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If you have ever heard a sermon on the manifestation of the sons of God, in all probability, what you were told is that as a child of God you ought to get out there in the world and ‘manifest’. That is, shine as a star, ’succeed’, in the sense that the world counts success, …
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We live in a day and age when it is more fashionable to tickle people’s ears with what they want to hear. The messages are almost alll “feel-good” packages. The so-called prophecies of the day are exactly the good-sounding things that people want to hear.
Those of us who have accepted the task of declaring truth …
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Believe me that I am in the Father and the Father is in me, or else believe on account of the works themselves.
“Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever believes in me will also do the works that I do; and greater works than these will he do, because I am going to …
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Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of men.
Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on …
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Sit down at a table with a pen and a note pad (or sheet of paper) that will fit in your pocket. List all the churchy sayings you and your friends say to each other and that you hear your pastor, general overseer or bishop say over and over.
After you’ve written down every religious saying …
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How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and with power: who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil; for God was with him. (Acts 10:38)
The question now is, Did Jesus really heal every sick person He met? If not, what does the above verse really say …
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I have a question for those who hold on to the Pentecostal position that all believers should speak with tongues. The apostle Paul asked a string of rhetorical questions in 1 Corinthians chapter 12:
Are all apostles? Are all prophets? Are all teachers? Do all work miracles?
Do all possess gifts of healing? Do all speak with …
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I ran into a comment on a discussion forum I frequent, and it rang so true. I have modified it slightly to reflect Biblical truth:
The world keeps prompting people to spend money they don’t have for things they don’t need, to impress people they don’t like.
It is called keeping with the Joneses. And it is …
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I spoke at a parish of a major pentecostal denomination on Monday evening, and it was a system shock for me. I must confess that it has been a very long time that I have been in such a meeting. It was all about activities lined up one after the other. Opening prayer, praise and …
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