CENI: A Better Way — 1 Corinthians
1 Corinthians is in many ways the opposite of Romans. Romans is high theology written to a church Paul had never visited, while 1 Corinthians deals with one practical, pastoral issue after another....
View ArticleChurch of Christ Deism: The Ephesians 4 Argument
While the 1 Corinithians 13 argument is the classic argument that miracles ended at the completion of the New Testament (and not just among the Churches of Christ), some also argument from Ephesians 4....
View ArticleChurch of Christ Deism: The Old Testament Background, Part 3
Joel Perhaps the most famous prophecy of the Spirit among the Churches of Christ is from Joel, because Peter preached this scriptures in Acts 2 — (Joel 2:28-31) ‘And afterward, I will pour out my...
View ArticleChurch of Christ Deism: Do Spiritual Gifts Come Exclusively from the Laying...
It’s been argued by many that spiritual gifts died out in the generation following the apostles because the gifts were imparted exclusively by the laying on of apostolic hands. In the Churches of...
View ArticleChurch of Christ Deism: Spiritual Gifts in the New Testament
Sometimes we get so caught up in the details that we don’t step back to look at the big picture. Let’s take a moment to consider the New Testament’s big picture of spiritual gifts. We begin with the...
View ArticleChurch of Christ Deism: Showing the Spirit
D. A. Carson has written a masterful book on the Holy Spirit called Showing the Spirit: A Theological Exposition of 1 Corinthians 12-14. Carson is one of the world’s premier conservative theologians...
View ArticleChurch of Christ Deism: Wrapping Up
I’m probably going to make some readers mad. It’s inevitable, I’m afraid. You see, ever since I first started teaching, over 1800 classes ago, I find that students get upset when I raise an issue,...
View ArticleChurch of Christ Deism: Testimonies
Regular readers know that I’m big on testimonies. I mean, if God is alive and active through his Spirit, then some of our fellow Christians should have experienced that activity. And it just happens...
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