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A PARTIAL REJECTION OF PENTECOST There is a class of religious teachers who champion Pentecost, but belittle the experience. They commend the baptism with the Holy Ghost, but deny its efficacy to cleanse the heart from inbred sin. By thus subtracting from the Holy Spirit's work they equally diminish... Read More

Reading: 2 Peter 1:16-21 2. THE HOLY SPIRIT AND THE OLD TESTAMENT Some people don't there is a Holy Spirit because they cannot see the Holy Spirit. I heard about a cynic who was talking to a Christian one time about this. He said, " I don't believe there is a Holy Spirit. I can't see any Holy Spirit... Read More

Reading: Acts 2:1-13 5. WHAT A DIFFERENCE A DAY MAKES On 31st October, 1517, a German monk, by the name of Martin Luther, nails his ninety-five Theses on the door of the Castle Church in Wittenberg, Germany. The Protestant Reformation is launched. On 7th December, 1941 Japanese aircraft attack Pearl... Read More

The Structure Book I (1 - 41) Christ in the counsel of God the source of all blessing for His people (Israel). Book II (42 - 72) Their ruin, but redemption in the latter days. Book III (73 - 89) The holiness of God in His dealings with them. Book IV (90 - 106) The failed first man replaced by the Se... Read More

The term pneumatology comes from two Greek words, namely, pneuma meaning “wind,” “breath,” or “spirit” (used of the Holy Spirit) and logos meaning “word,” “matter,” or “thing.” As it is used in Christian systematic theology, “pneumatology” refers to the study of the biblical doctrine of the Holy Spi... Read More

"Ye have heard of the patience of Job, and have seen the end of the Lord; that the Lord is very pitiful, and of tender mercy" (James 5:11). If asked to give the primary theme of the Book of Job in one word, I should reply, "Repentance." As Genesis is the book of Election, Exodus of Redemption, Levit... Read More

James Nicholson, c. 1828-1876 "Cleanse me with hyssop, and I will be clean; wash me, and I will be whiter than snow" (Psalm 51:7) God's people have been placed in their particular circle of influence so they can demonstrate purity and a concern for righteousness. If we do not fulfill this role, who ... Read More

God has been pleased to represent the anointing of the Holy Spirit under the emblem of oil. We have an account of the composition and use of the anointing oil in Exodus 30:22-33. "Moreover the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, Take thou also unto thee principal spices, of pure myrrh five hundred shekel... Read More

Sin is a double disease. It pollutes the soul and also poisons the outer life. It converts the heart into a den of vile passions and the exterior life into a panorama of dark deeds. It's twofold nature is clearly declared in God's word. (See Ps. 51; Zech. 13:1; 1 John 1:9, and kindred Scriptures.) O... Read More

We mean by it the act of soul-healing and soul-toning which Jesus has provided for all believers. It is often alluded to in the Word in the following and their related terms: Deadness to sin. "Likewise reckon ye yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin, but alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord.... Read More