Does God require us to have a perfect understanding of the Gospel to be saved?
No. We are not obligated to know EVERYTHING about why Christ died to be saved. If that were the case, NO ONE could ever truly be. The message is simple:…
The Nine Gifts of the Holy Spirit (1 Corin 12:1-11) Part VII: The Word of Knowledge
Having examined, in detail, the utterance gifts, our next endeavor would entail a comprehensive study of the revelatory gifts of the Spirit. The revelatory gifts, as earlier defined, are those…
The Nine Gifts of the Holy Spirit (1 Corin 12:1-11) Part VI: Prophecy
Prophecy and the interpretation of tongues are quite similar. Paul speaks of this gift in 1 Corinthians 12:10, “To another the working of miracles, to another PROPHECY, to another discerning…
The Nine Gifts of the Holy Spirit (1 Corin 12:1-11) Part V: The Interpretation of Tongues
As earlier stated, the glossolalia (or speaking with tongues) is a spiritual language which is veiled to the mind of man. That is, no man understands tongues. 1 Corinthians 14:2…
The Nine Gifts of the Holy Spirit (1 Corin 12:1-11) IV: Tongues
Our last study explained that the nine gifts of the Spirit (1 Corin 12:8-10) may be further categorized into utterance gifts (tongues, interpretation of tongues and prophecy), revelatory gifts (word…
Why Doesn’t God Just Destroy The Devil to End The Problem of Evil in Our World?
Because all of God actions unfold in accordance with a “divine timetable” (Ecc 3:1, 11). Throughout Scripture, God is never portrayed as reacting impulsively to events. Rather, He works according…
Did God Cause Noah’s Flood?
The character and nature of God often need to be defended, whenever the subject of the Flood is discussed. The defence of God's character is known as a "theodicy." Theodicy,…
How Many Animals Were On Noah’s Ark? (Gen 6:19-20)
There is a view that only domesticated animals (e.g. cattle, sheep etc) were taken by Noah on the ark, while wild animals (e.g. lions, bears etc) were left behind. This…
On What Day Did God Create The Angels?
Creation did not only comprise the physical/seen realm, but also the spiritual/unseen realm. That is, while God made the natural world in Genesis 1, He formed the spiritual realm simultaneously.…
The Nine Gifts of the Holy Spirit (1 Corin 12:1-11) III
Paul’s 1 Corinthians 12-14 was necessary because the Church at Corinth had convoluted the purpose of spiritual gifts. To them, the gifts became, not divine tools to bless and edify,…