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I would venture to guess that most Americans with a Christian or non-Christian fulfilled the Old Testament tithe obligation leads in terms of the amount to give. If someone owns no flocks herds or fields in the land of Israel than 0% of 0 is 0. That being said we can learn about principles...

I am concerned with ministers seeking titles, especially with those who insist on being called 'Pastor' as if it were their name. But now they are doing that with prophets and apostles, or those who call themselves that. I don't have a problem with someone identifying their gift and role as...

Think about what those verses actually say. It does NOT say, 'Scripture is ALL that is given that....the man of God might be thoroughly equipped." I think some people have exegetical dyslexia. A soldier is given a rifle so that he might be fully equipped, right? But does that mean that...

Where does the Bible teach this... that if we have the completed canon of scripture, there is no longer need for supernatural revelation. The Spirit spoke to prophets and teachers in Antioch and said to set aside Barnabas and Saul for the work to which He had called them. They went out and...

If you will recall in the book of Acts, the Lord Jesus ascends in chapter one. Then in Acts chapter 11, prophets come from Jerusalem to Antioch, including Agabus who signifies through the Spirit a coming famine. He shows up saying something prefaced by 'Thus saith the Holy Ghost' in chapter...

I'd also like to add that Paul and Barnabas appointed elders in every church, as we see in Acts 14, so the churches existed before the elders were appointed in them.

What if someone says, "I am a pastor" or "I am an elder" or "I am a teacher." Is it forbidden to recognize one's role in the body? If someone is truly humble, can't one state one's ministry or role without sinning?

Genuine prophecy comes from the Holy Spirit. The Bible says in Romans 8 that as many as are led by the Spirit of God, the same are the sons of God. The context isn't about deciding whether to take the job in Indiana or something like that. It's about putting to death the deeds of the body...

I would say prophesying is fundamentally the same thing as it was in Biblical times-- speaking (or communicating in other ways) as one is moved to do so by the Holy Ghost. The Bible never says when you gather as a church, sing three songs, have one pastor preach one longer sermon, sing three...

James wrote, 'speak not evil one of another brethren' to people who lived in the first century, to a Jewish audience. So can we logically conclude that the only people who could possibly speak evil of each other are Jews who lived in the first century? And no one in history after that could...

It does not seem logical that the only people who would be able to say something bad about the Holy Spirit are people that lived during the first century. It also does not stand to reason that the only people who could speak evil of the Holy Spirit are those who have full knowledge of the...

My advice is not to do anything with her that you wouldn't do with a married woman, married to another man. Would you want another man making out with your wife? Well, if this woman became another man's wife, he probably wouldn't have wanted you to have made out with her.... for example. My...

You should probably explain the connection you intend between the title and the post. The Old Testament had commands for the priests that did not apply to everyone. Priests couldn't marry foreign captives from different nations. Your rank and file Israelite could. The high priest was...

Put that on a T-shirt and go to Burger King.

This is my perception of the phrase 'religious spirit.' I find it to be a confusing term that isn't in the Bible that is used among Charismatics. I was raised Pentecostal, and since Pentecostals in the US in general do not believe Christians are 'demon possessed', they are less likely than...