Fruit of the Spirit in the Age to Come
May 11th, 2010 | Christianity | No Comment
Fruit of the Spirit in the Age to Come
Why are Christians more focused on the miraculous gifts of the Spirit than they are the fruit of the Spirit in the age to come? Why are miracles and speaking in tongues more appealing than the fruit of the Spirit? Miracles were temporary but the fruit of the Spirit is eternal and enduring. Miracles were for a select few, but the Spirit's fruit is for all and for all time. In fact, the latter characterizes the life in the age to come, i.e. the present Christian age.
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Speaking in Tongues: Embrace or Avoid?
November 6th, 2008 | Eschatology | 2 Comments
I would first begin by defining "tongues" as used
in the Bible. The meaning of speaking in tongues in
the Bible is "language," implying a foreign language.
It is nothing mysterious, just a simple, communicable
language. You may recall up to the time of the tower
of Babel, all men spoke one language.
God created multiple languages so that men would be
scattered, unable to communicate as one, like they
did originally and therefore render them incapable
of continuing to build the tower due to this language
barrier. Hence, they were scattered throughout the
earth according to the commonalities of language.
This created a practical problem. How do we
communicate with people who ...
