Receiving the Spirit
When a discussion of the Holy Spirit is entered into, folks often become “mystical.” This is true of various points about the Spirit, including receiving the Spirit. What does it mean to “receive the Spirit?” John wrote, “I wrote to the church, but Diotrephes…does not receive us” (3 John 9). To reject John’s teaching was […]
Who Changed the Sabbath?
We have recently written about the Sabbath in this space and published YouTube videos on the subject. One of Jim’s recent videos on the Sabbath garnered several comments so I wanted to go over the doctrine one more time. One YouTube commenter charged that no evidence can be found that God changed Sunday into the […]
True Disciples
John 8:31-59 is an exchange between “those Jews who had believed him” and Jesus. Understanding how John generally used the word “Jew” in his gospel will help the student to understand this exchange between Jesus and those “Jews” who believed in him but who, at the conclusion of the exchange, wanted to kill Him. In […]