When Did Jesus Receive the Holy Spirit?
Did Jesus receive the Holy Spirit in his baptism or after he was baptized? What are the implications, if any, for believers concerning receiving the Holy Spirit?
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9th April 2024
What Do “make disciples” and “disciple-making” Mean? (Part 2)
Part 2 examines an interpretive dilemma of "make disciples" due to the grammatical structure of Matthew 28:19-20, as well as provides critical commentary on the popular usage of "disciple-making" and its consequences.
29th January 2024
Prophecy and Distinguishing of Spirits
How does the gift of prophecy work? How does a prophet actually get or receive revelation? And what does the distinguishing of spirits have to do with it?
3rd June 2022
Does God Know the Future? Open Theism and the Bible (Paper)
Open Theism argues that God does not know the future, but learns as he experiences the unfolding of events. But does the Bible support the argument that God does not have foreknowledge? Come explore the different facets of Open Theism and compare it to what the Bible says about God's foreknowledge.
23rd July 2014
Principles of Conversion: Ownership Brings Activation
What kinds of things need to happen in someone’s conversion to Christianity? It might sound strange to ask such a question, but one look at the state of the church today and it just might be the right question to be asking.
24th May 2013
The Angry God of the Old Testament
Is the God of the Old Testament unjust, immoral, bloodthirsty, too strict, or just downright mean? Or is there something else at play that answers why we sometimes struggle with seeing him this way?
7th January 2013
Why the Death of Jesus?
Why the death of Jesus? Was it simply the greatest mistake in all of human history, or was something else going on? Did Jesus really have to die? Couldn't God have found another way? What does Jesus' death reveal about our great God and our relationship to him?
29th October 2012
Helping Fielding Melish: A Challenge from Frank Viola
One of the top 10 Christian bloggers, Frank Viola, has posted a very interesting challenge for Christians to try to answer. Following is his proposed scenario, with a specific question to answer (highlighted in red) after said scenario. My response then follows his question. Got it? Good, then check it out...
12th July 2012
In the Dust of the Rabbi
I love the phrase "in the dust of the Rabbi." It is so foreign to our 21st century ears, but so important to understand today. It’s where you want to be. And when you see where that is, if you haven’t already, you will want to get there as soon as possible. You will want to live there. In fact, I am going to encourage you to do just that. And what may sound even more extreme—once you are there you will wonder how you ever viewed your Christianity any other way. It is that powerful.
10th July 2012
What Is the Discipleship Deficiency?
Growing up I had one thing on straight—I believed in God and the Bible, specifically, that Jesus was really who he said he was, the Son of God, and that the Bible was inspired by God. My understanding was not very deep on any of it, but it did not matter, as those foundational beliefs were present. It’s what made me a Christian. But what does this have to do with discipleship, or the discipleship deficiency? Everything...
2nd July 2012