Rome: The Kingdom of Iron, with toes of iron and clay, the Roman Empire. When we look at the history of the nations around Israel we can clearly see the hand of the Lord in all that was happening. First we should have a brief look at the prophecies found in Daniel. We start with
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For while we were weak, at the right time, Christ did for the ungodly. Romans 5:6 What makes the time that Christ died the right time? Several times we are told by Jesus and others that it was not the right time. John 2:4 Jesus protests to Mary against her asking him to do something
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Ephesians 5:18, “Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to debauchery. Instead be filled with the Spirit.” Excessive indulgence in sensual pleasure. Swindol points out in an article that in the Bible “we are never commanded to “Be baptized in the Spirit,” or “Be indwelt by the Spirit” or “Be Gifted,” or “Be Sealed”
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This book published by the Uniting church called 27 Spiritual Gifts By Robert Hillman lists 27 spiritual gifts and divides them into two groups. Speaking gifts and Serving gifts. This division seems to me to be an artificial and simplistic way of looking at the gifts. In doing so he mingles what can be seen as
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I have a book that is titled 27 Spiritual gifts which can be confusing unless you take into account James’ words in James 1:17, “Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of Lights, with who there is no variety or shadow due to change.” The gifts from
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The word trinity is not used in the Bible, it is a word which Christians have made up to describe what they see is the situation. To believe in the Trinity is to say that there is only One God, but that God has three persons. Father Son and Spirit. God himself claims that there
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