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Glorious and Depraved (4): The Creation/Cultural Mandate (Part One)
The “cultural mandate” this has been called, or some would prefer, “creation mandate.” 26 Then God said, “Let us make humankind in our image, after our likeness, so they may rule over the
Continue reading...Glorious and Depraved (4): Mankind Before the Fall (Part Three)
What does it mean for humans to be bodies with the breath of life breathed into them? Are we made of two constituents (body and soul) or just one? Wikipedia has helpfully summarized the two views as dualism
Continue reading...Glorious and Depraved (3): Mankind Before the Fall (Part Two)
When the author of Hebrews quotes Psalm 8 in defense to his readers that Jesus is the fulfillment of man’s rulership on earth, he quotes the Septuagint, or Greek translation of the Old Testament, which
Continue reading...Glorious and Depraved (2): Mankind Before the Fall (Part One)
Any biblical anthropology must recognize humans as they were before they sinned and the changes that occurred in them after they sinned. 26 Then God said, “Let us make adam (man) in our image, and
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There is social anthropology (study of human behavior), cultural anthropology (study of human cultural meanings, norms and values), linguistic anthropology (study of human languages), and biological or
Continue reading...28: Summary of the Holy Spirit
He is the personal third member of the Trinity, proceeding from both the Father and the Son, eternally existent in relationship with the Father and the Son. He was active in creation. He gifted human beings
Continue reading...27: The Holy Spirit and the Christian Life
We might think of Galatians 5 as a tutorial on the Holy Spirit in the Christian life: Galatians 5:4 You who are trying to be justified by the law have been alienated from Christ; you have fallen away
Continue reading...26: Jesus and the Holy Spirit
Matthew 1:18 Now the birth of Jesus Christ took place in this way. When his mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found to be with child from the Holy Spirit. Luke
Continue reading...25: Common Ways the Holy Spirit Manifests Himself in All Believers – Leading
God has been leading His people forever. He led the Israelites through the wilderness by the cloud and pillar of fire. He led the people with the priest’s Urim and Thummim. He led them with dreams. And
Continue reading...24: Common Ways the Holy Spirit Manifests Himself in All Believers – Filling (Part Two)
I was sitting in study hall with a friend I knew was not a Christian and I began explaining the gospel to him. I felt free and eloquent, more, I might say, than my normal self. A believing friend sitting
Continue reading...23: Common Ways the Holy Spirit Manifests Himself in All Believers – Filling (Part One)
When you fill a glass with water you are expelling the air that was in there. When the Holy Spirit fills you, He is expelling what is unholy within you. There are two ways in which the Holy Spirit fills
Continue reading...22: Common Ways the Holy Spirit Manifests Himself in All Believers – Gifting (Part Two)
If we were to chart the various gifts of the Spirit that Paul and Peter mention, we might get this: Peter (1 Peter 4:10,11) Speaking Gifts Serving Gifts Paul (Romans 12) Prophesying Teaching Encouraging Serving Giving Leading Showing
Continue reading...21: Common Ways the Holy Spirit Manifests Himself in All Believers – Gifting (Part One)
Three passages in Scripture speak about spiritual gifts that are given to all believers, but only one attributes these gifts to the Holy Spirit. Romans 12:3 For by the grace given me I say to every one
Continue reading...20: Common Ways the Holy Spirit Manifests Himself in All Believers – Prayer Help
Have you ever been hurting so bad that you just couldn’t pray, or couldn’t figure out what to ask for other than relief? And maybe you felt alone in your suffering. But Paul tells us that couldn’t
Continue reading...19: Common Ways the Holy Spirit Manifests Himself in All Believers – Sanctifying
He is the “Holy” Spirit and it is God’s great purpose that His people become holy, so the Holy Spirit is tasked with the job of making each believer holy. Here’s how the apostle Paul puts it: Romans
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