Have you ever wondered what is the difference between the soul and the spirit? First, it is vitally important to realize that there is a definite distinction between them according to the Bible. Second, it is equally important to realize that our experience of Christ depends on our learning this distinction. So let’s consider the
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Last year, my wife and I were hosting a dinner gathering in our home and one of our dinner guests was a young woman from China. She was attending a university in the US and was visiting with us while attending a Christian conference. During our dinner together, we asked her to share her testimony
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Have you believed into Jesus Christ? For many, believing into Christ might sound strange. You might be thinking, don’t you mean “believe Christ’s words” or maybe “believe in Him?” Or, you may be considering, is there really any difference between believing and believing into Christ?” It may sound strange, especially if you’re accustomed to reading from
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After believing into Christ, the first frustration to our Christian life is to doubt that we’re really saved. I addressed this in my post, “How Can I be Sure I’m Saved?” A second frustration to our Christian life is the plaguing doubt that we can lose our salvation. To address this problem, we’ll consider four
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Have you ever done something you knew was a sin, confessed it, and quickly found yourself doing it again? I know I have. What’s the solution to this problem? It begins with seeing the difference between sin and sins and then applying the proper remedy to each.
This awesome spiritual song — “Give Yourself to Love the Lord” — became the song in my heart and spoke to me in a personal way. It was so nourishing that I couldn’t help but focus on it in this post. I also can’t help highlighting the importance of “giving yourself to love the Lord.”
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This is the question of questions. Jesus asked this question of His disciples and the religious men of His day in Matthew 16:13-15 and 22:42, and in the 2,000 years since He walked on the earth, this question has remained a mystery for all men to consider. Our personal answer to this question determines our
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“All Scripture is God-breathed…” 2 Timothy 3:16 “This indicates that the Scripture, the word of God, is the breathing out of God. God’s speaking is God’s breathing out. Hence, His word is spirit (John 6:63), or breath. Thus, the Scripture is the embodiment of God as the Spirit. The Spirit is therefore the very essence,
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Today there is an ever increasing amount of “Christian ministry” available in nearly every form imaginable–especially over the internet. But how much of this can really be considered as genuine “ministry” when measured according to the New Testament pattern. In 1 Timothy 1:16, Paul said, “But because of this I was shown mercy, that in me, the
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Does the truth really matter to us? The motto of the Christian Research Institute is “Because Truth Matters.” It mattered enough to Hank Hanegraaff and his staff to do a six year study of Witness Lee and the local churches to find out what the truth was. As an issue of their restudying the teachings
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