Category: Christianity 501

  • 161 Pentecost and the Baptism of the Holy Spirit.

    As a Christian, it is so important to understand what happened in Acts chapter 2; this chapter holds the key to living in the power and authority of the Holy Spirit, which was made available to us by our Lord Jesus Christ. Our Savior Jesus is alive; He lives to actively give us everything we…

  • 160 – Evidence for the Baptism of the Holy Spirit!

    I find it interesting that when we read the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John, we don’t look at them as historical books giving an account of what happened in the past. When we look at the Gospels, we recognize that they represent something new that started with the coming of Jesus Christ in…

  • 159 – The Book of Acts; The Acts of the Holy Spirit!

    The book of Acts in the Bible is one of 27 books of the New Testament, and the author was the Apostle Luke, the same one who wrote the Gospel of Luke. The book’s title is “Acts,” or the “Acts of the Apostles,” in particular, the acts of the apostles’ Peter and then Paul. I…

  • 158 The Believer’s Authority, Part 2

    Righteousness In the beginning, before sin entered the world, Adam and Eve were in right standing with God; the Lord walked with them and talked with them; they were in a relationship. Their relationship could exist because they were innocent, and as a result, they were holy and righteous in the eyes of the Lord.…

  • 157 The Believer’s Authority in the Old Testament

    God is the same Yesterday, Today, and Forever, Hebrews 13:8. At the very end of my Last Post, I mentioned something about the authority that we have as Believers. So, I thought I would take some time to examine this important area of spiritual authority.  From the beginning of time, the Holy Spirit has been…

  • 156 The Believer’s Motivation!

    This message is intended for all those who pastor or teach others in the Christian community. I encourage you to consider what I have to say, and if it is helpful to you, then Praise the Lord! If not, then Praise the Lord again! The message has to do with what the Scriptures call “the…