We Believe in the Holy Spirit: The Lord, the Giver of Life
This article is from a teaching I did at my church earlier this year. For the past year, we have...
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“Whether Your God is True or False, Your Speech Betrays You.”
Your speech reveals your heart, exposing where your affections lie. This window displays who your...
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Reformed Systematic Theology – Vol 3: Spirit and Salvation (book review)
Joel Beeke and Paul Smalley’s Reformed Systematic Theology Vol. 3: Spirit and Salvation is another theologically rich entry in what has already become a modern classic series. As with the previous volumes, the authors effectively balance academic theological precision with pastoral and devotional care.
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Why You Should be a Baptist – Part 2
The last post was really an introduction to this discussion. In this post, we begin to get into...
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Spirit Baptism and Water Baptism
Baptism and the Spirit In the New Testament, we recognize the word “baptism” is not only used to...
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5 Ways the Holy Spirit Builds Christian Fortitude
The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines fortitude as “a quality of character combining courage and...
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How to Know the Holy Spirit is at Work — Part 4
In 1741 Jonathan Edwards preached his sermon, The Distinguishing Marks of a Work of the Spirit of...
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How to Know the Holy Spirit is at Work — Part 3
In 1741 Jonathan Edwards preached his sermon, The Distinguishing Marks of a Work of the Spirit of...
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How to Know the Holy Spirit is at Work — Part 2
In 1741 Jonathan Edwards preached his sermon, The Distinguishing Marks of a Work of the Spirit of...
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How to Know the Holy Spirit is at Work — Part 1
In 1741 Jonathan Edwards preached his sermon, The Distinguishing Marks of a Work of the Spirit of...
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Why We Groan (Short Devotional)
[2Cor 5:1–5 ESV] 1 For we know that if the tent that is our earthly home is destroyed, we have a...
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They Pray For Us (Short Devotional)
[Rom 8:26–27] Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know what to pray for as...
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Evidences of True Revival
Holiness of life and true revival can not be separated. A so-called “revival” that does not produce holiness is not a work of the Holy Spirit. Here we may offer an important reminder that true revival cannot be manufactured by men. The sign that says “revival next week” doesn’t really communicate what true revival is for true revival is God-sent and according to His plans and purposes, not ours.
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That Ain’t Your Mama’s Hyssop
David is guilty of the death of Uriah (2 Samuel 11:15). Although he hadn’t physically touched Uriah’s dead body, there is a sense of uncleanness because of his involvement in Uriah’s death. So when David cries out to the Lord to be purged with hyssop, he is calling on God to cleanse him from his sin. David could have offered more sacrifices than nearly anyone who has ever lived. He was a rich man! But he knew that God delights in “a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart,” rather than animal sacrifices (Psalm 51:16-17), and certainly hyssop is similarly a prefigurement of something…or Someone.
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