By Andrew Murray They were all filled with the Holy SpiritActs 2:4 "Whenever we speak of being filled with the Holy Spirit, and desire to know what it precisely is, our thoughts always turn back to the day of Pentecost. There we see as in a mirror how glorious the blessing is that is brought … Continue reading The Glorious Filling Of The Holy Spirit
Theology
The Final Generation, Part 1
Let’s open the Word of God, then, to the thirteenth chapter of Mark’s gospel; Mark chapter 13. We are coming to verses 28 to 37, in our ongoing look at this amazing account of our Lord’s life, and we’re going to be looking at verses 28 to 37, both this morning and this evening. While … Continue reading The Final Generation, Part 1
Who is Israel?
Who is Israel and why you would want to be a part of Israel
Written bySchalk_and_Elsa
You may have noticed that we are always referring to Israel and saying that we are a part of Israel. You may have wondered where we got this notion from? It is of fundamental importance to know and understand this. Our identity determines how we live. Think about any culture; being part of a certain culture determines what you do and how you live. However, being part of Israel is more than just being part of a culture, it is a way of life in accordance with our Creator. We shall show you in this article why we say we are part of Israel and why it is significant.
If you are reading this, you have probably been awakened by YHVH to His truth. His truth being, His Word, all of it; everything…
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Cain: The Portrait of a Doomed Sinner, Part 2
“Woe to them,” meaning false teachers, “who have gone the way of Cain, who have rushed headlong into the error of Balaam and perished in the rebellion of Korah. They are hidden reefs in your love feasts, they are clouds without water, they are carried along by winds, autumn trees without fruit, doubly dead, uprooted, … Continue reading Cain: The Portrait of a Doomed Sinner, Part 2
God: Creator and Redeemer
"It is significant that the portion of Genesis which has been the object of the greatest attacks of skepticism and unbelief, the first eleven chapters, is the portion which had the greatest influence on the New Testament."Henry Morris We are continuing our series tonight on the subject of “Origins: Creation or Evolution.” I know that … Continue reading God: Creator and Redeemer
Free Will – A Slave
“And you will not come unto Me, that you might have life.” - John 5:40 THIS is one of the great guns of the Arminians, mounted upon the top of their walls and often discharged with terrible noise against the poor Christians called Calvinists. I intend to spike the gun this morning, or, rather, to … Continue reading Free Will – A Slave
Foreknowledge and the Free Will of Men
by John Frame The doctrine that God foreordains and directs all events is generally regarded as Calvinistic, and I am not embarrassed to be called a Calvinist. However, other Christian traditions also accept this doctrine, sometimes in spite of themselves. Take Arminianism for example. The Arminian makes much of human "free will," insisting that our … Continue reading Foreknowledge and the Free Will of Men
Questions from the Book of Hebrews
By: Dr. Norman Geisler Dr. Geisler tackles such questions as: How could Jesus be “made perfect”? Could Christ have sinned? Can Christians lose their salvation? Does Hebrews 7:3 support reincarnation? Hebrews 2:10 - If Jesus was already perfect, how could He be made perfect through suffering? Problem: The Bible declares that Jesus was absolutely perfect … Continue reading Questions from the Book of Hebrews
The Inspiration Of Scripture [part 1]
by Loraine Boettner The answer that we are to give to the question, "What is Christianity?" depends quite largely on the view we take of Scripture. If we believe that the Bible is the very word of God and infallible, we will develop one conception of Christianity. If we believe that it is only a … Continue reading The Inspiration Of Scripture [part 1]
Origin
It occurs to me that I never really talked about where my blog’s identity: “Be Persuaded” came from. It hails from an unlikely Bible verse: Hebrews 13:17, which says:
“Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they keep watch over your souls as those who will give an account, so that they can do this with joy and not with grief, for that would be unprofitable for you.” – HCSB
You might say: “I don’t really see how you’d get “be persuaded” out that. True – it’s not exactly suggested in any of the English versions of the text. But this verse wasn’t originally written in English.
One way of writing it looks like this: “peithesthe tois hēgoumenois hymōn kai hypeikete autoi gar agrypnousin hyper tōn psychōn hymōn hōs logon apodōsontes hina meta charas touto poiōsin kai mē stenazontes alysiteles gar hymin touto”
As a version of this: Πείθεσθε…
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