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Spiritual gifts are important for Christian ministry. The use of them spurred the rabid growth of the early church. Through these gifts, God is glorified and others are edified. All the same, there has been much debate about the nature and exercise of these gifts. Cessationists make a distinction between sign gifts and edification gifts. They believe that sign gifts (such as tongues and prophesy) ended with the apostolic era. They do still hold to edification gifts (such as teaching). On the other hand, Spirit-centered believers tend to believe that the sign gifts have not ceased and that their use continues to this day.
This is the 7th part of Ken’s Spirit-Filled Spirituality study, based on content in chapter 25 of his book Conformed to His Image.
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These are the last recorded statements of Jesus Christ before His death on the cross. Father, forgive them; for they do not know what they are doing. (Luke 23:34) When they came to the place called the Skull, there they crucified Him and the criminals, one on the right and
Mortality and the purpose of life are prominent themes in Thomas Cole’s paintings. Through his paintings, he vividly brings out the human dilemma of mortality, a dilemma we ourselves must wrestle with. Given the inevitability of death, what are we to do with our days? We can try to stave
In the article below, Dr. Boa synthesizes material from several teaching sessions from his series Biblical Principles for Marriage and from portions of his spiritual formation text Conformed to His Image (primarily from chapter 18, “Holistic Spirituality”). Dr. Boa focuses on agape love as one of the five forms of loves (based on the different Greek words). After reviewing all forms, he gives reasons for why agape is the greatest.
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