Spiritual Gifts in the Bible Are the spiritual gifts in the Bible operative today? We must offer caution as we answer this question. First, we must define what we mean by operative. If by operative we mean can believers today perform miracles the we may get one answer. If we mean are the miracles in the Bible operative today, we may get another answer. So, let us be more specific. Are Spiritual Gifts Performed by Believers Today? Depending on who you ask that question, obviously, you'll get different answers. So, we want to ask, whether the Bible addresses the question of whether believers can ...

Image via Wikipedia Are you thirsting for righteousness in the kingdom of heaven? Many are. Many are unsure. Many answer yes and no. For example, if we were to ask this question from the perspective of Matthew 5:6, how would you answer? Bless are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be filled. No doubt, many would say, yes, Christ brought us righteousness through his death, burial and resurrection and the preaching of the gospel. Now, let’s ask the question from a different text. According to the book of Revelation 7:16, you may read, “They shall neither hunger anymore nor thirst anymore; the sun shall not strike ...

Eschatology At our potluck for our church group last night we had some interesting discussions with our teenagers about money and responsibility. Are Only 144,000 Going to Heaven?, was a question asked that was as much out of place in that conversation as it is in this paragraph. After we finished some good food and a lively discussion, we had a ten minute devotional. Everything went well, but at the end of the discussion, one of the members, a really nice lady said she was called “Miss Goody-Two-Shoes” by a coworker. Her coworker told her to chill and stop being such a good person because only 144,000 people were going to heaven. She said, her minister, (a ...