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The Sevenfold Holy Spirit 1) The name Holy Spirit is used seven times in the Bible: A. Psalm 51:11 Cast me not away from thy presence; and take not thy holy spirit from me. B. Isaiah 63:10 But they rebelled, and vexed his holy Spirit : therefore he was turned to be their enemy, and he fought against them. C. Isaiah 63:11 Then he remembered the days of old, Moses, and his people, saying, Where is he that brought them up out of the sea with the shepherd of his flock? where is he that put his holy Spirit within him? D. Luke 11:13 If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children: how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him? E. Ephesians 1:13 In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise, F. Ephesians 4:30 And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption. ...

What God Cannot Do It is true that "There is nothing too great for God's power"; and it is just as true that "There is nothing too small for His love!" I love the statement quoted above - it is truly fitting in light of what I believe the Lord wants me to preach on this Friday: What God Cannot Do When I think of this theme I am reminded of a question posed to me as a young believer. Often when witnessing to unbelievers, the atheists and the scoffers will try to come up with questions to try to stump the Christian - thinking in some sense that if the young believer cannot answer the foolish question then they are somehow justified in their rebellious course. I was asked if there was anything that God cannot do? Of course, I protested that there wasn't. Then the mocker asked me, "Can God create a rock so heavy that He cannot move it?" Not sure how to answer that - as it seemed a catch-22 question. Either way I answered seemed to prove God was limited...

My Comments On The Brazen Laver: Exodus 38:8 And he made the laver of brass, and the foot of it of brass, of the lookingglasses of the women assembling, which assembled at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. I find it interesting to note that the looking glasses of the women were made of of brass. It was this material that was made into the brass lavers, that the priests were to wash in daily. Brass is always symbolic of judgement in the Word of God, especially in relation to the tabernacle furniture and furnishings. I believe this signifies that as we look into the Word of God - as James teaches - and see ourself revealed or reflected therein, we are to then judge the sin in our lives and allow the water of the Word to clean us up. James 1:22-25 But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves. For if any be a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like unto a man beholding his natural face in a glass: For he beholdeth himself, and ...

Eight Reasons Why Jesus' Resurrection Is Important "But now is Christ risen from the dead." --1 Corinthians 15:20 The whole system of Christianity rests upon the fact that "Christ is risen from the dead;" for, "If Christ be not risen, then is our preaching vain, and your faith is also vain: ye are yet in your sins." The divinity of Christ finds its surest proof in His resurrection, since He was "Declared to be the Son of God with power, according to the spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead." It would not be unreasonable to doubt His Deity if He had not risen. Moreover, Christ's sovereignty  depends upon His resurrection, "For to this end Christ both died, and rose, and revived, that He might be Lord both of the dead and living." Again, our justification , that choice blessing of the covenant, is linked with Christ's triumphant victory over death and the grave; for "He was delivered for our offences, an...

Some Thoughts On Martyrdom Afraid? Of What? Afraid? Of what? To feel the spirit's glad release? To pass from pain to perfect peace, The strife and strain of life to cease? Afraid? Of that? Afraid? Of what? Afraid to see the Saviour's face, To hear His welcome, and to trace, The glory gleam from wounds of grace, Afraid? Of that? Afraid? Of what? A flash - a crash - a pierced heart; Brief darkness - Light - O Heaven's art! A wound of His a counterpart! Afraid? Of that? Afraid? Of what? To enter into Heaven's rest, And yet to serve the Master blessed? From service good to service best? Afraid? Of that? Afraid? Of what? To do by death what life could not - Baptize with blood a stony plot, Till souls shall blossom from the spot? Afraid? Of that? Written by E.H. Hamilton, after hearing of the death of his missionary colleague, Jack Vinson. Vinson was martyred in 1931 and showed no fear of death to his Chinese captors, telling them, "Kill me, if you wish. I will go straig...

Jesus' Sevenfold Power And Authority There are primarily three ways that I read and study through the Gospels: 1) Read them one at a time, focussing on the context and what each passage has to say. 2) Read all four Gospels together, using a Harmony of the Gospels approach. That is where you have each major event side by side with the other Gospels, so you can glean what they all have in common, rounding out a full picture of each sermon, parable, healing, etc. That is a good tool for understanding all about a certain thing that happened or was said in the Gospels. In a lot of ways, we do this on a much smaller scale when we read a passage and then look at all the related cross references. 3) There is also another approach: Reading the Gospels side by side, but seeing where they differ, and making note of how each difference fits the overall approach of each Gospel writer, and what each writer is particularly emphasizing. For example, Matthew was written to the Jews to present their...