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The Conversion and Cleansing of Pentecost Vic Reasoner In The Preacher’s Perspective (6:28, Sept-Dec 2002), Jack Seaney wrote an editorial entitled “Pentecost, Conversion or Cleansing?” I was asked to reply to this editorial. I want to evaluate his appeal to Scripture, his appeal to holiness scholar... Read More

(Psa 51:17 NASB) The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; A broken and a contrite heart, O God, Thou wilt not despise. The broken spirit is not well known in much of the church today. There is much of self and much of flesh in our "working" for God. Pride, self – righteousness, an ecclesiastical s... Read More

For many years the real origin of Anabaptism was not known. It has now been demonstrated beyond doubt that the true cradle was Zurich, Switzerland, and the chief founder was Conrad Grebel. The definitive biography of Grebel[1] was published in the year 1950, and this monograph, together with the Swi... Read More

These things said Esaias, when he saw his glory, and spake of him. John 12:41 Isaiah said this because he saw Jesus' glory and spoke about him. John 12:41 Isaiah was referring to Jesus when he made this prediction, because he was given a vision of the Messiah's glory. John 12:41 How true is it that ... Read More

Because the Holy Spirit is mentioned third in the Godhead, He is treated as a "third" person by Christians. We do not realize that He is God — equal with the Heavenly Father and His Son Jesus. He is not a mere force or power, but a Person. God the Father is in Heaven. God the Son is seated at the Fa... Read More

In order to begin properly I think we need to do some defining--what it really means to be a Christian. WHAT IS A CHRISTIAN? Everybody & his brother has an idea about that, & there are all kinds of good truths that are shared about being Christian. One of the unique ways, I believe, to find a defini... Read More

Time's Shortness by Thomas Watson A sermon preached July 2, 1676, at the funeral of Pastor John Wells "But this I say, brethren, the time is short." 1 Corinthians 7:29 The blessed Apostle in these words shows us what our station in the world is, and what all our secular enjoyments are. They are shor... Read More

Chapter One "Now the things which I write unto you, behold, before God, I lie not. Afterwards, I came into the regions of Syria and Cilicia; and was unknown by face unto the Churches of Judaea which were in Christ, but they had heard only, that he which persecuted us in times past now preaches the f... Read More

...in which the world saw the unity of the church; and so could believe that the Father sent the Son. Acts 2: 41-47; and Acts 4: 31-35. FIRST SCENE. "Then they that gladly received His word were baptized: and the same day there were added unto them about three thousand souls. And they continued stea... Read More

Acts 4. We are called to be the manifestation of God's delight in the Son of His love. We are in union with Him today where He is in heaven; and if this is to be practically the case, everything in us must come directly into judgment. If I took a child of five years old, and could fill its little he... Read More