Holy Spirit – Power or Person?
God’s spirit gives you life; it does not make God live in you – “And shall put my spirit in you, and ye shall live” (Eze. 37:14). God does not need us to live. God lives independently of us. God has been and will be, regardless of us. Further, you are not alive without God’s spirit being in your bodyRead the rest of this page »
The Holy Spirit and Spiritual Gifts
In the Bible, the term Holy Spirit may refer to the gifts of the Spirit or it may refer to the representative of Christ who dispenses the spiritual gifts. Christ said that He was going away, and He would send the Comforter, who He calls the Holy Ghost (Holy Spirit). “Nevertheless I tell you the truth; It is expedient forRead the rest of this page »
The Holy Spirit and the End Time
In the Bible, the Holy Spirit is spoken of, both as gifts that are poured out on the believer, and as the Giver of the gifts. The gifts include power, truth and Godly attributes. The Giver is ultimately God Himself who gives to Christ and Christ sends the Comforter or an angel to give them to us. “But when theRead the rest of this page »
The Spirits of God, Christ, Angels and Humans
The word spirit or the words translated spirit are used hundreds of times throughout the Bible. Therefore, there is no lack of scriptural references to assist us in getting a clear understanding of its meanings. The fundamental challenge that many people overlook, that results in confusion, is the fact that the word spirit is used to refer to several differentRead the rest of this page »
One True God
The Bible speaks unequivocally of one true God. Most Christians believe this, but many differ as to who this one true God is. Does the Bible indicate who the one true God is? Most certainly it does. So, why are there different opinions as to who the one true God is? Is it that the identification in the Bible isRead the rest of this page »
Religious Liberty and the New Covenant
The most fundamental principle of the New Covenant is religious liberty or freedom of conscience. Under the Old Covenant, God’s Moral Law as contained in the Ten Commandments, along with the Statutes and Judgements that amplified and clarified the finer principles contained in the Law, were administered externally by the Mosaic System. Under the New Covenant, the Law is written,Read the rest of this page »
Separation of Church and State
History has shown that religion and politics can be a very dangerous mix. For this reason, the founders of the American republic have enshrined the concept of separation of Church and State in the First Amendment of the United States Constitution. But the question is: Can Church and State be completely separated and wherein lies the danger in both beingRead the rest of this page »
Calvary and the Mystery of the Trinity
The Argument of Calvary It is popularly assumed that Father, Son and Holy Ghost make a Trinity; further, that the Trinity concept is a mystery that is difficult to explain but should be accepted by faith. But, does the supposed difficulty in explaining it really expose us to embracing questionable ideas that could be detrimental to accept? FirstRead the rest of this page »
If Jesus, why not 1844 and Adventism?
On this day that marks the 500th anniversary of Martin Luther nailing his 95 theses on the door of the Castle Church at Wittenburg, Germany, that sparked what has come to be known as the Protestant Reformation, I wish to point to Seventh-day Adventism as the Reformation Movement of the last days. In pointing to Seventh-day Adventism, I ask theRead the rest of this page »
Repentance and Faith
It has now become a standard mantra across Christendom that Salvation is by Faith alone. So popular it has become that there is even a convergence between Catholics and Protestants around this concept to the point that it is even being said by many that the Protestant Reformation is over. But the question arises, where does Repentance fit into allRead the rest of this page »
The Advent Movement and Bible Prophecy
The Advent Movement started with the preaching of William Miller around the year 1831. Based on Miller’s interpretation of Bible prophecy (mainly Daniel 8:14 – “Unto two thousand and three hundred days; then shall the sanctuary be cleansed”), there was an expectation that Christ would return in 1844. With the passing of the time and Christ did not return, MillerRead the rest of this page »
Avoiding confusion in Galatians
Sometimes it is almost painful to see what appears to be an attempt to walk through the raindrops when persons try to explain Paul’s message in the book of Galatians. One simple clarification can assist us in avoiding confusion. There is much confusion in the popular explanations that are given. On the one hand, there is an assertion that PaulRead the rest of this page »
Foundation for the two great errors of the last days
The two great errors of the last days are the immortality of the soul and Sunday sacredness. Belief in the immortality of the soul provides a basis for spirits of devils to interact with human beings who will see these spirits as their departed loved ones. Sunday sacredness was brought into Christianity by Rome as a counterfeit to the seventh-dayRead the rest of this page »
The Sabbath Threatened
Many Sabbath-keepers expect that the Sabbath will one day be threatened by civil enforcement of Sunday observance. The Sabbath is, however, threatened by something else that is more subtle but no less able to undermine the Sabbath. The threat comes from a popular view of salvation that makes Sabbath-keeping irrelevant. The popular view of salvation is that it is aRead the rest of this page »
The greatest weapon against ignorance
There is hardly a greater recipe for degradation than ignorance. Ignorance leads to slavery, poverty, wickedness and destruction. When people believe a lie they don’t have to be overpowered. They will defeat themselves. The greatest weapon against ignorance is truth. Truth is authentic knowledge. Some people may say that a ball is white because they see only the side thatRead the rest of this page »