Tag: Holy Spirit
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Here is a paper I wrote in July 2022
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Blasphemy against the Holy Spirit is described in several Bible verses, notably in Matthew 12:31-32, Mark 3:28-30, and Luke 12:10. These passages state that while all sins can be forgiven, blasphemy against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven, either in this age or the age to come. How should…
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This video is so sad. A 19-year old girl who is homeless and addicted to drugs is caught shoplifting. When the police arrest her she starts crying for her “mommy” and that she “wants to go home” (which she doesn’t have as a homeless person). There are so many people…
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Lactantius, writing early in the 4th century after Constantine had assumed power and the persecutions were over, noted in Book 2 of his Divine Institutes that the church was empowered over the demonic. In chapter XVI of Book 2, Lactantius writes concerning demonic entities, “They (the demonic) do indeed injure,…
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+ bible, born again, christianity, church, darkness, demon possession, demonic, faith, god, Holy Spirit, jesus+
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Absolutely. How can I possibly be an effective apologist if I’m a brand new Christian with little education, no training in philosophy, history, theology, science or any apologetic methodologies or arguments? Answer – by the power of the indwelling Holy Spirit within you. You have infinite divine power within you.…
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Southern Baptists tend to be very quiet on the subject of the Holy Spirit, probably because of a fear of an “overreaction.” For example, on Pentecost Sunday, the silence is deafening in many (most?) SBC churches for any observation of that day and its importance (the birth of the church.)…
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by Bob Pratico Submitted July 09, 2022 at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary In my experience many Southern Baptist churches, apparently fearful of an “overreaction”, observe Pentecost Sunday with deafening silence refusing to even acknowledge the momentous significance of that historic day on the liturgical calendar. Some seem to fear the…
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+ Baptism in the Holy Spirit, bible, christianity, faith, Glossolalia, Holy Spirit, jesus, Spiritual Gifts, tongues+
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Christian Apologetics 