Even before he was converted on the Damascus Rd. the apostle Paul was used to evangelize the lost. ”What?” you say; “how could that be? I thought only Christians could do so.” Well, it’s true; in the providence of God the unexpected often takes place. We must not limit God. Listen to what Luke wrote: …
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I don’t intend to debate the entire issue; I have done so in my book, Signs and Wonders in the Last Days. Rather, I’d like to mention one or two facts to add to the debate. First, we are often told that the Scriptures have no record of gifts that have ceased. I should like …
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“What do you do when you don’t know what to do?” Are you serious, or are you presenting me with a conundrum? “No. I’m dead serious. I have a decision to make as to whether or not to do something. I’d like to do it but I don’t know whether its something that the Lord …
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Be prepared to receive them! You can be sure that they’ll come. There are so many out there that have been brainwashed into thinking that counseling must be done by a “professional” psychologist or psychiatrist that they rebel when they’re told that a preacher or laymen is doing counseling. You can understand their objections, and …
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Too often when people hear the word they become uninterested and turn away—was that your response to the title of this blog? Well, if it was, please indulge me for a couple of minutes’ read to try to change your opinion. What is theology anyway? Systematic theology, as its name indicates, is the culling of …
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The Fool has said in his heart, “There is no God.” (Psalm 14:1). How do we know that he is a fool? Simple. A fool speaks as if he has the answer to a question to which he cannot have an answer. No man knows enough to make that statement. You would have to be …
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Can you give me even one good reason? “No, I don’t need reasons—I just feel it’s so.” That short exchange might take place many times a day between Christians. But it never should. You may be wondering what the subject is that the two parties are discussing. It doesn’t really matter. I left it out …
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Psalm 119:71 reads as follows: It was good for me to be afflicted so that I could learn Your statutes (CSB) Can you say this too? Sometimes we become so busy—occupied with secondary matters—that we do not take adequate time to study God’s Word. It is in such times that we are given opportunity by …
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Beware of those who frequently use the word “nuance,” or some derivative thereof. “Why?” Because they may be attempting to “snow you” by using that term. “What does the word mean?” It comes from a French word that means “shades,” and refers, for instance, to various subtle shades of color. “I still don’t get it.” …
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“All things work together for good” is the part of the quotation usually given while omitting the words “to those who love God, who are called according to His purpose.” That is one fact to remember—when quoting the verse, include those words. The fact is, unless one has been called by God (through the Holy …
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Why would anyone write and ask me to do a blog on apostates? But she did, and so I guess I should say a word or two. We know about such people from 1 John. They went out from us that it might be made known that they were not of us, John tells us. So, …
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Is the resurrection of the body! Too often we speak of waiting to go to heaven. True, upon death genuine believers will in their spirit be “with Christ” in paradise (as he told the thief on the cross). But as much as that is fine and wonderful, it isn’t our ultimate hope. No, we “eagerly …
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