What is the marker of spiritual knowledge? Is it academics? A seminary degree? Is it intelligence? Is it memorized scripture? Is it the ability to deliver a great sermon or a worship song? Simply …it’s obedience to the Holy Spirit. Obedience to His Word. (Both logos and rhema) Without the Holy Spirit the true understanding […]
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With all the “talk” about the ‘end times’ and the rebuilding of the Temple, we need to remember where the current Temple of God is located. 1 Corinthians 6:19-20 Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God? You are not your
To impart something means to give, convey, or grant. To imitate means to act like or follow a pattern or style set by another. The Holy Spirit imparts to those who ask Him; revelation, inspiration, gifts, fruits, knowledge, wisdom, understanding, and all manner of spiritual blessings. We can TRY to imitate these things but does
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Please bare with me …this will be a bit longer than usual. In 1 Corinthian 12 Paul talks about the Body and many different parts, and how we need them. At the end of the chapter he names the apostle, prophet, teacher and then some gifts of the Spirit. In Ephesians 4 Paul lists what
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Knowledge for the most part is seen as ‘good’. But I think we all know someone who has a lot of knowledge but very little wisdom or understanding …or love. (Consider 1 Cor 13) Then there is the issue of what kind of knowledge a person has, is it a God revealed knowledge or is
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This is an area where I was taught through immersion. The Holy Spirit just threw me into the ‘end of the pool’ as a teenager. For awhile I thought I might need mental counseling because of the ‘open vision’ experience I had, plus all of the mental visions / pictures I was receiving. I kept
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Once a person has experienced it — there is no going back. The very essence of Jesus in your midst. From that time on – your spirit, soul, and life have been changed to a point there is nothing that compares. The Master’s touch, smile, and words have no equal. Your soul will forever now
Oswald Chambers once said, “Many people begin coming to God once they stop being religious, because there is only one master of the human heart — Jesus Christ, not religion.” I’ve seen this statement proven true throughout the years by people I personally know. Many of us, myself included, have been raised in a strong
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Pestilence, famine, drought, infestation, disease, natural disasters (volcanos, earthquakes, storms of unusual intensity), and kinetic wars seem to be all increasing. Today driving I had an unusual sense that this world is headed more and more into being a ‘shadowland’. Things seem less vibrant and alive. The light even seems to be refracted differently into
On the wall this morning. Read More »
Galatians 5:16-21 But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. For the desires of the flesh are against the Spirit, and the desires of the Spirit are against the flesh, for these are opposed to each other, to keep you from doing the things you want
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