Believers

lives. The believer has to open up and receive the different ministry of the Holy Spirit. Therefore, Rick Warren, author of “The Kingdom Life, writes, “the Holy Spirit is the divine person who breathes new life into us.” The most profound gift of the…

Spirit. To Paul, it is a given that all believers receive the Holy Spirit, this is evident in Acts 19 where he discovers that the believers at Ephesus have not received the Holy Spirit because they were not baptised in the name of Jesus. The presence of the Holy Spirit is seen clearly when the believers begin to prophesy and speak in tongues after being baptised (NIV Acts of the Apostles 19). Baptism and reception of the Holy Spirit initiate the believers into a state of being with Christ; a…

apostle Paul gives us several truths about spiritual gifts: 1. given to believers, confess that Jesus is Lord 2. variety of gifts, but given by same Spirit 3. God empowers them in every believer 4. given for the common good (of the church) 5. there are 13 types of gifts listed 6. given to believers as the Spirit wills So we can reason that specific spiritual gifts are given by God, the Holy Spirit, as he wills, to each and every believer for the edification of the church. Spiritual gifts are…

Introduction There are many important doctrines that can be drawn from the Bible and applied to the life of the believer. One of these doctrines includes the doctrine of the Holy Spirit. Upon receiving the gift of salvation, the believer is immediately indwelt by the Holy Spirit where He remains for the rest of the believer’s life. As believers who are indwelt by the Holy Spirit, it is important to know how the Holy Spirit works in our lives and how we can work with the Holy Spirit to better…

The Kalam Argument Introduction: In the Kalam Argument, there are some theories that can be used by Christian apologetics to challenge the theories and beliefs of non-believers. The strong points of the Kalam Argument can make good arguments that can be challenging to non-believers. Although there are some good points in the Kalam Argument, there are also a few weaknesses concerning creation and evolutional changes. In the viewpoints contained in the Kalam Argument, even the weak points can…

creates a problem of sampling because no matter what the actual experiment may be, the sample only consists of believers which is not an accurate representation of the population. According to Rice…

he speaks in parables because those who lack understanding – false disciples – fall under the judgement of losing understanding (parables puzzle them)” (Gundry, 2012, pp. 209-210). Jesus uses parables in His teachings to impart wisdom to other believers. Jesus’…

in community. Theologian Donald Fairbairn asserts, “Human beings as God originally created them were intended to reflect the life of the Trinity through their relationships with one another. If we apply these truths to the present situation of believers, we recognize that both among Christians, and between Christians and non-Christians, we are called to reflect the Father-Son relationship” In the garden it was as God intended, the Godhead and Adam, then with the addition of Eve, a human…

to all believers; the majority of which can solely be attributed as acts of God and not of any human. These events include: the call of God to sinners for salvation, the impartation of new life, to legally be able to stand blameless before God, and to be adopted in the family of God. Interestingly enough, there is an applicable part of the redemption in which God and man can and do operate together. This is known as sanctification, or “a progressive work of God and man that makes a believer more…

False Dichotomy Division Among Believers Coming from two religious backgrounds have been challenging to my faith as a Christian. My first fellowship was that of the Baptist faith. Later to be joined to the Pentecostal and Charismatic faith. I discovered a misleading since of contrast in both ecclesiastical backgrounds. There is a dissimilarity in approach, concept and exchange of concepts amongst the two denominations. Churches are divided by their own since of doctrine, giving rise…