Gifts Without Repentance What are the gifts without repentance in Romans 11:29? In an attempt to find passages that support an ongoing charismata, i.e. spiritual gifts in operation beyond 70AD, Romans 11:17 is cited to show that God would never end spiritual gifts until we arrived in heaven.  However, the statement has to be taken in context. It appears to be a reference to Numbers 23:19-20: God is not a man, that He should lie, nor a son of man, that He should repent. Has He said, and will  He not do? Or has He spoken, and will He not make it goood? ...

Did God Condemn All Body Art? Does Leviticus 19:28 apply to all body art or just to tattoos? Some argue that Leviticus 19:28 is without restriction, i.e. is not limited to the occult practices of marking the body on behalf of the dead. "You shall not shave around the sides or your head, nor shall you disfigure the edges of your beard. You shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor tattoo any marks on you: I am the Lord." (Lev. 19:27-28). These statements were made to the Old Covenant nation of Israel. God gave the covenant to ...

One cannot properly study the subject of eschatology without considering the role and mission of the Holy Spirit. We refer to this as the eschatological mission of the Spirit. Our question, “Eschatology, Did the Holy Spirit Complete His Mission?, sums up the sphere and relationship of the Spirit’s mission. Further, it provides another piece of the end times puzzle which demonstrates the first century fulfillment of Christ’s Parousia. Beginning with the Old Covenant Scriptures we find a brief survey of the Spirit’s role in eschatology. The New Testament expands that role, placing all end times and fulfillment of Bible prophecy within the scope of the Holy Spirit. Ezekiel 36:26–27 In the ...