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. Walk in the Fruit of the ...
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Did Paul Preach the Glory of Christ?

May 14th, 2009 | Eschatology | No Comment  
In the past three kingdom articles, we've demonstrated that not only did Paul preach the kingdom of God as did Christ and John, the Baptizer, but he preached it in the book of Acts. That's not very comforting for the Dispensational view which needs a long delay between announcement of the kingdom by Christ, (Mark. 1:14-15), and fulfillment. So, while they continue to play the guessing game, the rest of us will have to endure the glory of the present kingdom. Glory, oh yes, the glory.  In today's study, we're going to briefly discuss Paul's preaching of the glory of God. ...
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