciple’s family; and two swords during Jesus’ arrest.
Lame Man Is Healed during Paul’s First Missionary Journey
Scripture: Acts 14:8-18. I will focus on vv. 8-10, the healing itself.
3. Were the Early Christians Pacifists?
Did they pick up swords to stop the persecution and control nonconformists? Or did they teach that the state should lay down its swords to have peace, kind of like “defund the police” in the first century?
4. Can Christians Join the Military or Police Force?
The question is really asking whether they can kill in the name of the law or the Constitution. What do the Scriptures say?
Sorcerer Struck with Blindness
Scripture: Acts 13:6-12. He was not your average magician. He was also a false prophet and deceiver.
Apostle Paul Traveled on Cargo Ships
Why is this biblical fact so important? Short post here.
Peter Raises Tabitha (Dorcas) from the Dead
Scripture: Acts 9:36-43. This section of Scripture also holds key lessons for those of us who believe in healing and raising the dead today and even seeing people get healed—and some Renewalists have seen the dead raised.
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