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HOW CAN YOU PROVE, WITHOUT A SHADOW OF A DOUBT, THAT JESUS ROSE FROM THE DEAD AND IS ALIVE TODAY? I USED TO TRY TO TELL PEOPLE WHAT THE BIBLE SAYS BUT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THAT. A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T BELIEVE THE BIBLE. YOU CAN QUOTE SCRIPTURE AFTER SCRIPTURE BUT IF THEY DON'T BELIEVE IT, THERE IS NOT MUCH YOU CAN DO ABOUT IT. I JUST PRAY FOR THEM THAT GOD WILL OPEN THEIR EYES TO THE TRUTH. THAT IS WHY I DON'T START OFF BY TRYING TO SHOW THEM THINGS IN THE BIBLE. I LIKE TO START OFF BY TELLING THEM THAT I KNOW HE IS ALIVE BECAUSE I FELLOWSHIP WITH HIM EVERY DAY AND I CAN FEEL HIS PRESENCE. I LIKE TO TELL THEM ABOUT HOW HE HAS HEALED ME MANY...
The Sadducees were a Jewish sect (Acts 5:17), of both a political and religious nature, that was best known for its opposition to the more popular party (the Pharisees), because of differences in various doctrinal and political questions. Sadducees rejected the oral tradition of the Pharisees who made a "mountain" of burdensome legislation and accepted only the written law. We are told they believed there is "no resurrection, nor angel, nor spirit" (Acts 23:8). From Josephus, we learn that the Sadducees believed that the soul perishes with the body (Antiq. XVIII. 1.4) and, therefore, can receive neither penalties nor rewards in an afterlife (War II. 8.14).
The most significant mention of the Sadducees in the Gospels...
DO YOU KNOW WHAT A HYPOCRITE IS?
I BELIEVE THAT YOU ARE A HYPOCRITE ONLY WHEN YOUR MOTIVES FOR DOING SOMETHING IS WRONG AND YOU'RE NOT GENUINELY SEEKING THE WELFARE...
The Greek word used here for "sighed deeply" means an intense grieving, inaudible prayer, or groan. This is intercession of the Holy Spirit, with groanings that cannot be uttered. Some Spirit-filled Christians believe this means groanings that cannot be uttered in normal speech and that this refers to speaking in tongues. However, this actually refers to a type of intercession different than speaking in tongues.
In John 11:33 and 38, Jesus groaned in the Spirit twice, and in those cases there were no words uttered. It was exactly as the Scripture states, a groaning in the Spirit. Everyone who has the indwelling presence of the Holy Spirit has or will have this happen to them....
It is very clear in scripture that Jesus was sent to fulfill God's covenant to the Jews. However, it was equally clear that Jesus would open up faith unto the Gentiles. Jesus certainly knew this, and had already ministered to numerous Gentiles without the apparent disdain that we see here with the Syro-Phoenician woman. Jesus could not have been forced into ministering to this woman's daughter if it was not His will to do so. Therefore, His silence and rough answer to this woman must have been designed to accomplish a positive result.
Humility is an important ingredient of faith. This woman was a stranger to the covenants of promise and had no right to demand anything. Jesus'...
These verses (21-23) further establish the fact that our heart includes more than just our spirit. Even Christians still struggle with things like pride and foolishness, which Jesus said comes out of our heart. It's certain that our born again spirit is not the source of these sins; therefore, the heart encompasses more than our spirit.
The word "spirit" is used in different ways in scripture. The most frequent usage refers to either the Spirit of God or the spirit of man. In that context, it denotes the person of the Holy Spirit or identifies a part of our three-part being (1 Th. 5:23). But the word "spirit" can also describe a mental disposition (Strong).
In Ephesians 1:17, Paul is praying that what is already true in our spirit will become our "mental...
DO YOU KNOW THAT GOD TRULY LOVES US? HE IS NOT FAR OFF IN HEAVEN WATCHING US TO SEE IF WE ARE GOING TO SIN, LIKE SOME PEOPLE BELIEVE. HE LOVES US BECAUSE OF JESUS. BEFORE JESUS TOOK OUR SINS AWAY, WE COULDN'T EVEN GO STRAIGHT TO GOD IN PRAYER.
ALTHOUGH GOD KNEW ALL THAT WAS GOING TO HAPPEN TO JESUS, THE REJECTION HE WOULD FACE, THE PAIN HE WOULD SUFFER ON THE CROSS, HE SENT JESUS TO DIE FOR US ANYWAY. IT HAD TO REALLY HURT HIM,...