1. Final Restoration Discuss what Peter preached to the Jews about this subject soon after Pentecost, Acts 3:20-21. What are the four points he makes? Read Paul’s words in Romans 8:19-23. What points does he make regarding the restoring of creation including God’s people? What is the present state of and what does the future
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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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Discuss the following, To begin to appreciate redemption we need to see how far mankind has fallen and how unable he is to help himself. How did God feel about mankind in the days of Noah? Read Genesis 6:5-7, 11-12. Was he any different in Paul’s day? Read Ephesians 2:1-3, Romans 3:9-20, 23. What about
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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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