Faithful Ministry Exemplified

Faithful Ministry Exemplified

These Christians in Acts 11:20 didn’t categorize people as churched or unchurched, meaning they didn’t treat mankind’s main problem as poor church attendance.  Instead, it’s obvious that they classified everyone as either being reconciled to God through faith in...
Evidence of Having the Spirit: Possessing Discernment

Evidence of Having the Spirit: Possessing Discernment

It was very obvious in the early days of the church to identify when someone had fallen away from the faith.  They left the real church and went to follow false teachers who clearly were not sanctioned by the apostles.  In our day, they just hop around to different...
Encountering God Through His Certain Word

Encountering God Through His Certain Word

There’s no doubt we experience the Spirit’s work, for instance the transforming power of the rebirth and ongoing sanctification.  But is this merely a feeling or is it objective realities that can be measured by God’s word?  Think about it this way—if someone just...