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Q LIFE APPLICATION. Paul says God gave us “the Holy Spirit” (Ephesians 1:13) and that “God’s Spirit in us guarantees that we’re in his family and we’ve got the family inheritance waiting for us.” (1:14). How do you think people can know that God’s …
Q In a nutshell—which is where many Jews probably felt Paul belonged—Paul essentially argued in Galatians 4 that God had a two-part plan for saving people from sin. Part 1: Obey the laws of Moses until Jesus comes. Part 2: Obey the laws that the …
“When John was still baptizing people, he baptized Jesus. As Jesus prayed there, the sky opened up. The Holy Spirit came down in physical form, like a dove. A voice from somewhere in the sky called out, ‘You are my Son. I dearly love you. And I want …
ONCE A WEEK for the next several weeks, I’m going to let you take a peek inside the new paraphrase of Acts—the story of how the church got started after Jesus died, rose from the dead, and then left the planet. It’s a beta edition, still getting …
IT’S A COMMON QUESTION BUT ODD. This Bible question, which comes from Tom Temple (email me Tom for a free book), is common because a lot of people ask it. But it’s odd because in the question, Tom gives some of the answers scholars suggest. Here’s …
A WINDY THUNDERSTORM blew in late Monday night. It knocked out our electrical power until about 3 AM. We don’t have a backup battery for our sump pump. But I plugged the sump pump into the battery backup I use for my computer, and it worked just …
IT’S THE QUESTION OF THE WEEK. It comes from Zacarias Rivera,* who wins a free book for taking the time to ask it. Here’s his question: “What is the sin of blasphemy against the Holy Spirit?” Brace yourself for the next paragraph. …
