... , even from his mother's womb. And he will turn many of the children of Israel to the Lord their God. He will also go before Him in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just, to make ready a people prepared for the Lord."" (Luke 1:13:18). Zechariah doubted the angel because both him and his wife were too old ... water, but there is one to come that is greater than I. I am not fit to loosen his sandal strap. He will baptize you in the Holy Spirit and in fire."" (Luke 3:1) John stayed focused on the comin...

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... . Paul wrote an airtight case against mankind's sinful nature. Chapter 1-3 is an all encompassing case against Jew, gentile, and all mankind and their need for God's righteousness "for all have come short of the glory of God." (Rom 3:23). The latter part of chapter 3 Paul presents the sacrificial death of Jesus as a basis of Justification through faith in Christ. Now because of God's free gift salvation ... dead to sin means we are separated from its power. Salvation breaks the power of sin. Now sanctification is possible. We have a new nature (II Cor 5:17). Romans chapter 6 outlines the...

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... origins of these approaches, while at the same time searching out the biblical data on things demonic. A great number of the activities of the Charismatic-Pentecostal Movement stem from the ignorance of its adherents concerning the 'not-yetness' of the kingdom, in the sense that they have failed to realise that although the kingdom has come in grace, it has not yet come in glory; tears have not yet been ... wiped from every eye; pain has not yet been eradicated; suffering has not yet been put to one side; death and disease have not yet been done away with " even for the Christian. Such ...

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... . Let all things be done decently and in order" (1 Cor. 14:39-40). Generally speaking, the various gifts to the church have several beneficial effects. They manifest Christ's body on the earth, they assist in world evangelization, they demonstrate God's power and bring Him glory, they edify the church and they provide ministry help of God's people, and they contribute toward the maturing and equipping of the church There is no doubt that ... spiritual gifts can be very beneficial. The problem is in today's society certain congregations hold getting converts above telling ... ...

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... humbled himself for our salvation, and bring them forward as corroborative of their own The Council: 8 impious assertion; while they evade all those which declare his divinity, and the glory he possesses with the Father,"" (Wilson, 1984, p168-9). Arius claimed that all men were the sons of God and that they were born in the image of the Son and the Son was no different than themselves and the Son was chosen not by ... be very Christian (Ashraf, 2002, 3). The entire interpretation of Jesus the divine and the Trinity are all concepts for social control. If the Church leads people to belie...

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