We covered a lot of ground today, preparing to begin our study of 1 Corinthians 14. We finished our overview of Acts, and now know why the Acts of the Apostles is a record of the history of the Church in the first century. It is not a book of doctrine like the epistles from … Read more
We are currently laying the foundation for our study in 1 Corinthians 14. We must get a biblical understanding of the gift of tongues (a known language spoken by a particular group of people) as given in the historical record of the Acts of the Apostles. Acts starts out as Jewish book, and the establishment … Read more
We are laying a firm foundation concerning the historic understanding of the sign gifts, and tongues in particular. Each week we will examine what the Bible says about the confusion that exists, because of misunderstanding the purpose and use of the sign gifts.As we saw in Mark 16:17-20, Jesus prophesied all that the apostles would … Read more
As we begin our study in 1 Corinthians 14, it is imperative that we lay a biblical foundation concerning spiritual gifts, especially tongues, or spoken languages that the speaker has no training in, but the hearers understand perfectly.There are several key verses to help build a solid biblical foundation that will keep us grounded as … Read more
It was wonderful to be back in Bible study with you, finishing up 1 Corinthians 13. We covered quite a lot of ground finishing V.8-13, but it was a great journey, understanding that Agape / unconditional love is unique only to the Dispensation of the Grace of God. I will send out the outline for … Read more
We finished our study of the 14 traits or ingredients of Agape / unconditional love found in V.4-7: Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil; Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but … Read more