Are The Spiritual Gifts in the Bible Operative Tod...

Spiritual Gifts
August 5th, 2011 | Spiritual Gifts | 3 Comments  
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 ...
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Blotting Out the Handwriting of Ordinances in Colo...

Blotting Out The Handwriting of Ordinances
July 12th, 2011 | Eschatology | No Comment  
The Handwriting of Ordinances In Colossians 2:14, Paul speaks of blotting out the handwriting of ordinances. Some take blotting out the handwriting of ordinances to mean that Christ brought and end to the Law of Moses and that following His death, it was no longer in effect.  Some reason that the law was fulfilled completely at the cross. In the  debate on the End of Torah with Don Preston, D. Div., Kurt Simmons seeks to establish this point.  Many believe the same. Simmons and Blotting Out The Handwriting of Ordinances. Simmons writes:  "The handwriting of ordinances here is not the Ten Commandments as is commonly supposed, but a memorandum, ...
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