Worldviews are complex. In this post we talk about how to be Kingdom case-makers who engage the whole person with the good news of Jesus!
Kingdom Case Makers: Apologetics 101
The Relationship Between the Covenants
GOD’S TESTAMENTS The Old Testament’s relationship to the New Testament, and the implications its law has for Christian living today are important and sometimes controversial subjects that have profound impacts on how Christians understand their identity in Christ. Unfortunately, we sometimes fail to properly explore these issues and simply default to whatever answer is most …
Oneness of the Holy Spirit
Ephesians 4:4–6 (CSB) — 4 There is one body and one Spirit—just as you were called to one hope at your calling—5 one Lord, one faith, one baptism, 6 one God and Father of all, who is above all and through all and in all. ~~~~~~~ Christian epistemology holds “oneness” in high esteem and depends …
Deity of the Holy Spirit: Eternality
ETERNALITY Hebrews 9:14 (CSB) — 14 how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without blemish to God, cleanse our consciences from dead works so that we can serve the living God? ~~~~~~~ One of the hidden gems of Scripture is found in a text where the incomparable …
The Deity of the Holy Spirit: Omnipotence
OMNIPOTENCE Job 33:4 (CSB) — 4 The Spirit of God has made me, and the breath of the Almighty gives me life. Psalm 104:30 (CSB) — 30 When you send your breath, they are created, and you renew the surface of the ground. Romans 15:19 (CSB) — 19 by the power of miraculous signs and …
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Deity of the Holy Spirit: Omniscience
Scripture attributes to God certain divine attributes which are not attributes to any created beings, such as omniscience, omnipresence, omnipotence, and eternality. We then see these divine attributes attributed to the Holy Spirit himself in such a manner that identifies the Holy Spirit with the divine being of Yahweh. OMNISCIENCE Isaiah 40:13 (CSB) — 13 …
Come! Enter His Presence!
Romans 5:2 (CSB) We have also obtained access through him by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice in the hope of the glory of God. I want to keep this short and speak to the person who is longing to enter the presence of God, but who feels dry and …
What God Has Made Clean: Acts 11:1-8
SETTING AND REVIEW This is the final scene of Luke’s narrative about Cornelius and the Gentile Pentecost. READ ACTS 2:14-20 Peter preaches that God will “pour out his Spirit on all people”: They will prophesy They will have dreams They will see visions God will display wonders in heaven God will display signs on the …
Seeking God: Acts 10:1-48
https://soundcloud.com/david-istre/seeking-god-acts-101-43 SETTING: v. 1-8 Luke’s narrative of the Acts of the Apostles introduces us to an important character who will move Luke’s narrative forward into the redemption of the gentile world. Caesarea is of both practical and symbolic importance in the Acts narrative: Caesarea had been the provincial capital and place of residence of …
The Church’s First Opposition in Jerusalem: Acts 4:1-37
Introduction Acts 3:26 (CSB) — 26 God raised up his servant and sent him first to you to bless you by turning each of you from your evil ways. >>>PRAY<<< In chapter 3 we walked us through the beginning of the second movement of Luke’s account of the Acts of the Apostles: Peter and John …
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Biblical Reasons 