There are examples of miracles in Luke’s gospel and the book of Acts, but relatively few examples of God providing special directives to His people. In the next few weeks, we will explore these instances in the sequence Luke gives them. Jim Osman’s book, God doesn’t whisper, offers fourteen examples that we will explore. He…
It seems that there may be a need for clarification on God’s leading. Others have shown that the Greek Word for “led” comes from the Word ago (I lead), which is used 69 times where it means to lead a person or animal from one location to another (e.g., Matt. 21:2; Mark 13:11, Luke 4:1,9,…
The Bible describes first-century Christians as being led by the Spirit. What this means is different among professed Christians, today. Some believe that God gives us strong impressions, unctions, or stirrings to either direct or confirm personal decisions in each individual life. These gifts from God are usually believed to be given only when a…
We have already shown that the spiritual gifts were imparted through the laying on of the hands of the apostles. We have shown with the impartation on the Samaritans (Acts 8) and the Ephesian saints (Acts 19) proves it was accomplished by apostles laying their hands on those who had been baptized in the name…
In this phrase, some commentators adopt the word “age” as the translation of ἡλικίας in preference to stature. The older English versions of Wycliffe, Tyndale, and the Geneva all choose this term, and the King James places it in the margin. The original could be either meaning. John 1:16 reads, “Of his fulness, we have…
If we conclude that Jesus has not come, there are some glaring problems that we create for ourselves. 1. First, we are forced into a ridiculous conclusion that the “last days” of an ending age has continued for over two thousand years and counting. We have already given sufficient evidence that the “last days” was…
This phrase is connected to attaining to the knowledge of Christ. Some commentators adopt the word “age” as the translation of ἡλικίας in preference to stature. The older English versions of Wiclif, Tyndale, Cranmer, the Geneva, and Rheims, all employ this term. The authorized places it in the margin. The original admits of either meaning. …
The cross was the means by which justification could be pronounced upon the guilty Jew and Gentile, “for all have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God” (Rom. 3:23). The condition for both was faith in Christ Jesus. Faith is not only the conditional requirement of every individual who would come into His…
Attaining to mature manhood the accomplishment of combining two groups into one “new man,” so making peace (cf. Eph 2:14-18). If it is correct to understand this description to refer to individual maturity, it would clearly seem insurmountable and unreachable in this life and must refer to the “end of time” when we are made…
The gifted men that were given to the called out people of God were given until certain things were accomplished. The first is until we attain to the unity of the faith. The second was “until we all attain to the Knowledge of the Son of God.” We attain to the knowledge of the Son…