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The Effects Of Sin
John 20:23 'Whose soever sins ye remit, they are remitted unto them; and whose soever sins ye retain, they are retained.'
The meaning of this verse has been hotly debated for centuries. One thing is certain, it does not mean we have the power to justify a person from his sins so he can be born again; only God can do that.
Many people have taught that Jesus is saying, that if we fail to witness to others, we are retaining their sins unto them, and if we do share His love with others, then we are remitting their sins. Although there is truth in this statement, it is not what this verse is teaching. Rather, this verse deals with the temporal effects that...
DO YOU READ YOUR BIBLE DAILY?
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HOW PERSONAL ARE YOUR PRAYERS?
PRAYER, TO ME, IS PERSONAL BETWEEN GOD AND ME. MOST OF THE TIME I JUST TALK TO HIM, NOT ASKING FOR...
Minister The Good News
John 20:21 'Then said Jesus to them again, Peace be unto you: as my Father hath sent me, even so send I you.'
The dictionary states that to reconcile means to re-establish friendship between; to settle or resolve, as a dispute. The key to reconciliation is to effectively deal with the enmity, ill will, hatred, or hostility that caused the dispute, etc.
The enmity between man and God was sin. God took the initiative to remove this barrier through the means and agency of Jesus Christ, thus leaving man and God as friends once again.
We have received the ministry of reconciliation. That means we are in the ministry of reconciling people to God....
Be Filled With The Holy Ghost
Luke 24:49 'And, behold, I send the promise of my Father upon you: but tarry ye in the city of Jerusalem, until ye be endued with power from on high.'
This filling of the Holy Ghost is subsequent to the born-again experience.
Paul reveals in Rom. 10:9, that a person has to confess with his mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in his heart that Jesus was raised from the dead, before he can be saved.
It is possible to be saved, yet not have what Jesus said was the baptism of the Holy Spirit. Since the Holy Spirit is now given freely and we don't have to tarry for His coming, we can receive salvation and the baptism of the Holy Spirit at...
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God Pours Out His Spirit
Luke 24:49 'And, behold, I send the promise of my Father upon you: but tarry ye in the city of Jerusalem, until ye be endued with power from on high.'
John's baptism was a baptism with water unto repentance for the remission of sins. John preached that the Lamb of God came to take away the sins of the world (Jn. 1:29), but he didn't administer the baptism of the Holy Spirit.
However, both John the Baptist and Jesus prophesied the church age, when believers would be baptized with the Holy Ghost.
The baptism of the Holy Spirit came on the day of Pentecost, but it was not only for these few individuals. Peter said in Acts 2:39, 'For the...
WHAT DO YOU DO WITH GOD'S WORD?
I HAVE WRITTEN BEFORE ON THIS BECAUSE SOME PEOPLE DON'T BELIEVE GOD'S WORD. IF THEY DID, THEY WOULD NOT BE IN NEED OR SICK OR DEPRESSED. I AM NOT ONE OF THOSE "NAME IT AND CLAIM IT" CHRISTIANS BUT I DO BELIEVE IN GOD'S WORD AND HE SAYS TO ASK AND IT SHALL BE GIVEN TO ME. NOW THERE ARE THINGS I HAVE TO DO AND THAT IS NOT ASK ANYTHING THAT IS NOT ACCORDING TO HIS WILL AND WORD. THE OTHER THING IS THAT I HAVE TO BE SEEKING HIM WITH ALL MY HEART WITH FORGIVENESS. IS THIS TOO MUCH TO DO TO RECEIVE HEALTH AND PROSPERITY?
Kinds Of Evangelism
Luke 24:48 'And ye are witnesses of these things.'
One of the great mistakes of the modern church is to think that evangelism is something done within the four walls of the church building. Acts 8:1-4 makes it apparent that evangelism was not done by the pastor or clergy but by believers that went everywhere preaching the Word (Acts 8:4).
Some methods of evangelism mentioned in scripture are: (1) House to house evangelism - '...and in every house, they ceased not to teach and preach Jesus Christ' (Acts 5:42). (2) Personal one-on-one evangelism - Philip ministered to the Ethiopian eunuch (Acts 8:26-38), Paul to Sergius Paulus (Acts 13:7), Jesus to Mary...