In the HSV translation, 1 Corinthians 14:12 reads as follows: "So also you, if you strive for spiritual gifts, seek to abound in gifts for the edification of the church." 'Spiritual ...
Read more ...Category: Biblestudy
Message with a piece of bible study in the context of the theme or related to it.
We have the mind of Christ
Recently I came across the following: "There is no such thing as true doctrine. Absolute Truth does not exist in letters, dogmas or rules. Truth is a person. Truth finds itself in a relationship, reveals itself ...
Read more ...But I didn't have the love...
Last night at Bible study we discussed 1 Corinthians 13 and in this brief report I will limit myself to the first three verses. "Though I should speak the languages of men and of angels, ...
Read more ...The Church According to Luke
As I was recently more or less 'accidentally' reading through the last section of the Gospel according to Luke, it struck me that in this section (Luke 24:36-53) Luke mentions a number of things that you might ...
Read more ...The hidden things
"The hidden things are to the LORD our God, but the things revealed are to us and to our children forever, to do all the words of this law" (Deuteronomy 29:29). The application ...
Read more ...Talking to God in Tongues
Sunday children. It has received a lot of attention this past week: why does Pentecostalism attract so many young people? What is it that apparently appeals to so many? Vice - an American media company - published a ...
Read more ...Longing for more of God's Spirit in 2017?
A New Reformation? Soon there will be a Bible study conference somewhere in the country where one of the evenings will discuss the theme "Desiring more of God's Spirit in 2017". The accompanying text ...
Read more ...With faith on the rocks
In the first letter to Timothy, Paul describes the battle to be waged against a development that causes Christians to lose their faith (1:6,19; 4:1; 6:21). ...
Read more ...Esau the unholy one
It happens several times in the Bible: two brothers who go a different way in life and make different choices. One brother works out and the other does not. Remember...
Read more ...ignorant
The phrase "I do not want you to be ignorant ..." is a statement by Paul and occurs several times in the New Testament. These are topics that Paul explicitly states that he believes ...
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