Image by Ylanite Koppens from Pixabay Everyone likes to receive gifts. Every parent dreads the moment on Christmas morning at 3 AM when their children attack them in their beds demanding to open presents. But unlike getting gifts for ourselves to enjoy, the gifts of the Spirit are not for…
Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay Many Christians today seem to have an estranged relationship with the Holy Spirit. When we read the New Testament, and even the Old Testament, we see the Holy Spirit doing great things and ministering through Christians in amazing ways. But we don’t see that…
Image by Harry Strauss from Pixabay Maybe you’re like me. I grew up in Pentecostal churches. I’ve always heard the phrase, “Seek the Holy Spirit for all he has for you.” By this, preachers mostly use it to receive the baptism of the Holy Spirit. But they also use it…
Image by Bessi from Pixabay What is biblical discernment and how can Christians practice it? There are two types of discernment in the Bible. The first comes right from wisdom literature and the ability to be wise. The second comes from a gift of the Spirit called distinguishing of spirits.…