Summary: We continue to travel through Paul’s letters and find many gems in the letters to the Thessalonians and Philemon. Paul has much to teach us about the character of Jesus God is working in our hearts and lives. What can you learn from these letters? Introduction In my last…
Summary: Jesus teaches us a new way of reacting to our offenders. He calls us to have godly integrity and character, to not steal the character of others and to not retaliate or try to get our own justice. Introduction In my last post, I talked about what Jesus says…
What happens to the physical body in the rapture and when do we receive our new heavenly bodies? Paul discusses what will happen to us during the rapture in a couple of different places. First, if we look at Paul’s teaching on the rapture in 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18, the Thessalonians…
What were the problem churches for Paul and how do his letters show it? There were several churches that Paul had odd relationships with. Even though he founded these churches, his enemies found ways to take them off track from what he taught. These people chased Paul around and taught…
How do we know the Spirit is speaking through prophecy and tongues/interpretation? Issues People Express with Operation of the Gifts: It may offend visitors. It may be uncontrolled and out of order. It may be that someone “misses the Spirit’s prompting.” One of the approaches for many churches, even some…
Why don’t we talk about Hell anymore? It used to be that preachers would regularly preach about Hell and its dangers. Whether there was an unsaved person in the sanctuary or not, everyone knew about it. It seems that trend has been changing for a while in the church. But…
